Meaning
"Work out"은 여러 가지 의미로 사용될 수 있는 표현입니다. 가장 흔한 의미는 운동하다입니다. 예를 들어, "I work out at the gym"은 "나는 체육관에서 운동해"라는 뜻입니다.
또한 "Work out"은 문제를 해결하다라는 의미로도 사용됩니다. 예를 들어, "We need to work out this issue"는 "우리는 이 문제를 해결해야 해"라는 뜻입니다.
마지막으로, "Work out"은 결과가 잘 나오다라는 의미로도 쓰입니다. 예를 들어, "Everything will work out in the end"는 "모든 것이 결국 잘 될 거야"라는 뜻입니다.
이처럼 "Work out"은 다양한 상황에서 사용할 수 있는 유용한 표현입니다.
Today's Sentences
01
I work out at least three times a week.
Situation
Hey, do you work out regularly?
Yeah, I work out at least three times a week.
That’s great!
What kind of workouts do you usually do?
주로 어떤 종류의 운동을 하시나요?
I go for a light run, it really helps me stay energized.
02
Things didn’t work out between them.
Situation
Did you hear about Mia and Jake?
Yeah, I did.
Things didn’t work out between them, right?
그들 사이에 일이 잘 풀리지 않았지, 맞지?
Yeah, they said they had different goals in life.
It’s a shame, they seemed really happy at first.
Writer's Note
The phrasal verb "work out" can be transitive, intransitive, and separable.
Transitive - A verb phrase (a verb combined with one or more particles like prepositions or adverbs) that requires a direct object to complete its meaning. For the phrasal verb "work out" it can be separable in transitive form.
Example 1: I worked out the solution.
Example 2: I worked it out.
Example 3: She worked out the total cost.
예시 1: 나는 해결책을 worked out.
예시 2: 나는 그것을 worked out.
예시 3: 그녀는 총 비용을 worked out.
Intransitive - It acts independently and describes the subject’s action without needing an object to be acted upon. In this case, when the sentence is intransitive, it cannot be separable.
Example 1: I work out every morning.
Example 2: I hope everything works out in the end.
예시 1: I work out every morning.
예시 2: I hope everything works out in the end.
Separable - Where the verb and its particle (preposition or adverb) can be separated by the object of the verb.
Example 1: She worked it out on her own without asking for help.
Example 2: They worked it out to be about $1,200 in expenses.
예시 1: 그녀는 도움을 요청하지 않고 스스로 그것을 해결했습니다.
예시 2: 그들은 그것이 약 $1,200의 비용이라고 계산해냈습니다.
Related words for "work out": Exercise, get in shape, hit the gym, train, work on your fitness.
Related words for "solve/understand": Decode, figure out, get to the bottom of, solve, unravel.
Related words for "good results": Come together, fall into place, go well, pan out, succeed.
Related words for "calculate": Calculate, compute, determine, estimate, reckon.
