with much ado 费尽周折
without further ado 不再多说,立即开始
make much ado about 大惊小怪地对待
much ado about nothing 无事生非
after much ado 经过许多麻烦之后
1. With much ado, he finally finished the difficult project.
经过许多周折,他终于完成了这个困难的项目。
2. With much ado, the team solved the problem before the deadline.
团队费了很大周折,在截止日期前解决了问题。
3. She opened the old box with much ado.
她费了不少力气才打开那个旧箱子。
A: Did you complete the task easily?
A:你轻松完成这个任务了吗?
B: No, I finished it with much ado because there were many problems.
B:没有,我经历了很多麻烦才完成它,因为遇到了许多问题。
1) 表示经过很多困难、麻烦或延迟之后完成某事
2) 常用于描述事情处理过程复杂或不顺利
3) 与 without further ado 相对应,后者表示不再拖延、马上开始
1. 经过许多麻烦;费尽周折
e.g. With much ado, they managed to repair the machine.
他们费了很大周折才修好了机器。
2. 表示某事进行得复杂、缓慢或困难
e.g. The meeting started with much ado.
会议经过一番周折后才开始。
phrase
1. After a lot of difficulty, trouble, or unnecessary effort; with great effort and delay.
Synonym: with difficulty, after much trouble, laboriously