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单词 juggling act
释义
juggling act
noun[S]
uk
/ˈdʒʌɡ.lɪŋ ˌækt/us
/ˈdʒʌɡ.lɪŋ ˌækt/
adifficulttaskorsituationthatinvolvesdealingwith several different things at the sametime:
（需同时处理几件不同事情的）困难任务（或局面）
Herlifeis aconstantjugglingact,copingwithcareer,family, andhomelifesingle-handed.她的生活一直不容易，独自一人同时应对事业和家庭。
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(Definition ofjuggling actfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofjuggling act

juggling act
Combining employment and caregiving : an intricatejugglingact.
From theCambridge English Corpus
It has been a realjugglingactfor both rapporteurs, especially on our main budget.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
His was not a national appointment; it was an intrapartyjugglingact.
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It makes them essential to represent and demand change for all the women in this country whose lives are also ajugglingact.
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For the very poor, survival is a desperatejugglingact.
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Combining paid work and parenting, or caring for dependants, is a constantjugglingact.
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Every day, millions of women perform an incrediblejugglingactby going out to work and managing their homes and families at the same time.
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There was a greatjugglingactwith figures and costs.
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Nevertheless, governors who have to perform a difficultjugglingactto make ends meet and who are looking for some approval for their decisions may be unduly biased.
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This budget achieves value for money, and we can congratulate ourselves that we have achieved thatjugglingactand managed to finance enlargement without breaking the ceiling in heading 5.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Thejugglingactmay involve some comedy or other circus skills such as acrobatics, but the principal focus is the technical skill of the jugglers.
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Instead, it keeps introducing new characters until the plot becomes ajugglingactjust when it should be a sprint.
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The circus's many performers include ajugglingact, a trained lion, a boa constrictor, a long-legged clown act, a camel, a high-jumping acrobat, and two white horses.
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It's a breathtakingjugglingact.
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