work 用作不及物动词,后面可接 at, on, in, 指工作处所或对象。例如:
She's working at her writing (或 on a new novel, in literature). 她在写作(或在写一本新小说,在从事文学工作)。
He is working at (或 on) a problem. 他在钻研(或研究)一个问题。
Chemistry was a subject he didn't mind working away at. 化学是他想用心钻研的科目。(away 表示“一直下去”。也可说 working away on, 但用 at 比用 on 有更强调“专注”)
——摘自《薄冰英语惯用法词典》