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
I'd like to ask for your daughter's hand in marriage.
我希望你能把女儿许配给我。
No man can make a good coat with bad cloth.
巧匠难以劣布制美服。
Arthur C.Clark once suggested a revolutionary idea passes through three phases: