work to do sth啥意思

老师好,work to do sth.是啥意思?是努力做某事还是为了做某事而工作?

像这种惯用法常用搭配的中文翻译哪本词典里可以查到

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最佳答案 2021-03-27 08:33

work to do...结构,有两层含义,要具体语境具体分析:

1. work 是工作,to do ...是目的状语

2. work to do...看作一个固定结构,等于 try to do...

请看例句:
1. She worked to pay the rent while I went to college.
在我读大学期间,她打工挣钱来付租金。
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2. Claire worked to beautify the garden. 
克莱尔用心收拾花园。
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千千学堂   - 英语图书编辑
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应该要有具体的句子来分析才比较好。

如果 work 是动词,其后的不定式通常应该是目的状语;如果 work 是名词,其后的不定式可能是状语或定语。如:

He works hard to support a large family.(不定式为目的状语)

He did a lot of work to support a large family.(不定式为目的状语)

You can ask Jim to do the work to feed the sheep.(不定式为定语)

 

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给你看一个美籍教师的回答:"work to do something" does indeed mean "to endeavor" or "try one's best." It gives the impression that the person is doing something that is important to them and they want to improve themselves or the situation around them.

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