"do a job on" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 彻底破坏
• 损坏得很厉害

Definition

彻底损坏或毁坏某物，有时是故意的，有时是意外的；口语中也表示做某事做到极致，通常是负面的意思。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这是口语和俚语表达。常用于形容某物被严重破坏，不能单纯理解为“完成一项工作”。通常有贬义，可与“really”等修饰词连用，如“He really did a job on it.”

Examples

He did a job on my phone when he dropped it.

他不小心摔了我的手机，**彻底破坏了**它。

The wind did a job on our garden last night.

昨晚风把我们的花园**毁得很惨**。

You really did a job on that cake—there's nothing left!

你真的**把那块蛋糕吃得精光**——什么都没剩！

That movie review really did a job on the director.

那篇影评真的**把导演批得很惨**。

Wow, those kids did a job on the living room while we were gone.

哇，那些孩子在我们不在时**把客厅毁得一塌糊涂**。

My shoes look terrible—you really did a job on them hiking through the mud.

我的鞋子现在很糟糕——**你在泥里走的时候把它们毁坏了**。