英語(yǔ)如何地道的表示“繁忙”,？

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生活在帝都北京的上班族,，每天都處于繁忙中,。上班下班，早晚高峰,。好不容易奔到了公司又要立馬打了雞血一樣投入戰(zhàn)斗,。這么繁忙的狀態(tài)你造怎么用英文表達(dá)嗎？

We all lead busy lives and sometimes it feels like we’re never going to get off that treadmill. In English, there are many idiomatic expressions to express this “busyness”.

我們都過(guò)著繁忙的生活,，有時(shí)感覺(jué)仿佛永遠(yuǎn)無(wú)法停下來(lái),。英語(yǔ)中有很多習(xí)慣用語(yǔ)用于表達(dá)這種”繁忙“。

1. All hands on deck

全員各就各位

When there’s a lot of work to be done and everyone needs to be involved.

當(dāng)有很多工作需要做時(shí),，所有人都要加入,。

As the opening day approached, it was all hands on deck to get everything ready in time.

由于開(kāi)業(yè)時(shí)間迫在眉睫，所有人員必須各就各位,，及時(shí)做好各方面準(zhǔn)備,。

2. Hive of activity

一片繁忙的景象

A place where there are a lot of things happening and everyone is busy.

指某處正在發(fā)生大量的事，每個(gè)人都很忙,。

When I arrived at the office, the place was already a hive of activity with everyone buzzing around.

當(dāng)我到達(dá)時(shí),，辦公室里已經(jīng)一片熱火朝天的景象，每個(gè)人都在忙的團(tuán)團(tuán)轉(zhuǎn),。

3. Rushed off your feet

忙的不可開(kāi)交

You are so busy that you don’t have time to stop.

你太忙了以至于完全停不下來(lái),。

I am exhausted. I’ve been rushed off my feet all day at the shop.

我感到筋疲力盡。我在店里的一整天都是忙的腳打后腦勺,。

4. Work your fingers to the bone

拼命地做,，非常努力

To work very hard or to be extremely hardworking.

工作努力或努力到極致。

He deserves his success. He worked his fingers to the bone when he started the business.

他的成功歸功于他自己,。剛開(kāi)始創(chuàng)業(yè)時(shí)他工作非常努力,。

5. Roll up your sleeves

卷起袖子準(zhǔn)備大干一場(chǎng)

Get ready for hard work.

準(zhǔn)備好努力工作。

If we’re going to increase our market share, we’re going to have to roll our sleeves and get new customers.

如果我們想要增加市場(chǎng)份額,，我就需要擼起袖子大干一場(chǎng),，獲得新的客戶。

6. Have your work cut out

按時(shí)完成艱巨的任務(wù)

Have a difficult or challenging task or problem to deal with.

有困難的或挑戰(zhàn)性的或問(wèn)題需要處理應(yīng)對(duì),。

They have their work cut out with that client. He is incredibly demanding.

關(guān)于那個(gè)客戶他們有一大堆工作要做,。他要求太苛刻了。

7. A race against time

和時(shí)間賽跑

Working towards a deadline.

在時(shí)間截點(diǎn)前干工作,。

I have so many deadlines. It’s a never-ending race against time to meet them.

我有這么多任務(wù)截點(diǎn),。要在規(guī)定時(shí)間內(nèi)完成簡(jiǎn)直就是和時(shí)間賽跑,。

8. Hit the ground running

立即快馬加鞭地開(kāi)展重要工作

Start an activity immediately and with energy.

全力以赴馬上開(kāi)展活動(dòng)。

He intends to hit the ground running if and when he wins that contract.

一旦他贏得了那份合同,，他就打算馬上全力以赴開(kāi)展工作,。（滬江英語(yǔ)網(wǎng)）