Worker Work People Staff Job Organization N Count 可数名词
The word 'worker' refers to a person who performs a job, especially a specific kind of work. It can also mean an employee, particularly one in industry or business, or someone who works in a particular way (e.g., a hard worker).
[N-COUNT 可数名词]从事…工作的人;工作者 A particular kind of worker does the kind of work mentioned.
[with supp]
...office workers...
办公室职员
The society was looking for a capable research worker.
该协会在物色一位有能力的研究人员。
...aid workers in Somalia.
索马里的救援人员
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]工人;雇员Workers are people who are employed in industry or business and who are not managers.
[usu pl]
Wages have been frozen and workers laid off.
工资被冻结,工人下岗。
...a call for the workers of the world to unite...
呼吁全世界工人团结起来的号召
The agreement encourages worker participation in management decisions.
该协议鼓励工人参与管理层的决策。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]See also:
care worker
;
caseworker
;
dock worker
;
social worker
;
teleworker
;
youth worker
;工作做得…的人 You can use worker to say how well or badly someone works.
[usu adj N]
He is a hard worker and a skilled gardener...
他工作很努力,对园艺很在行。
A first-class worker, she operated the difficult Jacquard looms.
她技艺高超,操作着复杂的提花织布机。
Oxford
work·er★/ˈwɜːkə(r); NAmEˈwɜːrkər/noun1★( often in compounds 常构成复合词) a person who works, especially one who does a particular kind of work 工作者;人员◆farm/factory/office workers农场╱工厂工人;职员◆rescue/aid/research workers救援╱援助╱研究人员◆temporary/part-time/casual workers临时工;兼职工;零工◆manual/skilled/unskilled workers体力劳动者;熟练╱非熟练工人☞collocationsat
job
☞see also
guest worker
,
sex worker
,
social worker
2★[usually plural ]a person who is employed in a company or industry, especially sb who does physical work rather than organizing things or managing people 雇员;(尤指)劳工,工人◆Conflict between employers and workers intensified and the number of strikes rose.劳资矛盾加剧,罢工次数增多。◆talks between workers and management劳资谈判3★( usually after an adjective 通常置于形容词后) a person who works in a particular way 干活…的人◆a hard/fast/quick/slow worker做事努力╱快╱麻利╱慢的人4a female beethat helps do the work of the group of beesbut does not reproduce 工蜂☞compare
1someone who does a job, especially a particular type of job: workers in the tourist industry reports from local aid workers →
guest worker
, social worker
2[usually plural] someone who works in an organization and who is not a manager: conflicts between workers and management attacks on workers’ rights3 a good/hard/quick etc worker someone who works very well or quickly4the workers [plural] the members of the working class: the workers’ revolutionCOLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + workera skilled worker (=one who has special skills)· There is a shortage of skilled workers.an unskilled worker· Some ex-miners now had jobs as unskilled workers in factories.a part-time worker· A high percentage of the female staff were part-time workers.a full-time worker· The bureau has only two full-time workers.a temporary/casual worker (=working somewhere for a limited period of time)· Employees were fired and replaced with temporary workers.a manual/blue-collar worker (=someone who does physical work)· Manual workers often live close to their workplace.a white-collar worker (=someone who works in an office, a bank etc)· In the past, white-collar workers tended to work for one company for a long time, rather than changing jobs.a low-paid worker· As part-time, low-paid workers, many women earned very little.a factory/farm/office worker· Factory workers threatened strikes.a research/rescue/health etc worker· Rescue workers searched the rubble all night looking for survivors.a construction worker (=someone who builds buildings, bridges etc)THESAURUSworker someone who does a particular type of job, or someone who works for an organization but is not a manager: · a post-office worker· The workers are threatening to go on strike.· The report shows that male manual workers earn twice as much as female workers.employee someone who has a job, especially a permanent job, with a particular company or organization: · Employees of the airline get generous reductions on the cost of flights.member of staff/staff member one of the people who work for a company, organization, school etc – used especially in official contexts: · Training opportunities are available to all members of staff.· Several staff members complained about his increasing strange behaviour.colleague (also coworker especially American English) someone you work with – use this especially about people who do professional jobs in offices, schools etc: · I’d like you to meet a colleague of mine, Jean-Michel Blanc.· What should you do if a co-worker is injured?workforce all the people that work in a country, industry, or large organization: · Women make up 41% of the workforce.staff all the people who work in a company, organization, school etc: · The staff were clearly worried about rumours of job losses.· sales staff
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n.工人;劳动者;职蚁
n.(Worker)人名;(英)沃克
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