beaver away

US /ˈbiːvər əˈweɪ/

UK /ˈbiːvər əˈweɪ/

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努力工作, 埋头苦干

to work extremely hard at something

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She's been beavering away at her thesis all semester.

她整个学期都在努力撰写论文。

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The team beavered away to meet the tight deadline.

团队努力工作以赶上紧迫的截止日期。

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toil drudge slog grind plug away

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