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    Parkinson's law

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˈParkinson's ˌlaw noun [uncountable]  WORK THAT somebody DOESthe idea that the amount of work you have to do increases to fill the amount of time you have to do it in – used humorously 帕金森定律〔指增加工作量以填满工作时限，幽默用法〕
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    Parkinson's law• It was a monument to the newly discovered Parkinson's Law.• Even Imperial civil lists were subject to Parkinson's Law.    From Longman Business DictionaryParkinson's LawPar‧kin‧son’s Law /ˌpɑːkɪnsənz ˈlɔːˌpɑːrkɪnsənz ˈlɒː/ nounHUMAN RESOURCES a humorous theory which states that the amount of work that needs doing increases to fill the time available to do it in
    ˈParkinson's ˌlaw nounChineseSyllable
    Business amount Corpus the the idea work that of


    Parkinson's lawBrE /ˈpɑːkɪnsnz lɔː/ 🔊NAmE /ˈpɑːrkɪnsnz lɔː/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] (humorous) the idea that work will always take as long as the time available for it 帕金森定律（工作总是到时限最后一刻才会完成）