take some doing
collocation需要费一番功夫；很费劲
Getting everything ready on time took some doing.
按时把所有东西准备好费了一番功夫。
行为；所作所为
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行为；所作所为
a deed or action, especially one for which someone is responsible
The mess in the kitchen was my doing, so I cleaned it up without being asked.
厨房里的乱摊子是我造成的，所以没人要求我就收拾干净了。
行为或行动,尤指某人需对其负责之事
A deed or action, especially when somebody is held responsible for it.
The team's win was largely the coach's doing, since she had planned every step.
球队的胜利主要是教练的功劳，因为她把每一步都计划好了。
Such doings cannot be ignored; someone must take responsibility.
这样的行为不能忽视；必须有人承担责任。
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需要费一番功夫；很费劲
Getting everything ready on time took some doing.
按时把所有东西准备好费了一番功夫。
某人的所作所为
He refused to answer for his doings.
他拒绝对自己的所作所为负责。
日常活动；日常事务
The blog records her daily doings.
这个博客记录她的日常活动。
恶行；坏事
The story is about the evil doings of a corrupt official.
这个故事讲的是一个腐败官员的恶行。
…的活动；…的行为
People are always curious about the doings of the rich and famous.
人们总是对富人和名人的动向感到好奇。
需要费一番力气；很不容易
Getting this proposal approved will take some doing.
要让这个提案通过可要费一番力气。
表示拒绝或不可能；没门儿
I asked him for a loan, but nothing doing.
我向他借钱，但他没门儿。
是某人所为；是某人的责任
The mistake was entirely my doing.
这个错误完全是我造成的。
我们通过实践学习。
This proverb, often attributed to Aristotle, encourages hands-on experience as the best way to gain knowledge.
这句常被归于亚里士多德的谚语鼓励人们把亲身实践视为获得知识的最佳途径。
效率是把事情做正确，效能是做正确的事情。
Peter Drucker's management maxim contrasts doing things correctly with choosing the right things to do.
彼得·德鲁克的这则管理格言对比了把事情做正确和选择正确的事情去做。
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联想：do是‘做’，doing是‘行为、所做之事’；自己做的自己负责。
语域：formal 常见场景：书面叙事、正式场合谈论责任时 该义项多用于正式书面语或较正式的口语，常见于表示“是某人的作为/责任”的结构（如 It was my doing），日常口语中较少使用。
表示“行为、所作所为”时，尤指某人需对其负责的具体行动。
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