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work in
[自]〈ほこりなどが〉入り込む, しみ込む(cf. ⇒ |自|5a ).
[他](1) 〈説明・冗談など〉を効果をねらって挿入する.
(2) 〈かぎ・針など〉をゆっくり[上手に]差し込む ~ a key in かぎをさぐるように差し込む《◆(1), (2)とも差し込む場所を明示するときは~ a key into the holeのようにする; ⇒ WORK O1 into O2 》.
(3) ((米))〈クリームなど〉をすり込むように塗る.
(4) ((米))〈役〉を〔…のために〕つけ加える〔for〕.
(5) 〈人〉のために時間の都合をつける.
[|自|] [work iń in O](1) 〈人が〉〈特殊な材料・技術など〉を専門に扱う, …の専門家である ~ in leather 皮職人である.
(2) 〈人が〉〈職種・分野〉関係の仕事をしている I want to ~ in the banking business. 私は銀行関係の仕事をしたい.
(3) ⇒ |自|2 .

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