wrought  /r'ɔt/

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  wrought
  (a.)製造的,形成的;(金屬)鍛的;精心製作的,精練的;(vbl.)work的過去式和過去分詞

資料來源(2): Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]

  Work \Work\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Worked}, or {Wrought}; p. pr.
     & vb. n. {Working}.] [AS. wyrcean (imp. worthe, wrohte, p. p.
     geworht, gewroht); akin to OFries. werka, wirka, OS. wirkian,
     D. werken, G. wirken, Icel. verka, yrkja, orka, Goth.
     wa['u]rkjan. [root]145. See {Work}, n.]
     1. To exert one's self for a purpose; to put forth effort for
        the attainment of an object; to labor; to be engaged in
        the performance of a task, a duty, or the like.
  
              O thou good Kent, how shall I live and work, To
              match thy goodness?                   --Shak.
  
              Go therefore now, and work; for there shall no straw
              be given you.                         --Ex. v. 18.
  
              Whether we work or play, or sleep or wake, Our life
              doth pass.                            --Sir J.
                                                    Davies.
  
     2. Hence, in a general sense, to operate; to act; to perform;
        as, a machine works well.
  
              We bend to that the working of the heart. --Shak.
  
     3. Hence, figuratively, to be effective; to have effect or
        influence; to conduce.
  
              We know that all things work together for good to
              them that love God.                   --Rom. viii.
                                                    28.
  
              This so wrought upon the child, that afterwards he
              desired to be taught.                 --Locke.
  
              She marveled how she could ever have been wrought
              upon to marry him.                    --Hawthorne.
  
     4. To carry on business; to be engaged or employed
        customarily; to perform the part of a laborer; to labor;
        to toil.
  
              They that work in fine flax . . . shall be
              confounded.                           --Isa. xix. 9.
  
     5. To be in a state of severe exertion, or as if in such a
        state; to be tossed or agitated; to move heavily; to
        strain; to labor; as, a ship works in a heavy sea.
  
              Confused with working sands and rolling waves.
                                                    --Addison.
  
     6. To make one's way slowly and with difficulty; to move or
        penetrate laboriously; to proceed with effort; -- with a
        following preposition, as down, out, into, up, through,
        and the like; as, scheme works out by degrees; to work
        into the earth.
  
              Till body up to spirit work, in bounds Proportioned
              to each kind.                         --Milton.
  
     7. To ferment, as a liquid.
  
              The working of beer when the barm is put in.
                                                    --Bacon.
  
     8. To act or operate on the stomach and bowels, as a
        cathartic.
  
              Purges . . . work best, that is, cause the blood so
              to do, . . . in warm weather or in a warm room.
                                                    --Grew.

資料來源(3): Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]

  Wrought \Wrought\,
     imp. & p. p. of {Work}.
  
           Alas that I was wrought [created]!       --Chaucer.

資料來源(4): Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]

  Wrought \Wrought\, a.
     Worked; elaborated; not rough or crude.
  
     {Wrought iron}. See under {Iron}.

資料來源(5): WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]

  wrought
       adj : shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a
             pliable mass (as by work or effort); "a shaped
             handgrip"; "the molded steel plates"; "the wrought
             silver bracelet" [syn: {shaped}, {molded}]

資料來源(6): WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]

