10種有work的英語習語和表達

大後天是中秋節了,而再過一周多的時候,就迎來了國慶七天長假。

對於office boy來說,也終於迎來了可以好好休息的時間。

下面,我們來了解一下有關work的英語習語和表達方式:

1.All in a day"s work

nothing special, part of the routine

沒什麼特別的,日常工作的一部分。

例句:

Don"t worry about it. It"s all in a day"s work.

別擔心了。這不足為奇。

Cooking is all in a day"s work.

做飯是日常事務的一部分。

2.All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

 you need to have fun in order to be a happy, healthy person

為了成為一個快樂、健康的人,就得玩得開心。

例句:

Go home! Remember: All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

回家吧!記住:只工作不休息,聰明孩子也變傻。

I"m worried about him. He hasn"t yet understood that all work and no play makes jack a dull boy.

我很擔心他。他不明白,只工作,不玩耍,聰明的孩子會變傻。

3.Dirty work

Necessary, but uninteresting, or difficult work

必要的,但乏味或艱難的工作。

例句:

He did the dirty work on that project.

他乾的是這個項目里的苦活兒。

Have you got around to doing the dirty work yet?

你開始考慮干這個苦活了嗎?

注意,這與中文裡的」臟活「和」累活」的意思完全不一樣,而前者應該譯成"dirty job"。

4.Get down to work

Stop relaxing, focus on important task

停止休息,將注意力集中在重要的任務上。

例句:

Hey, let"s get down to work here!

嘿,開始幹活了!

Sorry, I"ve got to get off the phone and get down to work.

抱歉,我要放下電話開始幹活了。

5.Get worked up over something

become angry or annoyed about something

對某事感到憤怒或煩惱

例句:

He got all worked up over the last exam.

他對上次考試極其不滿意。

Don"t get worked up over the garden. I"ll take care of it tomorrow.

別為園藝的活感到鬱悶了。明天我會照顧它們的。

6.Make short work of something

do something quickly

迅速做某事

例句:

I made short work of the assignment and moved on to the next job.

我迅速完成了任務,然後又開始忙下一個。

Give it to John. He"ll make short work of it.

交給約翰吧。他很快就會完成的。

7.Work like a horse

work a lot, work very hard

辛勤地完成大量的工作

例句:

Janet works like a horse!

珍妮特辛勤地工作著。

Why don"t you ask Tom. He works like a horse.

你為什麼不問問約翰呢。他工作特別勤懇。

8.Work out for the best

eventually finish well

圓滿完成

例句:

Don"t worry about your problems. Everything will work out for the best.

別擔心你的問題了。一切都會圓滿結束的。

The divorce worked out for the best for the whole family.

對這個家庭來說,離婚是最好的結果。

9.Work something off

lose weight

減肥

例句:

I"m going running to work dinner off.

我準備通過跑步來減肥。

She went to the gym to work off a few pounds.

她在健身房裡減掉了幾磅肉。

10.Throw a monkey wrench in the works

cause a disturbance in something that seems clear and understandable

對清楚明了的事進行破壞

例句:

I hate to throw a monkey wrench in the works, but don"t you think we should ask Andy to help.

我討厭搞破壞,但你認為我們是否應該像安迪求助呢?

Everything was set to go when Jack threw a monkey wrench in the works!

當傑克搞破壞時,一切已成定局。

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