work on

• • 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。

  • 把(螺帽等)拧上,旋进[亦作 work into, work onto]：

    The nut has been worked on the spindle.

    螺帽已经拧在轴心上了。

  • 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。

  • 使人信服，说服[亦作 work upon]：

    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。

  • 对…发生影响，对…起作用[亦作 work upon]：

    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。

  • 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。