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词汇 sweat out
释义
Idiom
sweat outsweat out (something)
to anxiously wait for something.
I sent in my application and now I have to sweat out the two months until I get an answer.We really had to sweat it out because it wasn't clear until the end that we would actually win.

Phr V
sweat out
sweats, sweating, sweated
sweat it out
informal to wait nervously for an unpleasant situation to end or improve
I don't get my exam results till the end of June, so I just have to sweat it out till then.
to exercise hard
Pete sweats it out in the gym for an hour every day after work.
sweat out sth or sweat sth out
to get rid of an illness {e.g. cold, flu} by keeping very warm
I was ill with flu last week, so I went to bed and just sweated it out.
if you sweat out a substance that is in your body, that substance leaves your body through your skin
I eat a lot of garlic but I sweat it out when I go running.
phrasesweat out1. sweat it out informal to work hard and continuously for long periods, especially in hot conditions: The men had been toiling away for six months - sweating it out in blistering heat from 6 am until 9 pm every day.sweat your guts out (=work with a lot of effort) We've been sweating out guts out trying to get this job finished on time.2. sweat it out informal to wait anxiously for news that is very important to you: "The poor guy keeps asking what is going to happen to him." "Well, leave him to sweat it out for a while." Van Os is sweating it out, while the coach decides which 16 players he will be taking to the Olympics.3. sweat out sthsweat sth out to get rid of an illness by sweating a lot: "The best way to deal with a hangover," Johnny advised, "is to stay in bed and sweat it out."

sweat it out

To endure or await something that makes one feel nervous, anxious, or distressed. They said they would call me today to let me know if I got the job, so I've been sweating it out since I woke up.

sweat out

1. To expel a harmful substance through one's sweat. A noun or pronoun can be used between "sweat" and "out." I'm trying to sweat the alcohol from last night out by going for a run this morning. You should spend some time in the sauna. It's a great way to sweat out toxins.
2. To endure or await something that makes one feel nervous, anxious, or distressed. A noun or pronoun (often "it") can be used between "sweat" and "out." They said they would call me today to let me know if I got the job, so I've been sweating it out since I woke up. I sweated out the police's interrogation without saying a word.

sweat something out

 
1. Lit. to get rid of something in one's body by sweating. I have a bit of a cold, and I am going to try to sweat it out. I took a steamy shower, trying to sweat out my cold.
2. Fig. to endure something unpleasant. It was an ordeal, but I sweated it out. I managed to sweat out the exam.
3. Fig. to endure suspense about something. She sweated the two-hour wait out until she heard the results of her bar exams. Karen sweated out the long wait peacefully.

sweat out

Endure or await something anxiously, as in He sweated out that last final exam, or I don't know if I made the team-I'm still sweating it out. This idiom, often expanded to sweat it out, was first recorded in 1876.

sweat it out

1 endure an unpleasant experience, typically one involving extreme physical exertion in great heat. 2 wait in a state of extreme anxiety for something to happen or be resolved. informal

sweat it ˈout

(informal) suffer an unpleasant situation; wait for something unpleasant to end: I hate this job, but I’m going to sweat it out and hope something better comes along.After the competition we just had to sit there and sweat it out until the result was announced.

sweat out

v. Slang
1. To endure something anxiously: I sweated out a three-hour history exam. We sweated the week out, wondering if the police would find us.
2. To await something anxiously: I've been sweating out my final grades all week. The patient was sweating the test results out in the waiting room.
3. To purge the body of some liquid by sweating: I just sweated all the water out that I drank today. They are in the sauna trying to sweat out the booze.

sweat something out

tv. to wait out something; to fret and worry until the end of something. You’ll just have to sweat it out. There’s no way to hurry it up.
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