workweek

workweek — noun

1. The total number of hours or days that a person spends doing their job over seve

1.名詞B1
釋義

The total number of hours or days that a person spends doing their job over seven days, from Monday to Sunday.

例句

Lucas has a 40-hour workweek at the downtown office.

count noun: a [number]-hour workweek

The company cut the workweek to thirty hours for all employees.

同義詞
  • working hours

    more general; can refer to daily or weekly schedule

  • hours

    shorter, informal; context makes the weekly meaning clear

  • week

    very informal as in 'I put in a 50-hour week'

文法句型

a [number]-hour workweek

用法筆記

Counts the total hours or days worked per week, not the calendar days. A standard full-time workweek in many countries is 35–40 hours.

常見錯誤

❌She works a long workday every week.' (when meaning total weekly hours).
✅She works a long workweek of sixty hours.
💡'workday' refers to a single day, not the whole week.

2. The five-day block at the start of the week when most people go to their jobs, a

2.名詞B1
釋義

The five-day block at the start of the week when most people go to their jobs, as opposed to Saturday and Sunday.

例句

Hugo commutes by train during the workweek but drives on weekends.

contrastive: workweek vs weekend

The workweek starts on Monday for most office workers in Taiwan.

同義詞
反義詞
  • weekend

    the two-day break from work, Saturday and Sunday

文法句型

during the workweek

throughout the workweek

用法筆記

Names the calendar period running Monday through Friday. Unlike sense 1 (HOURS WORKED), does not count total hours — it identifies the part of the week when people normally work.

常見錯誤

❌The workweek is very long this week.' (when meaning total hours).
✅I worked a very long workweek this week.
💡use sense 1 (HOURS WORKED) when referring to the number of hours.