英语词汇“elbow grease”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

elbow grease

noun [mass noun] informal

Hard physical work, especially vigorous polishing or cleaning: nothing would shift it however much elbow grease we used...

But hours of hard work and elbow grease transformed the shack into a bright, clean and well-stocked shop.
With some hard work and elbow grease, the building was cleaned, painted, and filled with many shelves of books.
Then, as if passing through some kind of barrier, there's nothing quite so important as the lavish application of elbow grease until my small kingdom is bright and sparkly again.

Synonyms

hard work, work, labour, toil, exertion, effort, slog, drudgery;

industry

informal grind, sweat, donkey work, spadework

British informal graft, fag

Australian/New Zealand informal yakka

archaic travail, moil

单词	elbow grease
释义	elbow grease noun [mass noun] informal Hard physical work, especially vigorous polishing or cleaning: nothing would shift it however much elbow grease we used... But hours of hard work and elbow grease transformed the shack into a bright, clean and well-stocked shop. With some hard work and elbow grease, the building was cleaned, painted, and filled with many shelves of books. Then, as if passing through some kind of barrier, there's nothing quite so important as the lavish application of elbow grease until my small kingdom is bright and sparkly again. Synonyms hard work, work, labour, toil, exertion, effort, slog, drudgery; industry informal grind, sweat, donkey work, spadework British informal graft, fag Australian/New Zealand informal yakka archaic travail, moil
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