Work cut out.
/wɜrk kʌt aʊt/
Work cut out.
/wɜrk kʌt aʊt/
「Work cut out」通常用來描述面臨一項艱鉅或需要大量努力的任務。這個表達來自裁縫業,指出需要進行大量剪裁的工作已經準備就緒。當一個項目或任務需要特別的努力和計劃時,就可以說有「work cut out」。這個表達強調了前方等待的挑戰和需要投入的努力。
I have my work cut out for me this week.
這一周我有很多工作要做。
She had her work cut out with the new project.
她需要花很大的努力來處理新的項目。
He realized he had his work cut out for him when he saw the pile of files on his desk.
當他看到桌子上那堆文件時,他意識到自己有一大堆工作要做。