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pains
noun[ plural ]
uk /peɪnz/ us /peɪnz/
be at pains to do something
to try very hard to do something: 竭力，尽力
She is at pains to point out how much work she has done.她极力表白她做了的工作是那么多。
go to/take great pains to do something
to make a lot of effort to do something: 不辞劳苦做…
I went to great pains to select the best staff available.我煞费苦心地从现有人员里挑选最好的员工。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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assiduity
assiduous
assiduously
assiduousness
be running on emptyidiom
burn
effort
effortful
effortfully
elbow grease
fight
hamster wheel
kill
plough
plough through something
push
put something in/put something into something
rearguard action
set/put your mind to somethingidiom
swing
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