1.A recent book tells of a British prime minister who decided to send an ambassador to Washington to learn if details could be worked out for joint action on an issue.
work out 解决;算出;实现;制定出;消耗完;弄懂
Negotiators are due to meet later today to work out a compromise.
谈判者们预定在今天晚些时候会面以找到一个折中的办法 。
It took me some time to work out what was causing this.
它花了我一些时间,找到导致这种状况的原因 。