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单词 legwork
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Definition of legwork in English:

legwork

noun ˈlɛɡwəːkˈlɛɡˌwərk
mass noun
  • Work that involves much travelling about to collect information, especially when such work is difficult but boring.

    why don't we just hire a flunky and get him to do the legwork for us?
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The old Bulgarian Ministry of Trade and Tourism was helpful in the past but there is still a lot of legwork for him to do.
    • If you have your own set of burning questions, you will have to do your own legwork, so to speak.
    • It takes determination, organization, and a lot of legwork - and that's just the beginning.
    • If you are interested in pursuing this, let me know and I'll do some additional legwork.
    • Josh Claybourn, one of the founders of ITA, figured it was probably a fake and did a lot of legwork to try and find out for sure.
    • However, many of the websites that charge a fee will do this legwork for you.
    • You'll need to do some legwork to see what sort of schools fall into your savings range.
    • Finding a mental health provider takes some legwork.
    • To get access to school bonds, you have to do a lot of legwork.
    • That will require a lot of legwork, he cautioned.
    • But such legwork does far more than inform them of what their co-medium is thinking.
    • I know, I completely rely on other people to do all the real legwork.
    • Of course, you can search for a sales rep or distributor yourself, but he prepared for a lot of legwork.
    • However, they hope the preliminary legwork will pay off.
    • Little legwork was required in this instance, though.
    • With only a fraction of their financial firepower, he and his volunteers will have a lot of legwork to do.
    • And it proved that if you are prepared to put in a bit of legwork and be brazen enough to ask, you really can get some reasonable bargains.
    • Finding the mechanic took some legwork, but Patroni found the man and his garage.
    • Have today's journalists removed themselves from doing the proper legwork?
    • No matter where you travel, however, there are free events and activities that just take a little planning and legwork to find.
    Synonyms
    preliminary work, preliminaries, preparations, preparatory measures, basic work, spadework, hard work, donkey work, hack work
 
 

Definition of legwork in US English:

legwork

nounˈlɛɡˌwərkˈleɡˌwərk
  • Work that involves much traveling to collect information, especially when such work is difficult but boring.

    why don't we just hire a flunky and get him to do the legwork for us?
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Finding the mechanic took some legwork, but Patroni found the man and his garage.
    • But such legwork does far more than inform them of what their co-medium is thinking.
    • Little legwork was required in this instance, though.
    • If you have your own set of burning questions, you will have to do your own legwork, so to speak.
    • And it proved that if you are prepared to put in a bit of legwork and be brazen enough to ask, you really can get some reasonable bargains.
    • Of course, you can search for a sales rep or distributor yourself, but he prepared for a lot of legwork.
    • I know, I completely rely on other people to do all the real legwork.
    • With only a fraction of their financial firepower, he and his volunteers will have a lot of legwork to do.
    • Finding a mental health provider takes some legwork.
    • That will require a lot of legwork, he cautioned.
    • You'll need to do some legwork to see what sort of schools fall into your savings range.
    • However, they hope the preliminary legwork will pay off.
    • The old Bulgarian Ministry of Trade and Tourism was helpful in the past but there is still a lot of legwork for him to do.
    • It takes determination, organization, and a lot of legwork - and that's just the beginning.
    • However, many of the websites that charge a fee will do this legwork for you.
    • Josh Claybourn, one of the founders of ITA, figured it was probably a fake and did a lot of legwork to try and find out for sure.
    • No matter where you travel, however, there are free events and activities that just take a little planning and legwork to find.
    • To get access to school bonds, you have to do a lot of legwork.
    • Have today's journalists removed themselves from doing the proper legwork?
    • If you are interested in pursuing this, let me know and I'll do some additional legwork.
    Synonyms
    preliminary work, preliminaries, preparations, preparatory measures, basic work, spadework, hard work, donkey work, hack work
 
 
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