working
adjective/ˈwɜːrkɪŋ/
[only before noun]Слово англійською: working
Переклад working українською: працюючий
Детальний опис
- having a job for which you are paid synonym employed
- the working population
- working people/mothers/families
- having a job that involves hard physical work rather than office work, studying, etc.
- a working man
- the working masses
- a TV drama about an ordinary working man
- connected with your job and the time you spend doing it
- long working hours
- poor working conditions
- I have a good working relationship with my boss.
- She spent most of her working life as a teacher.
- recent changes in working practices
- insights into Rembrandt's working methods
- a working breakfast or lunch is one at which you discuss business
- used as a basis for work, discussion, etc. but likely to be changed or improved in the future
- a working theory
- Have you decided on a working title for your thesis yet?
- It's simply a working document at present.
- if you have a working knowledge of something, you can use it at a basic level
- the working parts of a machine are the parts that move in order to make it function
- a working majority is a small majority that is enough to enable a government to win votes in parliament and make new laws
Idioms
in running/working order
- (especially of machines) working well
- The engine is now in perfect working order.