Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #1556
Fully loadedworking
运转的；起作用的
A machine or system that is working is functioning.
- 1.
That is or are functioning.
正在运作的
- 2.
That suffices but requires additional work; provisional.
足够但需进一步工作的；临时的
- 3.
In paid employment.
有偿就业
- 4.
Of or relating to employment.
与就业有关的
- 5.
Enough to allow one to use something.
足够使用的
- 6.
Used in real life; practical.
实际使用的；实用的
暂定的；初步的；有工作的；就业的；与工作有关的；职业上的；够用的；足以应付的；实际的；实用的
In use
I need a working phone to call my landlord about the leak.
The hotel has a working fridge in the shared kitchen.
She borrowed a working charger from the front desk.
working + noun
She is a working mother.
她是一位在职母亲。
be working
作表语时表示正在工作或运转。
The machine is still working.
机器仍在运转。
Common mistakes
I have working.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。
He is working man.
Connections
Collocations
- working mother
- 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。
- working condition
- 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。
- working model
- 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。
- working knowledge
- 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。
Idioms & figurative uses
- in working order
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
结合'work'（工作）和-ing（正在），记住'working'表示'正在工作的'或'运转的'。
Context & Register
混合语域，常用于工作、运转、临时等场景。
Grammar Note
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’
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words with /ɜːr/ + -ing (learning, turning, burning, lurking) rhyme with working. The word walking has the same -ing ending but a different vowel sound /ɔː/, so it does not rhyme.
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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