单词 | work way through sth |
释义 | work way through sthwork way through sth 1 to deal with, eat, smoke etc a large amount of things 大量地工作/吃/吸烟等 He worked his way through the pile of documents. 他从头到尾处理了那一堆文件。 She had munched her way through a packet of biscuits. 她吃掉了一整包饼干。 Examples from the Corpus work/munch/smoke etc your way through something• He had even tried starting at page 1 and working his way through to the end.• Tom, like most of the others, will need lots of reinforcement as he works his way through the change.• He worked his way through a bag of sandwiches and four cans of Pepsi.• He worked his way through college, performing menial tasks in exchange for reduced tuition.• He's probably smoking his way through your deposit.• You could sense the passage of time working its way through the foundation.• We are attempting to work our way through all these questions.• Environmentalists have warned that dioxins accumulate in fat and milk and will work their way through the food chain. → work/munch/smoke etc your way through something at way1(24) 2 a) to move somewhere slowly and with difficulty 缓慢而费力地移到/穿过某处 From here, we worked our way carefully across the rock base. 我们从这里小心翼翼地穿过岩基。 b) to achieve something gradually by working 〔通过努力〕逐步达到 He had worked his way up to head of department. 他一步一个脚印不懈努力,终于做到部门主管。 Examples from the Corpus work your way to/through etc something• And national campaign finance reform began to work its way through the U. S. Congress.• For nearly two hours he worked his way through his agenda, more administration and finance today than scientific exploration.• He would stand in the gents' cubicle and work his way through the fantasy, peeing in synchronization with the finale.• I realize that I need to work my way through the next passages with care and delicacy.• Magistrates are working their way through questioning all the officers who participated in the raid, beginning with the 13 commanders.• The engine started to sound rough, but she thought it would work its way through and ignored it.• Tom, like most of the others, will need lots of reinforcement as he works his way through the change.• We are attempting to work our way through all these questions. → work your way to/through etc something at work1(1) |
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