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单词 legwork
释义

legwork

[ leg-wurk ]
/ ˈlɛgˌwɜrk /
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noun

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.

Origin of legwork

An Americanism dating back to 1890–95; leg + work

Words nearby legwork

legume, legume family, legumin, leguminous, leg warmer, legwork, lehaim, Lehár, Le Havre, Lehigh, Lehman
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Example sentences from the Web for legwork

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

    Obama Needs to Do More Than Pay Lip Service to Regime Change in Syria|Ilan Berman|January 31, 2012|DAILY BEAST
  • Me, Bill Rawlins, I do the legwork, and tend to the business details.

    The Aggravation of Elmer|Robert Andrew Arthur

British Dictionary definitions for legwork

legwork
/ (ˈlɛɡˌwɜːk) /

noun

informal work that involves travelling on foot or as if on foot
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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