work on   (TTS發音)

1. try to influence or convince 企圖影響或說服

    I can't go abroad this summer because I haven't got enough money，but perhaps I can work on father to give me a loan. 今年夏天我不能出國了，因為我的錢不夠，不過或許我可以說服我父親借我一筆錢。

    Senator Smith worked on the other committee members to vote for the bill. 史密斯參議員說服委員會的其他委員投票贊成該提案。

2. be engaged in ；continue doing 從事；忙于；繼續工作

    She is working on a new dictionary. 她一直在忙著編寫一本新詞典。

    How can you work on so Long without a rest？你怎麼能連續工作這麼久而不休息呢？

3. produce an effect on 對…產生影響

    The medicine the doctor prescribed worked on his illness. 醫生開的那種藥對他的病有效果。