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单词 groundwork
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groundworknoun [ U ]

uk/ˈɡraʊnd.wɜːk/us/ˈɡraʊnd.wɝːk/

work that is done as a preparation for work that will be done later:

The committee will meet today to lay the groundwork for inter-party talks next month.

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Work, working and the workplace

  • a long way to go idiom
  • act as sth 1
  • act as sth
  • all work and no play (makes Jack a dull boy) idiom
  • assignment
  • cabin
  • hoop
  • hot desk
  • hot-desking
  • hotelling
  • housekeeping
  • in the line of duty idiom
  • labour
  • slouch
  • spadework
  • stroke
  • sweat
  • sweat over sth
  • swing into action idiom
  • temp

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Preparing

groundworknoun [ U ]

us/ˈɡrɑʊn·dwɜrk/

work done in preparation for something that will happen later:

The planning committee will lay the groundwork for the conference.

groundworknoun [ U ]

uk/ˈɡraʊndwɜːk/us
lay the groundwork (for sth)

to do work in preparation for work that will be done later:

The company is laying the groundwork for market development.
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