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working + noun
She is a working mother.
她是一位在职母亲。
运转的；起作用的
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运转的；起作用的
A machine or system that is working is functioning.
She is a working mother.
她是一位在职母亲。
正在运作的
That is or are functioning.
足够但需进一步工作的；临时的
That suffices but requires additional work; provisional.
有偿就业
In paid employment.
与就业有关的
Of or relating to employment.
I need a working phone to call my landlord about the leak.
我需要一部能用的电话来给房东打电话说漏水的事。
The hotel has a working fridge in the shared kitchen.
这家酒店在共用厨房里有一台能用的冰箱。
She borrowed a working charger from the front desk.
她从前台借了一个能用的充电器。
She is a working mother.
她是一位在职母亲。
作表语时表示正在工作或运转。
The machine is still working.
机器仍在运转。
Not this
I have working.
Use this
I have work.
working 是形容词，不能用作名词作宾语，应改为不可数名词 work。
Not this
He is working man.
Use this
He is a working man.
可数名词 man 前需要冠词 a 表示泛指，working 是形容词修饰 man。
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在职母亲
Many working mothers struggle to balance career and family.
许多在职母亲努力平衡事业和家庭。
工作条件
The factory improved its working conditions after the inspection.
检查后工厂改善了工作条件。
工作模型；运转模型
The engineers built a working model of the new engine.
工程师们建造了新发动机的运转模型。
实用知识；足够用的知识
Applicants must have a working knowledge of Spanish.
申请者必须具有西班牙语的实用知识。
运转正常，工作正常
The printer is old but still in working order.
这台打印机虽然旧了，但仍然运转正常。
普通工薪阶层
He's just a working stiff trying to make ends meet.
他只是一个努力维持生计的普通工薪族。
实用知识，足够的知识
You need a working knowledge of Spanish for this job.
做这份工作需要具备实用的西班牙语知识。
朝九晚五地工作，谋生之道真是如此。
She is tired of working 9 to 5 every day.
她厌倦了每天朝九晚五地工作。
每个人都在为了周末而工作。
I am working hard for the weekend.
我正在为周末努力工作。
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结合'work'（工作）和-ing（正在），记住'working'表示'正在工作的'或'运转的'。
混合语域，常用于工作、运转、临时等场景。
通常用于描述机器运转或人从事工作，也可表示‘临时的’或‘实用的’
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