Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #544
worker
工作者；员工；从事特定职业的人
a person who works at a particular job or occupation
- 1.
One who works: a person who performs labor for a living; traditionally, especially, manual labor.
劳动者:以劳动谋生的人；传统上尤指体力劳动者。
- 2.
a person who works at a specific occupation
从事特定职业的人
- 3.
A nonreproductive social insect, such as ant, bee, termite, or wasp.
不育的社会性昆虫,如蚂蚁、蜜蜂、白蚁或黄蜂。
- 4.
a member of the working class (not necessarily employed)
工人阶级成员(不一定受雇)
- 5.
A thread performing one instance of a particular task within a program.
程序中执行特定任务的线程。
- 6.
sterile member of a colony of social insects that forages for food and cares for the larvae
社会性昆虫群体中不育的成员,负责觅食和照料幼虫
劳动者；体力劳动者；劳工；工人阶级成员；工薪阶层；工蚁；工蜂；（社会性昆虫中的）不育个体；（计算机程序中的）工作线程；劳动者:以劳动谋生的人；传统上尤指体力劳动者。
In use
The factory worker starts her shift at eight every morning.
Our office needs a new worker to handle customer calls.
Many workers in this city commute by bus.
he is a good worker
workers of the world--unite!
worker in [field/industry]
She is a worker in the healthcare industry.
她是医疗行业的一名工作者。
worker at [company/place]
He works as a worker at the factory.
他在工厂当工人。
Connections
Collocations
- hard worker
- 勤奋的工人
- She is a hard worker who always finishes tasks on time.她是一个勤奋的工人，总是按时完成任务。
- factory worker
- 工厂工人
- He worked as a factory worker for ten years.他做了十年工厂工人。
- construction worker
- 建筑工人
- Construction workers wear hard hats for safety.建筑工人戴安全帽以保证安全。
- office worker
- 办公室职员
- Office workers often spend hours sitting at desks.办公室职员经常在桌前一坐就是几个小时。
- fellow worker
- 同事
- I discussed the project with my fellow workers.我和同事们讨论了那个项目。
- migrant worker
Learner notes
Memory Tip
拆分记忆：work（工作）+ er（人）= 工人。
Context & Register
general workplace, employment, and labor contexts
Pronunciation & Spelling
The listed words share the -er ending but do not rhyme with 'worker' due to differing stressed vowels. Only the final schwa /ə/ is common. The target's stressed vowel /ɜː/ matches words like 'nurse' or 'bird'.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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