What does "beaver away" mean?

To work hard and steadily To work diligently on something.

How do you use "beaver away" in a sentence?

She's been beavering away on the project. He beavered away all weekend. They're beavering away at the report.

Phrasal Verb British ★★★☆☆ Moderate informal

Meaning: To work hard and steadily

勤奋工作、埋头苦干

Trabajar con ahínco, currar sin parar

こつこつ働く、黙々と作業する

꾸준히 열심히 일하다

To work diligently on something.

勤勉地做某事。像海狸建水坝一样。

Trabajar diligentemente en algo. Como un castor construyendo una presa.

何かに勤勉に取り組むこと。ダムを作るビーバーのように。

무언가에 부지런히 몰두하다.

Base verb: beaver

Particle: away

Separable: No — the verb and particle stay together

She's been beavering away on the project.
她一直在埋头做这个项目
Lleva currando sin parar en el proyecto
彼女はプロジェクトにこつこつ取り組んでいる
그녀는 프로젝트에 꾸준히 매달리고 있다.
He beavered away all weekend.
他整个周末都在勤奋工作
Trabajó con ahínco todo el fin de semana
彼は週末ずっと黙々と働いた
그는 주말 내내 묵묵히 일했다.
They're beavering away at the report.
他们正在埋头写报告
Están trabajando sin parar en el informe
彼らはレポートに黙々と取り組んでいる
그들은 보고서에 열심히 매달리고 있다.

Context: working hard, diligent, British

Tone: admiring

From the industrious nature of beavers.

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal