workshop

/'wə:kʃɔp/

Thân thiện

A carpenter builds a wooden chair in his workshop.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A brief intensive course for a small group; emphasizes problem solving: A short, focused educational or training session where a small number of participants engage in discussion and practical activities to solve problems or develop skills.
   • A small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done: A room or building where goods are made or repaired, often involving manual skill or light industrial work.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Educational/Training Context):
  • The university is hosting a creative writing workshop this weekend.
  • Employees attended a workshop on effective communication strategies.
• Noun (Industrial/Craft Context):
  • The carpenter is in his workshop building a new table.
  • The old factory building now houses artists' workshops.

Advanced Usage

• "to workshop an idea": To develop or refine an idea through collaborative discussion and critique, often in a group setting.
  • Let's workshop the new marketing plan in our next team meeting.
• "in workshop": A phrase indicating something is being actively developed or repaired.
  • The car is currently in the workshop for repairs.

Variants and Related Words

• Work (verb/noun): The activity or result of making an effort. (Related as it is the root concept).
• Shop (noun): A place where goods are made or sold. (A related, more general term).
• Studio (noun): A room where an artist works. (A related term, often for artistic creation rather than manufacturing).

Synonyms

• Seminar (noun): A meeting for discussion or training. (Closer to the educational meaning).
• Atelier (noun): A workshop or studio, especially one used by an artist or designer.
• Factory floor (noun phrase): The area in a factory where goods are produced. (Closer to the industrial meaning, but typically larger scale).

Related Phrases

• Workshop model: An instructional method based on the workshop format, common in education.
  • The teacher uses a workshop model for teaching writing.
• Do-it-yourself (DIY) workshop: A session or place focused on teaching or enabling people to make or repair things themselves.
  • The community center offers a DIY workshop for basic home repairs.

Idioms

• A workshop of ideas: A place or situation characterized by the generation of many new ideas.
  • The design team's office is a real workshop of ideas.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a brief intensive course for a small group; emphasizes problem solving
2. small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done

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