  work
       n 1: activity directed toward making or doing something; "she
            checked several points needing further work"
       2: a product produced or accomplished through the effort or
          activity or agency of a person or thing; "it is not
          regarded as one of his more memorable works"; "the
          symphony was hailed as an ingenious work"; "he was
          indebted to the pioneering work of John Dewey"; "the work
          of an active imagination"; "erosion is the work of wind or
          water over time" [syn: {piece of work}]
       3: the occupation for which you are paid; "he is looking for
          employment"; "a lot of people are out of work" [syn: {employment}]
       4: applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject
          (especially by reading); "mastering a second language
          requires a lot of work"; "no schools offer graduate study
          in interior design" [syn: {study}]
       5: the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial
          part of it); "he studied the entire Wagnerian oeuvre";
          "Picasso's work can be divided into periods" [syn: {oeuvre},
           {body of work}]
       6: a place where work is done; "he arrived at work early today"
          [syn: {workplace}]
       7: (physics) a manifestation of energy; the transfer of energy
          from one physical system to another expressed as the
          product of a force and the distance through which it moves
          a body in the direction of that force; "work equals force
          times distance"
       v 1: exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose
            or out of necessity; "I will work hard to improve my
            grades"; "she worked hard for better living conditions
            for the poor" [ant: {idle}]
       2: be employed; "Is your husband working again?"; "My wife
          never worked"; "Do you want to work after the age of 60?";
          "She never did any work because she inherited a lot of
          money"; "She works as a waitress to put herself through
          college" [syn: {do work}]
       3: have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or
          expected; "The voting process doesn't work as well as
          people thought"; "How does your idea work in practice?";
          "This method doesn't work"; "The breaks of my new car act
          quickly"; "The medicine works only if you take it with a
          lot of water" [syn: {act}]
       4: perform as expected when applied; "The washing machine won't
          go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run
          well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore" [syn: {function},
           {operate}, {go}, {run}] [ant: {malfunction}]
       5: shape, form, or improve a material; "work stone into tools";
          "process iron"; "work the metal" [syn: {work on}, {process}]
       6: give a work-out to; "Some parents exercise their infants";
          "My personal trainer works me hard"; "work one's muscles"
          [syn: {exercise}, {work out}]
       7: proceed along a path; "work one's way through the crowd";
          "make one's way into the forest" [syn: {make}]
       8: operate in a certain place, area, or specialty; "She works
          the night clubs"; "The salesman works the Midwest"; "This
          artist works mostly in acrylics"
       9: proceed towards a goal or along a path or through an
          activity; "work your way through every problem or task";
          "She was working on her second martini when the guests
          arrived"; "Start from the bottom and work towards the top"
       10: move in an agitated manner; "His fingers worked with
           tension"
       11: cause to happen or to occur as a consequence; "I cannot work
           a miracle"; "wreak havoc"; "bring comments"; "play a
           joke"; "The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken
           area" [syn: {bring}, {play}, {wreak}, {make for}]
       12: cause to work; "he is working his servants hard" [syn: {put
           to work}]
       13: prepare for crops; "Work the soil"; "cultivate the land"
           [syn: {cultivate}, {crop}]
       14: behave in a certain way when handled; "This dough does not
           work easily"; "The soft metal works well"
       15: have and exert influence or effect; "The artist's work
           influenced the young painter"; "She worked on her friends
           to support the political candidate" [syn: {influence}, {act
           upon}]
       16: operate in or through; "Work the phones"
       17: cause to operate or function; "This pilot works the
           controls"; "Can you work an electric drill?"
       18: provoke or excite; "The rock musician worked the crowd of
           young girls into a frenzy"
       19: gratify and charm, usually in order to influence; "the
           political candidate worked the crowds"
       20: make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded
           the riceballs carefully"; "Form cylinders from the
           dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword"
           [syn: {shape}, {form}, {mold}, {mould}, {forge}]
       21: move into or onto; "work the raisins into the dough"; "the
           student worked a few jokes into his presentation"; "work
           the body onto the flatbed truck"
       22: make uniform; "knead dough"; "work the clay until it is
           soft" [syn: {knead}]
       23: use or manipulate to one's advantage; "He exploit the new
           taxation system"; "She knows how to work the system"; "he
           works his parents for sympathy" [syn: {exploit}]
       24: find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand
           the meaning of; "did you solve the problem?"; "Work out
           your problems with the boss"; "this unpleasant situation
           isn't going to work itself out"; "did you get it?"; "Did
           you get my meaning?"; "He could not work the math
           problem" [syn: {solve}, {work out}, {figure out}, {puzzle
           out}, {lick}]
       25: cause to undergo fermentation; "We ferment the grapes for a
           very long time to achieve high alcohol content"; "The
           vintner worked the wine in big oak vats" [syn: {ferment}]
       26: go sour or spoil; "The milk has soured"; "The wine worked";
           "The cream has turned--we have to throw it out" [syn: {sour},
            {turn}, {ferment}]
       27: arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion; "The
           stitches of the hem worked loose after she wore the skirt
           many times"
       [also: {wrought}]

資料來源(7): WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]

  wrought
       See {work}