work on是一个英文词组，意思为从事......工作，如：The director worked on in the office until ten o'clock last night.。

外文名：work on

所属类型：英文词组

释义：从事......工作

work for... 为.......工作

1. 继续工作，不断工作：

The director worked on in the office until ten o'clock last night.

主任昨晚在办公室工作到十点。

2. 把(螺帽等)拧上,旋进：

The nut has been worked on the spindle.

螺帽已经拧在轴心上了。

3. 致力于，从事于：

The scientists are still working on inventing new methods of reaching outer space.

科学家们仍致力于发明到达外层空间的新方法。

4. 使人信服，说服：

In order to make him accept our suggestion, I decided to work on him immediately.

为了让他接受我们的建议，我决定立刻对他做工作。

5. 对…发生影响，对…起作用：

The doctor told him that this kind of medicine may work on him.

医生对他说这种药对他可能有效。

6. 在…上雕刻；在…上绣制：

She worked a dragon on the new linen cloth.

她在新的亚麻布上绣了条龙。