spadework
美音:
[´speıd´wə:k
]英音:
[´speıd´wə:k
]n.挖掘的工作,基本研究,费力的基础工作
难易程度:
spadework为短语/超纲词汇
spadework
n [U] (fig 比喻) hard work done in preparation for sth 艰苦的准备工作
*She got the praise for the job but he did all the spadework. 工作完成後她获得赞誉, 但筹备期间的苦活儿全是他干的.
spadework
n[U]hard work that has to be done in preparation before something can happen
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legwork Most of the spadework had been done by 1981.