Parkinson's law

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ˈParkinson's ˌlaw noun [uncountableU]

WORK THAT somebody DOESthe idea that the amount of work you have to do increases to fill the amount of time you have to do it in – used humorously 帕金森定律〔指增加工作量以填满工作时限，幽默用法〕

Examples from the Corpus

Parkinson's law• It was a monument to the newly discovered Parkinson's Law.• Even Imperial civil lists were subject to Parkinson's Law.

From Longman Business Dictionary

Parkinson's LawPar·kin·son’s Law /ˌpɑːkɪnsənz ˈlɔːˌpɑːrkɪnsənz ˈlɒː/ nounHUMAN RESOURCES

a humorous theory which states that the amount of work that needs doing increases to fill the time available to do it in

单词	Parkinson's law
释义	Parkinson's law Word family adjectivelawfullawlesslawyerlylaw-abidinglawgivingadverblawfullylawlesslynounlawfulnesslawinglawlessnesslawyerlawbreakerlawbreakinglawcourtlawgiverlawmakerlawmanlawmongerlawsuitlawlawland ˈParkinson's ˌlaw noun [uncountableU] WORK THAT somebody DOESthe idea that the amount of work you have to do increases to fill the amount of time you have to do it in – used humorously 帕金森定律〔指增加工作量以填满工作时限，幽默用法〕 Examples from the Corpus Parkinson's law• It was a monument to the newly discovered Parkinson's Law.• Even Imperial civil lists were subject to Parkinson's Law. From Longman Business Dictionary Parkinson's LawPar·kin·son’s Law /ˌpɑːkɪnsənz ˈlɔːˌpɑːrkɪnsənz ˈlɒː/ nounHUMAN RESOURCES a humorous theory which states that the amount of work that needs doing increases to fill the time available to do it in
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