"make hard work of" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 把事情變得很難
• 把簡單事情做複雜

Definition

如果你make hard work of 某事，就是把本來很簡單的事情做得很複雜或很難。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

屬於非正式、帶批評意味的說法，表示有人把簡單事搞得很複雜。常見於搭配任務詞。別跟‘work hard’（認真工作）搞混。

Examples

He made hard work of washing the dishes.

他**把洗碗**變得很難。

Don't make hard work of this easy math problem.

別**把這個簡單的數學題變複雜**。

She always makes hard work of getting ready for school.

她總是**把上學前的準備搞得很複雜**。

You really made hard work of that simple job yesterday.

你昨天真的**把那個簡單工作做得很難**。

Why do you always make hard work of cooking dinner?

你為什麼總是**把做晚飯變繁瑣**？

Let's not make hard work of this meeting—just keep it quick.

我們別**把這個會議搞得複雜**，快點結束吧。