| 单词 | a hard taskmaster |
| 释义 | a hard taskmastera hard taskmaster 1 someone who makes people work too hard 要求过分严格的上司；逼迫别人拼命工作的人 Examples from the Corpus a hard taskmaster/master• The summer is a hard master.• True to his word, he schooled her in horsemanship and was a hard taskmaster.• He was a hard master and a dangerous enemy.• She was a hard taskmaster but a considerably fairer one than la Belle Ethel. → a hard taskmaster/master at hard1(17) 2 FORCE somebody TO DO somethingto force people to work very hard 是一个严厉的监工 Examples from the Corpus be a hard/stern/tough taskmaster• True to his word, he schooled her in horsemanship and was a hard taskmaster.• She was a hard taskmaster but a considerably fairer one than la Belle Ethel.• If self-employment is any guide, the dejobbed worker is likely to be a stern taskmaster. → be a hard/stern/tough taskmaster at taskmaster(1) |
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