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work at something
phrasal verb with workverbuk /wɜːk/ us /wɝːk/
B2
to try hard to achieve something: 致力于…；在…上下功夫
Most couples would agree that for a marriage to succeed, both parties have to work at it.大多数夫妻都会认同，婚姻的成功需要双方的努力。
[ + -ing verb ]You need to work at improving your writing.你需要在提高写作能力上下下功夫。
I need to work at my piano playing.
You'll never learn Spanish if you don't work at it.
He's working at controlling his temper.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Trying and making an effort
A game
all out
assault
attempt
attempted
commitment
give something your best shotidiom
go after someone
go all outidiom
go down swinging/fightingidiom
go for someone
nose
shoot for something
shoot for the moonidiom
shoot the worksidiom
smarten (someone/something) up
smarten up your actidiom
spare
stretch
struggle
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