柯林斯詞典elbow grease 1. N-UNCOUNT People use elbow grease to refer to the strength and energy that you use when doing physical work like rubbing or polishing. 諸如擦拭等費躰力的工作[非正式] It took a considerable amount of polish and elbow grease before the brass shone. 經(jīng)過了大量的拋光和擦拭後，這塊黃銅才露出光芒。 返回 elbow grease劍橋詞典a lot of physical effort （躰力上的）重活；費勁，苦乾 The polish needs a certain amount of elbow grease to apply . 要把這個擦亮得費不少勁。 返回 elbow grease