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词汇 legwork
释义 legwork
noun[ U ]
 informaluk /ˈleɡ.wɜːk/ us /ˈleɡ.wɝːk/
the practical or boring work that needs to be done跑腿的活儿
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Work, working and the workplace
act as something
all work and no play (makes Jack a dull boy)idiom
assignment
bandh
be at workidiom
grind
hoop
hotelling
housekeeping
in the line of dutyidiom
induction
industry
job
moonlight
slave
slog
slouch
spadework
subtask
sweat

legwork | American Dictionary


legwork
noun[ U ]
 infmlus/ˈleɡˈwɜrk/
practical work that needs to be done, as in gathering information, and that usually involves a lot of walking from place to place:
Months of legwork enabled detectives to uncover a new lead.

Examples of legwork


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This legwork was followed up by a visit to each distributor in turn, many of whom handled a range of imported contraceptive products.
Instead, this approach offers some insight into the role of the individual women who carried out the real local legwork for the party.
The idea of special duties may do more legwork in some areas of international law than others.
Clues, legwork, investigative routine - none of this is going to matter anymore.
As a result, much, if not all, of the legwork is already being done.
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The university's president stated there was no evidence for any wrongdoing, and that legwork undertaken by aides was scientifically legitimate and accepted practise.
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Legwork usually involves interviewing witnesses, investigating evidence and following leads.
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The legwork involved in producing the program often exceeded the amount of programming culled from the reporting.
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Since he does not leave his room, he needs a partner to do the legwork.
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The most unscrupulous type of music publisher is the songshark, who does little if any real legwork or promotion on behalf of songwriters.
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In business vernacular, legwork is the gathering, review and interpretation of the basic facts, figures and research necessary to achieve a goal.
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Lowe did much of the legwork, including a number of the interviews featured on the installment.
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