work the land to do his research

题目

work the land to do his research
Although he is one of China's most famous scientists ,Yuan Longping considers himself a farmer,for he works the land to do his research .
works the land to do his research 这句无法理解!work 工作陆地去做研究?不通额 ——!
根据别人的回答,既然是“在田地里”,那为什么不是
work on the land ...
为什么in要省略呢?

答案

work本身有耕作的意思,当这个意思讲的时候它是及物动词,比如work the field,work the land等等,这句话可以理解为“因为它通过耕作来进行研究”.