underwork
/uhn-der-wurk/US // ˌʌn dərˈwɜrk //
工作不足,工作不充分,工作不力,工作不够
Definitions
v.有主动词 verb
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un·der·worked, un·der·work·ing.
- : to do less work on than is necessary or required: to underwork an idea.
- : to employ inadequately: He underworks his mind and overworks his feet.
v.无主动词 verb
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un·der·worked, un·der·work·ing.
- : to do less work than is normal or proper: He is fat because he underworks and overeats.
Examples
In sprig H the underwork consists of stitching in soft cotton, over which thick silk is embroidered in bullion-stitch.
But while Marx thus objects to piecework because it leads to overwork, he objects to it also because it leads to underwork.
You have brought owned labor with it, to compete with your own labor, to underwork you, and to degrade you!
The pinnacles and upper set-off of the two centre buttresses in the figure were added by Wykeham to Edingdon's underwork.
With finely turned legs and stretcher and scalloped underwork.
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