Work一词最常见的含义是“工作，职业；（花费体力或脑力做的）事情；活计；职责，工作内容；（作家、画家、音乐家等的）作品，著作”等。在阅读中，还会见到一些它的特殊用法，如：

1、（药物）产生疗效

I wake at 6 am as the sleeping pill doesn't work for more than nine hours.

安眠药的药效不会超过9个小时，所以我清晨6点就醒了。

2、（机器或设备）运转，运行

The pump doesn't work and we have no running water.

3、（想法、系统或方法）奏效

95 percent of these diets do not work.

这些节食方法中的95%都不奏效。

4、逐渐变成……

It's important to put a lock washer on that last nut, or it can work loose.

重要的是要在最后一个螺母上安装一个防松垫圈，否则它会逐渐变松。

参考双语例句：

You can work miracles with very little money if you follow our home decoration tips.

你要是按照我们的家居装饰诀窍行事，可以用很少的钱就产生奇妙的效果。

Work within the program will aim to achieve a productive work environment, which reflects organizational values, and is supported by a fair and equitable rules framework, respectful workplace policies and effective channels to address staff concerns.

根据该计划开展的工作将致力于创建一个富有成效的工作环境，反映出组织价值，并得到公平和公正的规则框架、须遵守的办公政策，以及能够解决员工顾虑的有效渠道的支持。

Tunisia further stated that the National Constitutional Assembly would uphold Tunisia’s international obligations regarding respect for human rights and gender equality, and that the religious and cultural authorities in the country would not work against its international undertakings.

突尼斯还指出，国家制宪会议将遵守突尼斯在尊重人权和两性平等方面承担的国际义务，该国的宗教和文化机构也不会妨碍实现其国际承诺。

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注意：PDF Password Remover对于拥有用户密码的文档不能工作（防止该文件被打开），如果用户和所有者密码都不知道，则PDF Password Remover也会失败。