knuckle down

美 [ˈnʌkl daʊn]英 [ˈnʌkl daʊn]
  • (尤指前期不努力之后)开始努力工作(或学习);屈服
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knuckle down

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    PHRASAL VERB (尤指前期不努力之后)开始努力工作(或学习)
    If someone knuckles down, they begin to work or study very hard, especially after a period when they have done very little work.

    The only thing to do was knuckle down and get on with some serious hard work...

    唯一能做的就是开始努力工作,好好干出点儿成绩来。

verb

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work very hard, like a slave
Synonym: slave break one's back buckle down

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  1. I 'm going to have to knuckle down to some serious study .

    我得开始认认真真地学习了。

  2. The only thing to do was knuckle down and get on with some serious hard work

    唯一能做的就是开始努力工作,好好干出点儿成绩来。

  3. He managed to knuckle down to his lessons long enough to pass his examination .

    他在离考试还有足够长时间的时候就开始认真学习,从而通过了考试。

  4. You 'll really have to knuckle down if you want to pass the examination .

    如果想通过考试,你确实应专心学习。

  5. If we don 't knuckle down , the boss is going to be very unhappy .

    如果我们不开始努力工作的话,老板会很不高兴的。

  6. We 've got to knuckle down and clean the house .

    我们得好好干了,把屋子打扫干净。

  7. Just on ur marks and get set , knuckle down ur life .

    各就各位,随时预备开始你的新生活,并记得认真去对待!

  8. You should knuckle down to finding a job .

    你应该努力去找一份工作。

  9. I can 't seem to knuckle down to my studies these days & there are too many distractions .

    这几天我看来没法认真学习&分心的事太多了。

  10. If you want to pass that exam , you 'll have to knuckle down ( to some hard work ) .

    你要想考试及格,就得开始下功夫(苦干)了。

  11. Nine-year-old Giuliano Stroe knows what it means to knuckle down after school ... but not with his homework as you might expect .

    九岁的朱利亚诺·斯特勒知道放学后应该认真努力……但和你预想的不同,他并非是认真学习功课。

  12. It 's not easy to knuckle down to the responsibilities of a working week and a wounded world after the excitements of the Olympic experience which has taken us all by surprise .

    在令人惊叹的奥运会之后,人们一时间很难从激动的状态中抽身投入工作,投入这个伤痕累累的世界。

  13. He put both hands in her hair and combed it with his fingers . He turned her around , massaged her shoulders , slid a knuckle down the path of her spine .

    他将双手伸进她的头发,用手指为她梳头,接着把她转过身去,按摩她的肩膀,指节沿着脊椎往下滑。