work one's way up

短语

词形变化

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释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    to climb something effortfully

  2. 2.

    to reach higher positions through effort after starting at lower levels or the very bottom

    He worked his way up from janitor to regional manager.

  3. 3.

    to reach higher positions through effort after starting at lower levels or the very bottom

    to climb the figurative corporate ladder

  4. 4.

    to reach higher positions through effort after starting at lower levels or the very bottom

    to rise within a hierarchical order