"slave away" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 辛苦勞作
• 拼命工作

Definition

長時間非常辛苦地工作，通常是做一些困難或不愉快的事情。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

非正式表達，通常形容非常辛苦且令人不快的工作，帶有抱怨或誇張成分。常與“at”或“over”搭配（如：slave away at homework）。

Examples

I had to slave away in the kitchen all day.

我整天都在廚房裡**辛苦勞作**。

She slaves away at her job but never gets a thank you.

她在工作中**拼命工作**，卻從沒有得到一句感謝。

Many students slave away at their homework every night.

許多學生每天晚上都在**辛苦勞作**寫作業。

I’ve been slaving away on this project for weeks, but it’s finally done.

我已經為這個項目**拼命工作**了好幾個星期，終於完成了。

Why slave away for someone who doesn’t appreciate you?

為什麼要為一個不欣賞你的人**辛苦勞作**？

They slaved away all summer to save up for their trip.

他們整個夏天都在**拼命工作**，為了旅行存錢。