Phrase

works out

verb

锻炼；练出（肌肉）

works out is the third person singular of work out.

to do physical exercise, especially by lifting weights; to strengthen a body part through exercise

1.
To calculate.
计算
2.
To make sense of.
理解
3.
To decide.
决定
4.
To bring about or cause to happen by work or effort.
通过工作或努力实现或促成。
5.
To resolve; to find a solution for.
解决；找到解决办法。
6.
To develop or devise in detail; to elaborate.
详细制定或设计；精心构思。
7.
To smooth or perfect.
使平滑或完善。
8.
To conclude with the correct solution.
得出正确答案。
9.
To succeed; to result in a satisfactory situation.
成功；达到令人满意的结果。
10.
To exercise, especially by lifting weights.
锻炼,尤指举重。
11.
To strengthen a part of one’s body by exercise.
通过锻炼加强身体某部位。
12.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see work, out.
非比喻或习语用法:参见 work, out。
13.
To remove all the mineral that can be profitably exploited.
开采出所有可盈利利用的矿物。

算出；解决；得出答案；理解；弄明白；成功；顺利发展；制定；详细设计；决定

In use

I try to work out for at least thirty minutes every day.

我每天尽量锻炼至少三十分钟。

She has been working out at the gym since last month.

她从上个月起就一直在健身房锻炼。

After work, he works out with his friends to relax.

下班后，他和朋友们一起锻炼来放松。

名词短语可放在 work out 之间或之后，如 'work the problem out'。

I need to work out the total cost before we proceed.

我需要在继续之前计算出总费用。

wh-从句表达方式或解决方案。

We have to work out how to get there on time.

我们必须想办法准时到达那里。

that-从句表示得出结论。

figure out: 想出；理解 · ‘work out’ 侧重通过计算或体力劳动得出结果，而 ‘figure out’ 侧重通过思考理解或找到解决办法。
calculate: 计算 · ‘work out’ 可以指通过计算得出结果，但也可表示‘设计出’；‘calculate’ 仅指纯粹的计算。

作及物动词时，宾语可放在 out 后或 out 前；代词宾语须放在 out 前。

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.