"elbow grease" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 苦力
• 體力勞動

Definition

需要很大體力的勞動，特別是清潔、擦洗或動手工作。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

是口語俚語，僅作比喻用，指清潔、修理等體力活（如「多用點 elbow grease」）。常帶鼓勵或幽默語氣，不用於腦力工作。

Examples

It takes a lot of elbow grease to clean these old tiles.

要清理這些舊瓷磚需要很多**苦力**。

Give the table some elbow grease and it will shine.

擦擦這張桌子，多用點**苦力**，它會發亮。

You need elbow grease to scrub that stain out.

要把那個污漬擦掉，需要點**苦力**。

The floor looks amazing after a bit of elbow grease.

用了點**苦力**，地板變得非常漂亮。

Sometimes all you need is elbow grease and patience.

有時你只需要點**苦力**和耐心。

He got the car looking new again with some serious elbow grease.

靠著大量**苦力**，他把車擦得像新的一樣。