Most English learners know the main definition of work is to LABOR. Some even know that when something works well, it FUNCTIONS. But there are SO MANY MORE ways that native speakers commonly use the word WORK that most learners have no idea about.

大多数英语学习者知道工作的主要定义是与单词LABOR"劳动"相关的。有一些甚至知道，当某样东西“工作”得好，就意味着它运作得好。但是，英语母语者还有很多常用的关于work的表达方式，而大多数英语学习者都不知道。

Today we’re going to explore these 9 phrasal verbs with the word work(and their 12 meanings), as well as 13 popular idioms.

今天我们将会介绍9个与work相关的动词短语（及它们的12种意思）和13个常用的成语。

Awww yeah! Let’s get to work.

啊，那让我们开始吧！

9 Phrasal Verbs With Work

 work的9个妙用

1. Work Out (4 Different Uses)

有四种不同的用法

? Exercise (vb, n):To work out(vb), or do a workout(n), is to do any form of exercise with a focus being on the physical activity. Different ways to work out include: go for a bike ride, run, swim, lift weights, do yoga. Hiking (walking in nature), for example, would not generally be used with the verb “work out,” but if it works your body, you might use it as a noun by saying, “that hike was a good workout.”

锻炼（动词或名词）：To work out，或者do a workout(名词)做一定形式的物理锻炼。不同的锻炼方式包括：骑自行车、跑步、游泳、举重、瑜伽。例如，登山（在野外漫步）不会用work out动词短语来形容，但是如果它作用于你的身体，你可以用作一个名词像，“that hike was a good workout.”“登山是一项好锻炼”。

–I try to work out 3 times a week after work. (vb)

我每周锻炼3次。（作动词）

–How often do you work out at the gym? (vb)

你多长时间到健身房里锻炼一次？（作动词）

–The run was only 15 minutes long, but it was an amazing workout. (n):

虽然只跑了15分钟步，但是真的是一次很棒的锻炼啊！（作名词）

? To result in success (vb):When something works out, an arrangement or relationship results in success. Common examples of this include:

to result in success意思是以成功结束某事（动词）：意思是一个计划或一段关系已成功结束。一般的例子如下：

–When he first started his new job, he was scared things wouldn’t work out, but after a few months, his boss told him that things were really working out really well.

当他开始这份新工作的时候，他很害怕不会成功，但是在数月之后，他的老板告诉他事情进展得很顺利。

–Everything always works out in the end. (common collocation)

每件事情在最后都会成功的（一般的意思）

–If things aren’t working out in your job or relationships, it’s best to try to fix it or change.

如果你在工作或恋爱中失败了，那么尽全力去修补或者改变吧。

? To Fix/Solve Something (vb): To work (something) out is to fix or resolve a problem or issue you’re having with something.

去解决某件事情：意思是去解决你正在面对的一个问题或困境

–When you’re having relationship problems, it’s best to try to work it out.

如果你有人际关系问题，那么最好的方法就是去解决。

–The famous Beatles song, “We Can Work it Out” is a great example of this use of the phrasal verb, “work it out.”

披头士的一首歌“We Can Work it Out”是这个动词短语的一个极好的例子。

? To Calculate the Answer to a mechanical or math problem. Examples below:

计算一个机械或数学问题的答案。例子如下：

–The 13 years old was a complete genius. He had already worked out the most difficult physics equations that even Einstein couldn’t ever solve.

那个13岁的孩子简直是个天才。他解决了连爱因斯坦都不曾解决的极难的物理问题。

–Most math teachers will allow you to work out algebra problems on a calculator or even on a piece of scratch paper (blank paper used to work out equations by hand for a test).

大多数数学老师都会让你用计算机或在草稿纸（用于手算方程的空白纸）上解决代数问题。