詞彙 "work over" 在中文的含義

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work over

US /wɜːrk ˈoʊvər/

UK /wɜːk ˈəʊ.vər/

痛打, 毆打

to beat someone up or to assault someone physically

範例:

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The thugs decided to work over the informant.

暴徒們決定痛打告密者。

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He was worked over by the police during the interrogation.

他在審訊中被警察毆打。

同義詞:

beat up assault thrash batter maul

徹底檢查, 修改, 改進

to examine, repair, or improve something thoroughly

範例:

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The mechanic had to work over the engine to fix the problem.

機械師不得不徹底檢查發動機以解決問題。

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She spent hours working over her essay before submitting it.

她在提交論文前花了幾個小時修改。

同義詞:

examine review refine polish improve