英汉词典  旅游景点  旅游指南  美食特产购物  历史文化

请输入您要查询的词汇：

　

词汇 by the sweat of brow
释义
Idiom
by the sweat of browby the sweat of (your) brow
literary if you earn the money that you use to live on by the sweat of your brow, you earn it yourself, by doing hard, often physical work.
A decent, hard-working man, he supported his family by the sweat of his brow.

by the sweat of (one's) brow

Through or because of one's own efforts or hard work. By the sweat of his brow, my father turned a barren little plot of land into the flourishing farm you see today. This pair of entrepreneurs has created a billion-dollar company by the sweat of their brow.

by the sweat of one's brow

Fig. by one's efforts; by one's hard work. Tom raised these vegetables by the sweat of his brow. Sally polished the car by the sweat of her brow.
随便看

　

青年旅行网英语在线翻译词典收录了440382条英语词汇在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用英语词汇的中英文双语翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。

　

Copyright © 2000-2024 Qntrip.com All Rights Reserved
京ICP备2021023879号 更新时间：2025/2/10 20:53:51