1、work out
想出,得到(解决方法);解(谜)
Negotiators are due to meet later today to work out a compromise.
谈判人员定于今天晚些时候进行会谈,商定一个折中方案。
It took me some time to work out what was causing this.
我花了一些时间才弄清此事的起因。
计算出,解出(数学题答案)
It is proving hard to work out the value of bankrupt firms' assets.
清算破产公司的资产值其实很困难。
When asked what a £40.35 meal for five people would cost each diner, they were unable to work it out.
问到5个人吃一顿饭花了40.35英镑,每人要出多少钱时,他们算不出来。
(如期)发生;进展(顺利)
Things just didn't work out as planned.
事情根本没有按计划进行。
I hope it will work out well.
我希望进展顺利。
2、explanation
解释;说明
She told the court she would give a full explanation of the prosecution's decision on Monday.
她告诉法庭她会在星期一对原告方的决定作出全面解释。
There was a hint of schoolboy shyness in his explanation.
他的解释中带有一丝学生的羞涩。
理由;原因
The deputy airport manager said there was no apparent explanation for the crash.
机场副经理说那次飞机失事没有明显的原因。
Digging further into the medical literature, I found out there was a scientific explanation for all this.
进一步翻阅医学文献后我发现,这些都是有科学解释的。