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A devil of a job
The devil's own job
費力(或令人討厭)的事
If you have a devil of a job or the devil's own job doing something, it is very difficult to do.
devil /ˈdevl/
n. 魔鬼;撒旦
• We had a devil of a job fixing the car.
我們修這輛車真是費了一番功夫。
• We had a devil of a job finding you in that place.
我們費了九牛二虎之力才在那個地方找到你。
• We had a devil of a job convincing Grandpa to go to the doctor for that bad cough.
要說服爺爺去看醫生,治療他那嚴重的咳嗽,我們可真費了一番周折。
convince /kənˈvɪns/
v. 使確信;使相信;使信服
cough /kɒf/
n. 咳嗽
• It was the devil's own job finding a hotel with vacancies.
找到一個有空房的旅館,得費一番功夫了。
vacancy /ˈveɪkənsi/
n. (旅館等的)空房,空間
• We’re going to have a devil of a job getting the roots of that tree out of the ground.
要把那棵樹的根從地下挖出來,我們可得費一番功夫。
root /ruːt/
n. 根
ground /ɡraʊnd/
n. 地面
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