【原】短语动词 work out，不仅只有锻炼身体的意思

work out 常见的意思是“锻炼身体；做运动”，例如：

I try to work out twice a week.

我试着一周锻炼两次。

Make sure you drink plenty of water if you are working out.

如果你在锻炼，一定要喝大量的水。

work out 还有以下几个用法：

一、意为“进展顺利，成功地发展，如期发生”，例如：

The new strategy may not work out.

新策略可能进展不顺利。

Things have worked out quite well for us.

事情的结果对我们很不错。

二、work sb out 意为“了解，理解（某人的性格）”，例如：

I've never been able to work her out.

我从未能摸准她的秉性。

Why does he behave like that? I can't work him out at all.

他为什么这样？我根本弄不懂他。

三、意为“计算，算出”，例如：

These figures work out different every time I do them.

这些数字每次我计算出来都不一样。

In fact the trip worked out cheaper than we'd expected.

事实上，这次旅行比我们预期的要便宜。

四、work out at sth 意为“计算下来（为）”，例如：

The safe load for a truck of this size works out at nearly 20 tons.

这种尺寸的卡车的安全载重计算下来约为20吨。

The unit cost works out at €11.25.

单位成本计算下来为11.25欧元。

五、意为“找到…的答案；解决”，例如：

Can you work out what these squiggles mean?

你能辨认出这些潦草的字迹是什么意思吗？

I couldn't work out where the music was coming from.

我弄不清这音乐是从哪里传来的。

六、意为“计划；思考”，例如：

We have no plans yet; we still need to work them out.

我们还没有计划，我们还需要制定计划。

If you don't work out a plan before you start a business, you're in for trouble.

如果你在创业前不制定计划，你就有麻烦了。

七、意为“挖尽，开采光（煤、矿产等）”，常用于被动语态，例如：

After a hundred years in operation, the mine was worked out.

经过一百年的经营，这个矿终于被开采光了。