bust a gut是什么意思

bust a gut是什么意思/玩儿命/拼了命的作业

bust a gut双语例句

1.

You can bust a gut sixteen hours a day, seven days a week, but if your product is lousy, you've wasted your time.

你能够一周7天、一天16小时地拼命劳动，可是假如产品质量低质，你就白搭时刻了。

2.

I bust a gut to get the fridge home.

我费了九牛二虎之力将冰箱运回家.

 
Neil
Hello and welcome to Authentic Real English. I'm Neil and joining me is Feifei.

Feifei                                                
大家好！

Neil
In this programme we have an expression which means 'to make a great effort to achieve something'.

Feifei
Neil, why are you wearing that running gear in the studio? Neil 穿戴一身跑步的行头来上班，如同有点儿不太适宜。I'm not sure that shorts and a vest are appropriate for the workplace! As for those sweatbands…

Neil
Well, Feifei, it's because I'm desperate to get fit. You see, I'm running a marathon at the end of the month and I've barely started training. I'm really going to have to bust a gut to be ready in time.

Feifei
Yes, you really do need to start training but surely busting a gut is not going to help!

Neil
I'm not going to bust my gut literally! To bust a gut means 'to make a huge effort to achieve something'. Imagine working so hard your stomach – or gut – actually breaks!

Feifei
Urgh! Here are some examples of the expression 'to bust a gut'.

Examples
We're going to have to bust a gut to get this report done by tomorrow. We're only half-way through and it's already 7pm.

The problem with today's millionaire footballers is they're not prepared to bust a gut for their national team.

There are train strikes and the traffic is terrible. I had to bust a gut to get here on time today.

Neil
To bust a gut – to make a great effort to achieve something.

Feifei
To bust a gut 的意思是十分尽力得做某事以到达方针，能够理解为汉语里常说的“拼了命地干活，玩儿了命地作业”。从例句中能够看出，to bust a gut 即能够用来描绘膂力活动也能够描绘非膂力的活动和工作。

Neil
Yes so come on Feifei. We need to bust a gut to get this programme finished so I can go out for a training run.

Feifei
Alright, alright, we're done now – go and bust a gut.

Neil
I'm off – bye!