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legwork

/leg-wurk/US // ˈlɛgˌwɜrk //UK // (ˈlɛɡˌwɜːk) //

腿部工作,腿部劳动,腿部作业,腿功

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : work or research involving extensive walking or traveling about, usually away from one's office, as in gathering data for a book, a legal action, etc.
    • : action of the legs as executed by an athlete, dancer, etc.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as ininquiry

Examples

  • She’s patient — to a pointNone of this happens without significant legwork on Pelosi’s part.

  • Putting in a little legwork to pick the best air mattress for your needs will pay off in the long run, and a model like the SoundSleep Dream will suit most any nap or night’s needs.

  • That prevents them from easily importing verified income data from the Internal Revenue Service onto their FAFSA form and requires more legwork to complete the audit.

  • Good luck on your shopping expedition—and if you get tired of doing the legwork, come on back here and go with one of our picks.

  • It’s worth noting that even Fox News declined to report on the laptop without doing some legwork first.

  • Instead, hard legwork and reaching out to past voters got it done.

  • Of course, cracking this market will require some costly legwork.

  • To its credit, the Obama administration has already begun some of this legwork.

  • Police enthusiasm dropped to the norm of what they called legwork.

  • Me, Bill Rawlins, I do the legwork, and tend to the business details.