Goodies英文学堂︱Elbow grease(肘子上的肥油)是甚么?即睇idiom意思/例句/小测验

更新时间:12:00 2026-10-03 HKT
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英文词汇的用法灵活多变,仅仅记着某个单字的意思,往往不足以理解整句句子。《星岛教育》精选多个有趣的Idioms(惯用语),拆解含义之余,亦提供例句与小测验,方便小朋友理解。今期将会介绍「Bite your tongue」,字面上的意思是「咬舌头」,但实际意义却不是如此!

意思

To work very hard, especially physically (费劲苦干)

例句

  1.  You'll need a lot of elbow grease to move that fridge up the stairs.  (「要把那台冰箱搬上楼梯,你可得费好大一番力气。」)
  2.  Irma put a lot of elbow grease into painting the entire wall. (Irma费了很多力气,才把整面墙粉刷完。)

小测验

Sam says it took “a lot of elbow grease” to complete his project. What does he mean?(答案在文末)

  1. He used a lot of oil 
  2. He worked really hard to finish the project
  3. He used his elbows
Elbow grease(肘子上的肥油)
Elbow grease(肘子上的肥油)

答案:2

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