| 释义 |
break /breɪk/ Most idioms containing the verb break are at the entries for the nouns or adjectives in the idioms, for example break the ice is at ice . 大多数含动词 break 的习语列在该类习语中的名词或形容词相关词条下，如 break the ice 在词条 ice 下。 ► SEE ALLbreak your back doing sth/to do sthbreak the back of sth
●break your ˈback doing sth/to do sthwork very hard to achieve sth 拼命工作；全力以赴◆I’ve been breaking my back to sell as many books as I can.
我一直在拼命尽可能多卖几本书。▸ ˈback-breaking adjective (of physical work 体力劳动)
very hard and tiring 艰苦繁重的●break the ˈback of sthfinish the largest or most difficult part of a task 完成（某项任务的）主要部分（或最艰难的部分）◆I won’t finish this report tonight but I’d like to break the back of it before I go to bed.
我今晚完不成这份报告，不过我要在睡觉前完成主要部分。 |