work on

对 ... 起作用；企图影响或说服；忙于

The work on the house will begin in earnest on Monday.(这栋房子的修建工作将在星期一正式开始。)

He's hard at work on a new novel.(他正努力忙着写一本新小说。)

It was 1956 when Susanna started the work on the garden.(苏珊娜是在1956年开始修建那个花园的。)

You need an even surface to work on.(你需要有个平面在上面工作。)

Work on the new offices is now in progress.(新办公楼正在施工。)

The salespeople work on commission only.(推销员只拿销售佣金。)

I work on the other side of town.(我在城的另一边工作。)

Work on the new bridge is due to begin in September.(新桥定于九月份动工。)

I went back to work on Monday.(我星期一回去上班了。)

We are expected to work on Saturdays.(我们星期六要上班。)

verb

1. shape, form, or improve a material

e.g. work stone into tools
process iron
work the metal

Synonym: workprocess

2. to exert effort in order to do, make, or perform something

e.g. the child worked at the multiplication table until she had it down cold

Synonym: work at

1. work on

1. 致力于：每个人都有想法,但是,革新者有意识地致力于(work on)自己的想法,他们把这些想法(them)一追到底,直到这些想法(they) 证明是可行与否(practical or otherwise).

2. 从事于,努力做：wipe out擦去,抹去;消灭,毁灭 | work on从事于,努力做 | work out解决,算出;弄懂,制定出

3. 从事于......工作：before long 不久 | work on 从事于......工作 | be on the safe side 万无一失

4. work on

4. 从事：20.搬新家move to a new house | 21.从事work on | 22.向某人寻求帮助ask sb for help