"break the back of" 怎么发音
expression
BRAYK thuh BAK uhv
br-AYK thuh BAK ov
释义
To finish the hardest or most challenging part of a task or problem, making the rest much easier to complete.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈbɹeɪk/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈbæk/ /ˈəv
英式英语
bɹˈeɪk/ /ðə, ði/ /bˈæk/ /ˈɒv
简化发音
美式
BRAYK thuh BAK uhv
英式
br-AYK thuh BAK ov
语境中听
We've broken the back of this assignment, so the rest should be easy.
If we can break the back of the paperwork, we can relax.
They finally broke the back of the project after months of hard work.
We just need to break the back of this last task, then we can call it a day.