| 词汇 | outwork |
| 释义 | outwork noun[ U ] UKuk /ˈaʊtwɜːk/us(alsooutworking) HR, WORKPLACE work that is done for a company by employees who work at home rather than in an office: We are a small, family-run unit relying heavily on outwork. outwork verb[ T ] USuk /ˈaʊtwɜːk/ us /ˌaʊtˈwɜrk/ to work harder than someone else: They did everything they could to outwork the competition. Examples of outworkoutwork A variety of forms of outwork, workshops and small factories existed in the crowded streets of the town centre, as well as in the suburbs. There is no doubt at all that this is a cover plan, a sort of outwork defence mechanism of the railway system. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The outwork that those people do, which possibly makes the place self-financing, is also totally decadent. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is equal danger that the outworks which have been carefully prepared might fall into the hands of the enemy who threatens our security. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In other words, tenure is the outwork of academic freedom. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Clause 3 makes it a criminal offence to receive money for providing information about outworking proposals. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If the definition of an outworking proposal was any narrower than it is in clause 1, it might not catch some outworking scams. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The stories that we have heard, both today and in our own constituencies, about outworking proposals are often quite despicable and chilling. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Do not let us rashly abandon the outworks until we know that we are handing them over into safe and dependable hands. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Throughout the whole of the district, where before as many as 200 women were employed in outwork, there are only two. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These women do not employ their whole time upon this outwork, and it is regarded as a means of additional subsistence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is one thing to approach the particular firms concerned with outwork: it is another to approach the trade association. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In some cases it will be obvious to the advertiser that the advertisement is for outworking. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Clause 2(1) makes it a criminal offence to seek or receive payment in response to an outworking proposal. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The whole home working, or outworking, market is being discredited by those people. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of outwork These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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