elbow grease

英 [ˈelbəʊ ɡriːs]

美 [ˈelboʊ ɡriːs]

n.  苦干; (尤指费劲的)擦拭，清洁

牛津词典

noun

• 苦干；（尤指费劲的）擦拭，清洁
  the effort used in physical work, especially in cleaning or polishing sth

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT （干粗活用的）力气，蛮力；(费力的)擦拭
  People useelbow greaseto refer to the strength and energy that you use when doing physical work like rubbing or polishing.
  1. It took a considerable amount of polish and elbow grease before the brass shone like new.
     经过大量的抛光和擦拭，黄铜光亮如新。

英英释义

noun

• use of physical or mental energy
  1. he got an A for effort
  2. they managed only with great exertion
  Synonym:effortexertiontravailsweat

双语例句

• Doing what they were told to, the labourers all found themselves much stronger than before and the work much easier to tackle. The young man needs to use a little elbow grease; he is too slack altogether.
  民工们照着去做，果然浑身是力，干活很轻松，减轻了劳苦。这年轻人得使点劲干活才是&他也太懒散了。
• Maybe you could improve it if you use a lot of elbow grease.
  如果你花力气打扫一下，或许会不错的。
• The pot is so dirty that no amount of elbow grease will get it clean.
  这个锅子那么脏，费再大的力量也洗不干净。
• If you use a bit of elbow grease you'll get the floor clean.
  你只要用点劲，就能把地板擦干净。
• An engine imbibes fuel ( steam, fission, petrol, or elbow grease) and transforms it into work.
  发动机吸收燃料（蒸汽、裂变、汽油或者做大量的功）并将其转换为功。
• To apply some elbow grease, pursue profiling, or examining where your code spends its time.
  要应用一些优化操作，执行结构分析，或检查代码在哪花费了时间。
• The young man needs to use a little elbow grease; he is too slack altogether.
  这年轻人得使点劲干活才是他也太懒散了。
• It took a considerable amount of polish and elbow grease before the brass shone like new.
  经过大量的抛光和擦拭，黄铜光亮如新。
• By dint of much elbow grease, I was able to get both windows in the truck almost completely rolled down.
  靠着肘部脂肪的力量，我终于能够把卡车里的每扇窗子都差不多完全摇了下来。