Spadework
n. 挖掘工作, 基础工作, 基本研究
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
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.
🗣️ 情景例句
I'm sorry but tonight you can borrow the car.
很抱歉现在不行，但是晚上你可以借用这车子。
Keep going straight for two blocks, then turn right on Elm street and you'll run right into it.
一直走，过两个街区，然后往右拐是埃尔姆街，再往前走，迎面就是莫特街。
Yes, very hard. Years of hard work, very little food, only a small cold room to live in and never a moment's rest.
是的，境况很不好。多年劳累，食不果腹，斗室寒舍，从无休息。