worker
gb/wˈɚkɚ/ us/wˈɚkɚ/
A2
Anglų
~ 600
dolgozó, alkalmazott, munkavállaló, munkaerő
DAIKTAVARDIS
A2
1
Vartosenos šablonas:
[someone] is a worker at [a place]
The factory employs over 200 workers.
A gyár több mint 200 dolgozót foglalkoztat.
As a construction worker, he starts his day at sunrise.
Építőmunkásként napkeltekor kezdi a napját.
The company is hiring more workers for the holiday season.
Many workers are demanding better pay and conditions.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
My sister is a worker in a shop.
A nővérem egy boltban dolgozik.
The workers make clothes in the factory.
A dolgozók ruhákat készítenek a gyárban.
He is a worker at the hotel.
Dažna klaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'worker' with 'workman'; 'workman' is less common and often refers specifically to manual laborers.
Reikšmė
Person employed to do work
Kolokacijos
factory worker
|office worker
|skilled worker
|migrant worker
|construction worker
Sinonimai
employee (More formal and often used in legal or business contexts to mean someone who works for an employer.)
|
staff member (Refers to someone as part of a group working in an organization; slightly more collective.)
Antonimai
employer (The person or organization that hires and pays workers, opposite role.)
Temos
business
|employment
|daily life
|work
|core_vocabulary
Apibrėžimas
A person who has a job and does work for money.
A person who is employed to perform tasks or duties, especially for wages or salary.
DAIKTAVARDIS
A2
2
Vartosenos šablonas:
[someone] is a [adjective] worker
She is known as a hard worker who always meets deadlines.
Szorgalmas dolgozóként ismerik, aki mindig betartja a határidőket.
He's not just talented; he's also a careful worker.
Nemcsak tehetséges, hanem alapos, gondos munkaerő is.
The manager praised her as a reliable worker.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
He is a good worker.
Jó munkaerő.
She is a slow worker.
Lassan dolgozik.
My father is a hard worker.
Dažna klaida:
Learners may forget to use an adjective before 'worker' when describing someone's work style.
Reikšmė
Person characterized by work style
Kolokacijos
hard worker
|fast worker
|good worker
Sinonimai
performer (In this context, refers to someone who performs tasks well, but can also mean an entertainer.)
Antonimai
slacker (Informal term for someone who avoids work or works very little.)
Temos
employment
|daily life
|work
|core_vocabulary
Apibrėžimas
A person described by how they do their job, like fast, careful, or lazy.
A person described in terms of how they perform their job or tasks, such as being hard-working, skilled, or efficient.
DAIKTAVARDIS
B1
TECHNICAL
3
dolgozó
B2
Worker bees collect nectar from flowers.
A dolgozó méhek nektárt gyűjtenek a virágokból.
In an ant colony, the workers care for the larvae.
Egy hangyakolóniában a dolgozók gondozzák a lárvákat.
The hive depends on its worker bees to survive.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
A worker bee makes honey.
A dolgozó méh mézet készít.
Worker ants bring food to the nest.
A dolgozó hangyák táplálékot visznek a fészekbe.
The queen bee is bigger than the worker bees.
Dažna klaida:
Learners may confuse 'worker bee' with any bee; not all bees are workers.
Reikšmė
Non-reproducing insect in colony
Kolokacijos
worker bee
|worker ant
Sinonimai
laborer bee (Less common term referring specifically to bees that work in the hive.)
Antonimai
queen bee (The reproductive female in a bee colony, opposite role to the worker bee.)
Temos
biology
|animals
|nature
Apibrėžimas
An insect like an ant or bee that cannot have young and works for the group.
A sterile female insect, such as an ant or bee, that performs tasks like gathering food, caring for young, and maintaining the nest.
Gramatika
Pagrindinė forma
worker
IPA
GB/wˈɚkɚ/
US/wˈɚkɚ/
Skiemenys ir kirčiavimas
work - er (2 skiemenys)
Stress on 1st syllable (work)
Žodžio formos
Noun
- Base: worker
- Plural: workers
Žodžių šeima
Forms
workers
noun
Core family
work
verb A1
working
adjective
Advanced or less common
workable
adjective
workmanship
noun B2
Negative and opposite forms
unworkable
adjective
Posakiai
hard worker
1/hˈɑɹd wˈɚkɚ/
fixed phrase
Person who works diligently
A person who works very well and tries very hard.
Pavyzdžiai
- She’s a hard worker and always finishes her projects early.
- Everyone knows he’s a hard worker who never gives up.
blue-collar worker
1/blˈu kˈɑlɚ wˈɚkɚ/
fixed phrase
person doing manual or industrial work
An employee who mainly does physical or manual work, for example in a factory or on a building site.
Pavyzdžiai
- The new law will improve conditions for blue-collar workers.
- Blue-collar workers often face higher safety risks on the job.
- He spent most of his life as a blue-collar worker in the steel industry.
- The union represents thousands of blue-collar workers in the region.
- Her father was a blue-collar worker in the steel industry.
white-collar worker
1/wˈaɪt kˈɑlɚ wˈɚkɚ/
fixed phrase
person doing office or professional work
An employee who mainly does office or professional work, not physical labor.
Pavyzdžiai
- White-collar workers often have flexible schedules.
- As a white-collar worker, she spends most of her day at a computer.
- She transitioned from being a blue-collar worker to a white-collar worker after finishing college.
- The company offers flexible hours for its white-collar workers.
- Salaries for white-collar workers have risen faster than for manual workers.