work in

組み込む、時間を作る

他の予定や物の間に、人や物を入れる時間や場所を作る。

やさしい英語で： To find time or space to include someone or something among other things.

• We can work in a short break.
• The doctor worked me in before lunch.
• Could you work a personal story into your talk?

使い方： work someone/something in (The dentist can work you in tomorrow.); work something into something (She worked a joke into her speech.)

類義語： fit in, include, squeeze in

反対語： exclude

よく使う表現： work in something, work in someone

混ぜ込む

ある物質を別の物質に混ぜたり、押し込んでなじませたりする。

やさしい英語で： To mix or press something into another substance.

• Work in the butter with your fingers.
• She worked the flour in slowly.
• Have you worked the compost in the soil?

使い方： work something in (Add the butter and work it in gently.); work something in something (Work the eggs in the batter until it is smooth.)

類義語： mix in, blend in

よく使う表現： work in butter, work in the flour

セットの合間に交代で使う

ジムで、他の人のセット間の休憩中に同じ器具を使う。

やさしい英語で： To use a gym machine during the breaks between another person’s exercises on it.

• Can I work in while you rest?
• We worked in with each other on the chest machine.
• She let another member work in between her sets.

使い方： work in with someone (May I work in with you on this machine?)

類義語： take turns

よく使う表現： work in with someone, work in between sets