单词spadework
n.: 艰苦的前期准备工作
网络: 挖掘工作；挖掘的工作；基本研究
艰苦的前期准备工作:
the hard work that has to be done in order to prepare for sth
铲工,铲活
铲土工作
挖土工作
需要努力的准备工作
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are reliant on old-fashioned, low-tech spadework, human contact and the geographical reality in which all that exists.
有赖于老式、低技术含量的基础工作，人们的交往以及现实的地理状况，这些都实实在在的存在着
Despite some superb spadework by journalist Barton Gellman and others, we know very little about Cheney"s true role.
尽管有些重要的基础性的工作已经由巴顿.杰尔曼及其他一些记者完成了，但我们对切尼真正所扮演的角色所知很少。
Both banks relied heavily on their investment bank divisions to do the spadework, compensating for higher bad debt charges elsewhere.
两家银行都严重依赖于投行部门打下基础，弥补其它部门更高的不良债务支出。
This will demand a large amount of spadework as well as one strategic choice.
这既需要大量的基础工作，也需要管理层做出战略选择。
No less important is the spadework being done by the Securities andExchange Commission, America"smain markets watchdog.
当然，美国市场的看门狗——证监会所做的基础工作也不可忽视。
Behind this spadework lies a strategic choice.
这一堆基础工作的背后隐含着一个战略选择。
He did a lot of spadework for the committee meeting.
他为这次委员会会议做了大量的准备工作。
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工作，任务，差事，家务事