work the room

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To interact enthusiastically with the attendees at an event, by moving among them, greeting them, and engaging them in conversation. idiomatic
    — As a campaigning politician, he really knew how to shake hands, kiss babies, and work the room.
  2. To interact with one's audience, taking cues from its reactions and adapting one's performance or words to elicit the audience's attention and enthusiasm. idiomatic
    — In show business parlance, Miss Hudson knows how to "work the room." Her comic turns are as rooted in vaudeville as her high-style wit is straight out of the smart supper club circuit.

词形变化

works the room present,singular,third-person working the room participle,present worked the room participle,past worked the room past
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