Keep one’s nose to the grindstone 埋頭苦干
2023-08-24 17:42:54 每日學(xué)英語(yǔ)
grindstone 的意思是磨刀石，古代會(huì)放在木頭上，把整塊石頭像輪子一樣轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)來(lái)磨利刀具、武器等等。那可能磨刀時(shí)鼻子要靠近磨刀石，又要磨很久，keep one’s nose to the grindstone 就引申為埋頭苦干、長(zhǎng)時(shí)間苦干、努力做某事情、鍥而不舍。
【例句】
She kept her nose to the grindstone for half a year and got the result she wanted on the IELTS test.
她苦讀了半年書(shū)，終于取得了滿意的雅思成績(jī)。
I've got to keep my nose to the grindstone if I'm going to get this promotion.
如果我想升職，我就得埋頭苦干。