#学浪计划# #短语# #英语#
work out 常见的意思是“锻炼身体;做运动”,例如:
I try to work out twice a week.
我试着一周锻炼两次。
Make sure you drink plenty of water if you are working out.
如果你在锻炼,一定要喝大量的水。
work out 还有以下几个用法:
一、意为“进展顺利,成功地发展,如期发生”,例如:
The new strategy may not work out.
新策略可能进展不顺利。
Things have worked out quite well for us.
事情的结果对我们很不错。
二、work sb out 意为“了解,理解(某人的性格)”,例如:
I've never been able to work her out.
我从未能摸准她的秉性。
Why does he behave like that? I can't work him out at all.
他为什么这样?我根本弄不懂他。
三、意为“计算,算出”,例如:
These figures work out different every time I do them.
这些数字每次我计算出来都不一样。
In fact the trip worked out cheaper than we'd expected.
事实上,这次旅行比我们预期的要便宜。
四、work out at sth 意为“计算下来(为)”,例如:
The safe load for a truck of this size works out at nearly 20 tons.
这种尺寸的卡车的安全载重计算下来约为20吨。
The unit cost works out at €11.25.
单位成本计算下来为11.25欧元。
五、意为“找到…的答案;解决”,例如:
Can you work out what these squiggles mean?
你能辨认出这些潦草的字迹是什么意思吗?
I couldn't work out where the music was coming from.
我弄不清这音乐是从哪里传来的。
六、意为“计划;思考”,例如:
We have no plans yet; we still need to work them out.
我们还没有计划,我们还需要制定计划。
If you don't work out a plan before you start a business, you're in for trouble.
如果你在创业前不制定计划,你就有麻烦了。
七、意为“挖尽,开采光(煤、矿产等)”,常用于被动语态,例如:
After a hundred years in operation, the mine was worked out.
经过一百年的经营,这个矿终于被开采光了。
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