| 词汇 | yeoman-s-work |
| 释义 | yeoman's work noun [ U ] USapprovinguk /ˈjəʊ.mənz ˌwɜːk/ us /ˈjoʊ.mənz ˌwɝːk/(alsoyeoman work) hard work that is successful, especially when supporting somebody or something: do yeoman's workThe County health nurses had done yeoman’s work during both the Flood of 1927 and the Drought of 1930–1931. As moderator of the discussion, he did yeoman’s work in keeping the conversation flowing. None of the singers are stars, but they all do yeoman's work with the difficult tunes. Skilled workers have done yeoman work restoring the dilapidated building. She did yeoman's work preparing the manuscript for publication. Three Mars rovers, Sojourner, Spirit and Opportunity, did yeoman work in examining the soil of Mars. It's not easy for a work by Strauss to succeed in concert without yeoman work by the French horns. 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 skivvy slave slog slouch spadework sweat |
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