make short work of sth

1 FINISH DOING somethingto finish something quickly and easily, especially food or a job 迅速完成某事物，轻易解决某事物〔尤指食物或工作〕

The kids made short work of the sandwiches.

孩子们很快就把三明治解决了。

Computers can make short work of complex calculations.

计算机能够迅速完成复杂的计算。

Examples from the Corpus

make short work of (doing) something• The second game we pull away early and make short work of it.• Carmen would have made short work of Michael too.• These cannibalistic tadpoles make short work of one of their siblings.• It made short work of our Windows performance tests, WinTach, clocking up an impressive index of over 9.3.• It is fair to warn anglers that thousands of crabs soon make short work of rag and lugworm.• Fourth placed Guisborough made short work of the opposition at Saltburn.• Guernsey made short work of the opposition when they won the event on home soil in 1990.• He made short work of the remainder of his lunch, pushed his chair from the table, and stood up.

→ make short work of (doing) something at short1(12)

2 to do something very quickly and easily 迅速/轻松地干完某事

A microwave oven can make light work of the cooking.

微波炉可以让烹饪变得简单容易。

Examples from the Corpus

make short/light work of something• The second game we pull away early and make short work of it.• Guernsey made short work of the opposition when they won the event on home soil in 1990.• Fourth placed Guisborough made short work of the opposition at Saltburn.• Carmen would have made short work of Michael too.• It made short work of our Windows performance tests, WinTach, clocking up an impressive index of over 9.3.• But she made light work of polishing off the shopping at a supermarket near her West London home.• It is fair to warn anglers that thousands of crabs soon make short work of rag and lugworm.• Willie Thorne made light work of the promising Nottinghamshire youngster, Anthony Hamilton, as he eased into the last 16.

→ make short/light work of something at work2(8)

词汇	make short work of sth
释义	make short work of sth make short work of sth 1 FINISH DOING somethingto finish something quickly and easily, especially food or a job 迅速完成某事物，轻易解决某事物〔尤指食物或工作〕 The kids made short work of the sandwiches. 孩子们很快就把三明治解决了。 Computers can make short work of complex calculations. 计算机能够迅速完成复杂的计算。 Examples from the Corpus make short work of (doing) something• The second game we pull away early and make short work of it.• Carmen would have made short work of Michael too.• These cannibalistic tadpoles make short work of one of their siblings.• It made short work of our Windows performance tests, WinTach, clocking up an impressive index of over 9.3.• It is fair to warn anglers that thousands of crabs soon make short work of rag and lugworm.• Fourth placed Guisborough made short work of the opposition at Saltburn.• Guernsey made short work of the opposition when they won the event on home soil in 1990.• He made short work of the remainder of his lunch, pushed his chair from the table, and stood up. → make short work of (doing) something at short1(12) 2 to do something very quickly and easily 迅速/轻松地干完某事 A microwave oven can make light work of the cooking. 微波炉可以让烹饪变得简单容易。 Examples from the Corpus make short/light work of something• The second game we pull away early and make short work of it.• Guernsey made short work of the opposition when they won the event on home soil in 1990.• Fourth placed Guisborough made short work of the opposition at Saltburn.• Carmen would have made short work of Michael too.• It made short work of our Windows performance tests, WinTach, clocking up an impressive index of over 9.3.• But she made light work of polishing off the shopping at a supermarket near her West London home.• It is fair to warn anglers that thousands of crabs soon make short work of rag and lugworm.• Willie Thorne made light work of the promising Nottinghamshire youngster, Anthony Hamilton, as he eased into the last 16. → make short/light work of something at work2(8)
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