Word · Frequency #1556
workings
运作方式；工作原理
workings is the plural of working.
The way something works or operates.
常用复数 workings。
- 1.
Method of operation.
操作方法
- 2.
The incidental or subsidiary calculations performed in solving an overall problem.
解决整体问题时的附带或辅助计算
- 3.
Fermentation.
发酵
- 4.
Becoming full of a vegetable substance.
充满植物物质
- 5.
A place where work is carried on.
进行工作的地方
- 6.
A train movement.
列车运行
演算；计算步骤；发酵；充满植物物质的过程；工作场所；作业场所；列车运行；车次
In use
Once you understand the working of the engine, it's easy to fix small problems.
The doctor explained the workings of the human heart to her patient.
It takes time to learn the working of a large organization.
Connections
Collocations
- inner workings
- 内部运作机制
- The documentary reveals the inner workings of the charity.这部纪录片揭示了该慈善机构的内部运作机制。
- the workings of government
- 政府的运作方式
- Few people fully understand the workings of government.很少有人完全了解政府的运作方式。
- show your workings
- 写出你的计算过程
- You must show your workings to get full marks.你必须写出计算过程才能得满分。
- the workings of the brain
- 大脑的运作方式
- Scientists are still exploring the workings of the brain.科学家仍在探索大脑的运作方式。
Idioms & figurative uses
- the inner workings
- 内部机制；内部运作It took years to understand the inner workings of the political system.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 working 想成 work（工作）+ing，机器“工作”时内部的运转方式就是 its workings。记名词“运作方式”时，脑海浮现齿轮转动的画面，提醒你它指过程而非结果。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：技术说明、工作原理讨论、一般书面表达 作名词时通常指事物的运作方式或原理，多用于技术说明、功能讲解等语境，语气中性，正式和日常场合都比较常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 working 同韵：lurking、jerking、shirking、perking、smirking、twerking 的重读元音都是 /əː/，结尾都是 /kɪŋ/，拼写都以 -rking 结尾。注意形近但不同音的词：waking /ˈweɪkɪŋ/ 和 walking /ˈwɔːkɪŋ/ 看起来像 working，但元音不同，不押韵；wording /ˈwəːdɪŋ/ 虽以 wor- 开头，但结尾是 /dɪŋ/，也不是同韵词。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.