worker
n
1
(a) (often in compounds 常用以構(gòu)成復(fù)合詞) person who works, esp one who does a particular type of work 工作的人, 工作者(尤指做某類型工作的)
car, factory, office, rescue workers 汽車行業(yè)從業(yè)員、 工人、 職員、 救援人員
The company provides houses for some of its workers. 這家公司為某些工作人員提供住房.
(b) person who works in the specified way 以某種方式工作的人
a good, hard, quick, slow, etc worker 做事做得好、 努力、 快、 慢...的人.
(c) (infml 口) person who works hard 努力工作的人
That girl is certainly a worker! 那個(gè)女的真肯干!
2
(a) employee, esp one who does manual or non-managerial work 雇員(尤指做體力工作或非管理性工作的); 工人
The workers in the factory are paid by the hour and the clerical staff are paid a monthly salary. 這個(gè)工廠工人按小時(shí)計(jì)酬, 職員按月領(lǐng)薪.
Workers are in dispute with management about the redundancies. 勞方現(xiàn)就裁員問(wèn)題與資方爭(zhēng)論.
[attrib 作定語(yǔ)]
worker participation in decision-making 工人參與決策.
(b) member of the working class 工人階級(jí)的成員
a workers' revolution 工人階級(jí)革命運(yùn)動(dòng).3 neuter or undeveloped female bee or ant that does the work of the hive or colony but cannot reproduce工蜂; 工蟻
[attrib 作定語(yǔ)]
a worker bee 工蜂. Cf 參看 drone1 1.