work

仕事

通常、お金を得るためにする仕事や作業。

やさしい英語で： The job or tasks you do, usually to earn money.

• I enjoy my work.
• His work involves travelling abroad.
• Are you looking for work?

類義語： employment, job

よく使う表現： find work, paid work, work experience

職場、仕事場

自分が仕事をする場所。

やさしい英語で： The place where you do your job.

• Dad is at work.
• She drove to work early.
• What time do you leave work?

類義語： workplace

よく使う表現： at work, to work, from work

労力、作業

何かをしたり作ったりするために必要な体や頭の働き。

やさしい英語で： The physical or mental effort needed to do or make something.

• This takes a lot of work.
• We finished the work before sunset.
• Repairing the roof was hard work.

類義語： effort, labour

よく使う表現： hard work, a lot of work, work on something

作品、著作

本や絵、音楽など、誰かが作り出したもの。

やさしい英語で： Something someone has created, such as a book, painting, or piece of music.

• This is her latest work.
• The museum displays works by local artists.
• Have you read his early work?

類義語： creation, piece

よく使う表現： work of art, early work, collected work

勤務先、会社

自分を雇っている会社や組織。

やさしい英語で： The company or organization that employs you.

• My work pays for my training.
• Her work gave her two days off.
• Will your work let you leave early?

類義語： employer

よく使う表現： my work, work allows something, work pays for

仕事

力によって物体がある距離を動くときに伝わるエネルギー。

やさしい英語で： Energy transferred when a force moves an object through a distance.

• Work is measured in joules.
• The force did work on the moving box.
• Calculate the work needed to lift the weight.

よく使う表現： work done, work against friction, calculate the work

働く

通常、お金をもらって仕事をする。

やさしい英語で： To do a job, usually for money.

• I work in a shop.
• She worked as a teacher for years.
• Do you work on Sundays?

使い方： work as something (He works as a nurse.); work for someone/something (She works for a small company.); work at/in something (I work in a hospital.)

類義語： be employed

よく使う表現： work as something, work for someone, work at something

動く、うまくいく

期待された働きをしたり、望む結果を出したりする。

やさしい英語で： To do what is intended, or produce the result that someone wants.

• My phone does not work.
• The new treatment worked well.
• Will this plan work?

使い方： work for someone (That solution works for me.)

類義語： function, succeed

反対語： fail

よく使う表現： work properly, work well, work for someone, work again