make hard work of1 to make something you are doing seem more difficult than it really is 使某事看起来更难 Juventus were making hard work of what should have been an easy game. 尤文图斯队在本该轻松取胜的比赛中陷入苦战。
make hard work of something• You can make hard work of an easy job if you don't know the right way to go.• She was making hard work of plucking the goose.
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2 to do something with difficulty 辛苦地做某事 They made hard work of what should have been an easy game. 原本应该是很轻松的比赛,他们却打得非常艰苦。
make heavy/hard work of something• You can make hard work of an easy job if you don't know the right way to go.• She was making hard work of plucking the goose.
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