释义:
work at 努力做某事
work at+地点名词主要表示“在某处工作”(work for),如果 work at 后面接事情或者... ing 形态的话,就表示“为了得到……或者向上,努力尝试”。
例句:
They think I work at Starbucks.
他们以为我在星巴克工作。
How long did you work at the store?
你在这家店里工作了多久?
I worked at getting the job done.
我用心完成了这项工作。
I tried my best to work at this marriage.
这段婚姻我用尽了全力。
对话:
A: Learning English can be very difficult.
学英语是非常不容易的。
B: I know, but you have to work at it.
我知道,不过你必须得试试。