life's work
noun[U]
uk/ˌlaɪfs ˈwɜːk/us/ˌlaɪfs ˈwɝːk/(USalsolifework,life work)Yourlife'sworkis theworkthat is mostimportantto you and to which you give a lot oftimeandeffort:
倾注毕生心血的工作；毕生事业Hergardenwas her life'swork.她对自己的花园倾注了极大的心血。
She made it her life'sworktorectifythatinjustice.
- Theschemeis the life'sworkof Dr. James Galloway, whosawtheexplosionofheartdiseaseinNativeAmericansandfoundacreativeway tohelp.
- He wasrecognizedfor his life'sworkinscienceand hispersonalreligiouscommitment.
- One man'sobsessionis another's life'swork.
Work, working and the workplace
- act assomething
- all work and no play (makes Jack a dull boy)idiom
- assignment
- bandh
- be at workidiom
- grind
- hoop
- hot-desking
- hotelling
- housekeeping
- in the line of dutyidiom
- induction
- industry
- moonlight
- slave
- slog
- slouch
- spadework
- subtask
- sweat