Level | A1 |
---|---|
Kind | verb |
Front | work |
IPA | /wɜːk / verb |
Back | çalışmak; çalıştırmak |
Back 2 | work (verb) /wɜːk
/ verb
DO JOB/TASK
1 [intransitive,
transitive]
work (as sth) (for sb);
work (at/on sth); work (to do sth)
to do sth which needs
physical or mental effort, in order to earn money or to achieve sth
çalışmak; çalıştırmak
She's working for a large firm in Glasgow.
I'd like to work as a newspaper reporter.
Doctors often work extremely long hours.
My teacher said that I wouldn't pass the
exam unless I worked harder.
I hear she's working on a new novel.
I'm going to stay in tonight and work at my
project.
Police and parents are working together to
tackle drug abuse in the area.
note at JOB, OFFICE
MAKE EFFORT
2 [transitive]
to make yourself/sb
work, especially very hard
çalıştırmak, zorlamak
The coach works the players very hard in
training.
You'll work yourself to death if you're not
careful.
MACHINE
3 [intransitive,
transitive]
to function; to make
sth function; to operate
çalışmak, işlemek;
işletmek, çalıştırmak
Our telephone hasn't been working for
several days.
We still don't really understand how the
brain works.
Can you show me how to work the
photocopier?
HAVE RESULT
4 [intransitive]
to have the result or
effect that you want; to be successful
işe
yaramak, başarılı olmak, yürümek
Your idea sounds good but I don't think it
will really work.
The heat today could work in favour of the
African runners.
USE MATERIALS
5 [intransitive,
transitive]
to use materials to
make a model, a picture, etc.
işlemek
He worked the clay into the shape of a
horse.
She usually works in/with oils or acrylics.
MOVE GRADUALLY
6 [intransitive,
transitive]
to move gradually to a
new position or state
olmak;
zorlukla
geçmek
Engineers check the plane daily, because
nuts and screws can work loose (gevşeyebilir).
I watched the snail work its way up
the wall.
IDIOMS
work/perform
miracles
to achieve very good
results
mucizeler
gerçekleştirmek
The new diet and exercise programme have
worked miracles for her.
work/sweat
your guts out
(informal)
to work extremely hard
çok
sıkı çalışmak
I've worked my guts out for this exam.
work
to rule
to follow the rules of
your job in a very strict way in order to cause delay, as a form of protest
against your employer or your working conditions
(protesto amacıyla) işi
yavaşlatmak
PHRASAL VERBS
work
out
1 to
develop or progress, especially in a good way
yolunda
gitmek
I hope things work out for you.
2 to
do physical exercises in order to keep your body fit
idman
yapmak, antrenman yapmak
We work out to music at my exercise class.
work
out (at)
to come to a
particular result or total after everything has been calculated
(belli bir fiyata/sonuca) gelmek, çıkmak,
tutmak
If we divide the work between us it'll work
out at about four hours each.
work
sb out
to understand sb
(birini) anlamak, çözmek
I've never been able to work her out.
work
sth out
1 to
find the answer to sth; to solve sth
çözmek, halletmek
I can't work out how to do this.
2 to
calculate sth
hesaplamak
I worked out the total cost.
3 to
plan sth
planlamak
Have you worked out the route through France?
work
up to sth
to develop or progress
to sth
giderek
artırmak, -e doğru ilerlemek
Start with 15 minutes' exercise and
gradually work up to 30.
work
sth up
to develop or improve
sth with effort
geliştirmek
I'm trying to work up the energy to go out.
work
sb/yourself up (into sth)
to make sb/yourself
become angry, excited, upset, etc.
(öfkeli, heyecanlı, endişeli
vb.) hale getirmek
He had worked himself up into a state of
anxiety about his interview.
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