甘之如饴 meaning in English
enjoy sth. bitter as if it were malt sugar; be quite content even in adversity; gladly endure hardships; pleasantly consuming it as if taking sugarplums -- to be willing to endure in crisis
Examples
- They were laborious , but he relished this kind of work
这些计算是很繁重的工作，但是亚当斯对这种工作甘之如饴。 - University freshmen get lots of razz , but they like the initiation
大一新生受各种嘲弄，但是他们对这种入门经验甘之如饴。 - Had he not learnt these lessons he would never have enjoyed his time as a street vendor
要不是他获得了这些功课，他就无法对街头小贩的工作甘之如饴。 - This allows the firms that find it cheapest to reduce their emissions to do so , leaving those for which cuts would be costlier to buy permits
这样一来，那些认为减少排放量是最经济的方法的企业就会甘之如饴；那些认为减少排放量不合算的企业则会购买配额。 - Despite their heavy labor under a scorching sun , the brothers and sisters found joy in their work , which they almost completed in one morning of concerted effort
尽管顶著烈日，大家挥汗如雨，不过每个人都甘之如饴，在同心协力之下，才一个上午的时间就几乎完成所有的工作。