"by the sweat of your brow" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 靠自己的辛勤勞動

Definition

這個短語表示通過辛勤努力，通常是體力勞動，來獲得某樣東西。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這是一個偏正式和書面語的成語。強調是靠個人努力和辛勞獲得成果，而非靠運氣或別人幫助。常用於表達對努力的敬重。

Examples

He built his business by the sweat of his brow.

他是**靠自己的辛勤勞動**建立了企業。

They survived by the sweat of their brow.

他們**靠辛勤勞動**活了下來。

Everything we have was earned by the sweat of our brow.

我們擁有的一切都是**靠自己的辛勤勞動**得來的。

My parents put me through college by the sweat of their brow.

我父母是**靠自己的辛勤勞動**讓我上了大學。

She owns that land, but it wasn’t handed to her—she got it by the sweat of her brow.

她是那塊地的主人，但那不是別人送的——是**靠自己的辛勤勞動**得來的。

You can really tell this house was built by the sweat of their brow—look at the details.

這房子確實是**靠他們自己的辛勤勞動**建成的——看這些細節就知道。