heavy lifting

/ˈhɛvi ˈlɪftɪŋ/· noun phrase

财经/商业B2

heavy lifting
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Chinese meaning

主zhǔ要yào重zhòng担dàn

承chéng担dān最zuì费fèi力lì的de核hé心xīn工gōng作zuò

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搜sōu索suǒ业yè务wù仍réng是shì增zēng长zhǎng的de主zhǔ要yào支zhī撑chēng

Example

Search is still doing the heavy lifting, and it's still growing at a double-digit pace.

搜sōu索suǒ业yè务wù仍réng在zài挑tiǎo大dà梁liáng,而ér且qiě仍réng以yǐ两liǎng位wèi数shù的de速sù度dù增zēng长zhǎng。

Source: The Motley Fool · 13 Sep 2026

Background ✎

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Roots · etymology

字面'重物+举起'组合,引申指最吃力的核心工作

  • heavy(重的)+ lifting(举起,引申为费力活)

Collocations

  • do the heavy lifting / heavy lifting for growth / the real heavy lifting

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