橘子朗文词典

elbow grease

E 开头单词

音标发音

  • 英式音标 [ˈel.bəʊ ˌɡriːs]
  • 美式音标 [ˈel.boʊ ˌɡriːs]
  • 英式发音
  • 美式发音

基本解释

  • 费力的工作；重活

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英汉例句

    双语例句

  • If you use a bit of elbow grease you'll get the floor clean.
    你只要用点劲，就能把地板擦干净。
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  • They run on good old clean human energy – extra calories and a bit of elbow grease.
    它们运行依靠优良古老的干净人类能源——多余的卡路里和一点体力活。
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  • By dint of much elbow grease, I was able to get both windows in the truck almost completely rolled down.
    靠着肘部脂肪的力量，我终于能够把卡车里的每扇窗子都差不多完全摇了下来。
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    • 权威例句

  • But they don't say how--or how much money or elbow grease it will get.
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  • In reality, creativity and innovation function a lot like WD-40: with a little elbow grease and a healthy dose of persistence.
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  • And if we get stopped in the process, we really need to keep on going because a great movement never achieved anything without a little elbow grease.
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词组短语

    短语

  • elbow - GREase 常指“费劲儿的体力活儿
  • SpongeBob Elbow Grease 海绵宝宝擦餐桌
  • use elbow grease 费很大的劲头
  • Elbow grease nipple 弯颈式滑脂嘴

英英字典

    剑桥英英字典

  • a lot of physical effort

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • People use elbow grease to refer to the strength and energy that you use when doing physical work like rubbing or polishing.