Work over Meaning in English
expression
ˈwɝk/ /ˈoʊvɝ
WURK OH-ver
wˈɜːk/ /ˈəʊvɐ
WURK OH-vuh
释义
To go through something carefully to improve or change it; informally, can also mean to beat someone up.
用法与细微差别
Common in both formal and informal English. The first meaning is 'review carefully' (e.g., work over a report). In informal or slang, 'work over' someone means to physically beat them; this is less frequent and mainly in crime contexts.
Spanish: revisar - repasar - dar una paliza (informal)Portuguese (BR): revisar - repassar - bater (gíria, agressão)Portuguese (PT): rever - repassar - dar uma tareia (gíria, agressão)Chinese (Simplified): 仔细检查 - 仔细修改 - 痛打（俚语）Chinese (Traditional): 仔細檢查 - 仔細修改 - 痛打（俚語）Hindi: ठीक से जाँचना - बार-बार देखना - पीटना (अनौपचारिक)Arabic: مراجعة بدقة - تكرار مراجعة - ضرب بعنف (عامية)Bengali: খুঁটিয়ে দেখানো - মারধর করাRussian: тщательно проработать - избить (разг.)Japanese: 見直す - 暴行を加える（俗）Vietnamese: xem lại kỹ - hành hung (lóng)Korean: 꼼꼼히 손보다 - 두들겨 패다(속어)Turkish: gözden geçirmek - hırpalamak (argo)Urdu: غور سے دیکھنا - مارنا (غیر رسمی)Indonesian: memeriksa ulang - menganiaya (slang)
例句
I will work over this essay before turning it in.
basic
The team needs to work over the project again to fix the mistakes.
basic
Let me work over the details before we decide.
basic
My boss really worked over my proposal and found several issues.
natural
The thieves threatened to work over anyone who talked to the police.
natural
She worked over her speech until it was perfect.
natural