spadework
n [U] (fig 比喻) hard work done in preparation for sth 艰苦的准备工作
She got the praise for the job but he did all the spadework. 工作完成後她获得赞誉, 但筹备期间的苦活儿全是他干的.
🗣️ 情景例句
How do you do?
你好。
Nothing stake, nothing draw.
不顶千里浪,哪来万斤鱼。
There is no sky in June so blue that it does not point forward to a bluer,