working day
working day — 名詞
1. the number of hours that someone spends at their job during a single day.
工作時數
一天當中花在工作上的時間長度
the number of hours that someone spends at their job during a single day.
Ayana starts her working day at seven and finishes around four.
Ayana 的工作時間從早上七點開始，大約四點結束。
typical span: starts/finishes a working day
On the hospital ward, Xiu's working day often lasts twelve hours without a break.
在醫院病房裡，Xiu 的工作時間常常一連十二個小時都沒得休息。
collocation: a long working day
The factory owner agreed to cut the working day from nine hours to seven.
工廠老闆同意把每天的工時從九小時縮短到七小時。
collocation: cut/shorten the working day
After a nine-hour working day at the warehouse, Diego's feet really ached.
在倉庫工作了九個小時之後，Diego 的腳真的很痠。
The packing-line staff asked their boss for a shorter working day and more rest breaks.
包裝線的員工向老闆要求縮短工時並增加休息時間。
- long working day
- shorter working day
- eight-hour working day
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 2: this sense counts the hours of labour ('an eight-hour working day'), while sense 2 names a calendar day on which people work.
2. a day, usually from Monday to Friday, when most people are at their jobs rather
工作日
大多數人上班、非假日的日子
a day, usually from Monday to Friday, when most people are at their jobs rather than resting.
Saira prefers to do her shopping on a working day, when the shops are quiet.
Saira 喜歡挑工作日去購物，因為店裡人比較少。
contrast with weekend/holiday
The bank on Market Street is open until five o'clock on every working day.
Market Street 上的那家銀行每個工作日都營業到五點。
collocation: on a working day
Buses run far more often on a working day than on a Sunday.
工作日的公車班次比星期天密集得多。
Your parcel should arrive within three working days.
你的包裹應該會在三個工作日內送達。
collocation: within X working days
Felix took a working day off to visit the dentist in town.
Felix 請了一天假去鎮上看牙醫。
- on a working day
- within X working days
- five working days
用法筆記
Often used in plural to count business days: 'allow five working days for delivery' means five days excluding weekends and public holidays.
同根字
常見搭配
名詞搭配
- working day length
常用片語
- a long working day
- within X working days
- the end of the working day
介系詞搭配
- on a working day
- during the working day