釋義：

work out 奏效，運動，變成……

雖然是重要的短語，但其含義并不是很明確。首先，用在某種不好的狀況時可以表示“變好”，“好轉”，而如果接 work out+ well (badly, all right, OK) 等就表示“變得……”。

例句：

I hope it works out with you and Mike.
我希望你和麥克能夠和睦相處。
How did everything work out?
怎么樣，事情還順利嗎？
How's that working out for you? Is that good enough?
事情還順利嗎？夠不夠？
It never would have worked out. I knew it!
我最開始就知道這肯定行不通。
Let's work it out.
我們好好試試。
Don't worry about a thing. We can work it out.
不要擔心，我們能找到解決辦法的。
You can count on me. Everything will work out for the best.
你可以相信我。一切都會好轉的。
The figures that you gave me don't work out.
你給我的那些數值沒有作用。

對話：

A: How's that new guy working out?
那個新進公司的員工做得怎么樣？
B: Not very well. He's all thumbs.
不太理想，他笨手笨腳的。
A: How did you make out at the lawyer's office?
你到底在那家律師事務所碰到了什么事？
B: In the end everything worked out for the best.
最后一切問題迎刃而解。
A: Keri is in such great shape.
凱利非常健康。
B: That's because she works out every day.
那是因為她每天都堅持運動。