take pains

释义

1. 牛津电影里 100%

   兢兢业业地做某事；费力地做某事

   to put a lot of effort into doing sth

   I took no more pains for those thanks than you take pains to thank me.

电影里这样说 · 3 部

• Yes. His lawyer took great pains to bring that out.12 Angry Men1957
• I took no more pains for those thanks than you take pains to thank me.Much Ado About Nothing1993
• For besides that it is excellently well-penned, I have taken great pains to con it.Twelfth Night2012

在完整场景里学

• 十二怒汉1957
  • 陪审员刚进门：open-and-shut case（一目了然的案子）
  • 首轮投票十一比一：kick someone around（受尽欺负）
  • 陪审团围桌轮流发言：burden of proof（举证责任）
• 无事生非1993
  • 战报传来众人斗嘴：merry war（快活的斗嘴）
  • 见面就斗嘴互损：turncoat（墙头草）
  • 贬希罗又发誓不婚：turn husband（成家）
• 第十二夜2012
  • 公爵听曲犯相思：dying fall（渐弱的收尾）
  • 女扮男装去侍奉公爵：word for word（一字不差）
  • 吹牛跳舞又催去求爱：cut a caper（蹦跳一步）

同一词条的短语

• be at pains to do
• for your pains
• take pains with
• no pain, no gain
• on pain of
• a pain in the neck