work能不能加s吗

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Answer 1

1.work这个词可以作为动词、名词，甚至形容词，在这里我们只讨论work和works作为名词时的用法。
2.work有好几种不同的意思，但有一点是相通的，那就是“通过努力来达到或完成某事，劳动，辛苦工作”。在这种情况下，work是不可数名词，没有复数形式。
E.g.1:We have a lot of work.
例1：我们有很多工作要做。
E.g.2:We will start the work as soon as we have received the signed Power of Attorney.
例2：我们一收到签订好的委托书后就会开始工作。
E.g.3:The work involved 17 hours of lawyer’s work and 5 hours of translator’s work.
例3：这项工作需要17个小时的律师工作和5小时的翻译工作。
3.work作为可数名词的用法.
当work指的是某个艺术作品或文学作品时，work就是可数名词，比如：一件艺术作品。
4.与works相关的表达。
1）in the works –(informal) in preparation
（非正式用法）在准备中
E.g. Various amendments to the Act are in the works.
例句：对于该提案的各种修订案正在准备中。
2）a spanner in the works –(informal) a problem
（非正式用法）一个问题
E.g. The appearance of new evidence has thrown a spanner in the works.
例句：新证据的出现又引发了一个新问题。
3）with the works –(slang) with the full range, with everything
（习语）所有事物
E.g. Give me a hot dog with the works.
例句：给我个热狗，所有配料都要加。
4）give somebody the works – (slang) beat somebody up, give somebody severe treatment
（习语）给某人点颜色瞧瞧
E.g. We took him out the back door of the bar and gave him the works.
例句：我们把他带出酒吧后门，给了他点颜色瞧瞧。