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【学习干货】“break neck”是打断脖子的意思吗?

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⊙“break(one's) neck”是什么意思?⊙
break是打破的意思,neck是指脖子, 所以break(one's) neck是什么意思呢?打断别人的脖子吗?
其实,breakone's neck是一种夸张的说法,真正意思是“竭尽全力(做某事)”,可以这样子理解:成年累月地埋头苦干,几乎累断了脖子。
break (one's) neck
【释义】To put forth a great deal of effort. 付出很大的努力
【例句】1. I've been breaking my neck trying to get apassing grade this semester, so failing by two measly points is incredibly frustrating.这学期我一直在拼命想及格,所以最后就差两分及格真的是让人绝望。 2. Don't break your neck trying to please these people—they'll never appreciate it.别再努力试图取悦这些人了,他们永远不会感激的。 3. You don’t have to break your neck fixing this TV set: I really don’t need it next week."你不必赶紧地修这个电视机,我下星期并不需要它。 与break相关的,同样表达“付出了巨大努力”的词组还有
break a sweat
【释义】To put forth a large amount of energy or effort into or toward a task. Usually used in the negative to indicate the opposite.把大量的精力或精力投入到一项任务中。通常用在否定词中表示相反的意思。
【例句】1. That test was so easy, I aced it without even breaking a sweat.这次测试太简单了!我很轻松地取得了A的成绩。 2. She didn't break a sweat becoming the district attorney.她不费吹灰之力即成为了地方检察官。 3. He gave a perfect performance and didn't break a sweat.他表演得很完美,一点也不费力。


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