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drudgery

英 [ˈdrʌdʒəri]

美 [ˈdrʌdʒəri]

n.  单调乏味的苦差事; 繁重无聊的工作

复数:drudgeries 

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BNC.19455 / COCA.20108

牛津词典

    noun

    • 单调乏味的苦差事;繁重无聊的工作
      hard boring work

      柯林斯词典

      • N-UNCOUNT 单调乏味的苦差事;无聊的工作
        You usedrudgeryto refer to jobs and tasks which are boring or unpleasant but which must be done.
        1. People want to get away from the drudgery of their everyday lives.
          人们想摆脱日常生活中单调乏味的工作。

      英英释义

      noun

      双语例句

      • Why do humans choose to live off of one another enslaving others to drudgery so that one can be "privileged"?
        为什么人类选择了依靠彼此奴役他人做苦工而使某些人成为特权者来生活?
      • The drudgery of your actions shall cast a net within which you shall be trapped.
        你们的行动的苦工将投下一张网,你们会被困在其中。
      • Gone will be the drudgery and drag of life as you know it, and if you have any concept of what paradise is like you may have just an impression of what it is like.
        你们所知道的单调沉闷的工作和被生活拖着走将一去不复返,如果你们对天堂是什么样子有概念的话,关于它像什么你们可能有一点点印象。
      • Are you in love with this drudgery?
        你这么喜欢这份苦差事吗?
      • People want to get away from the drudgery of their everyday lives.
        人们想摆脱日常生活中单调乏味的工作。
      • The creative spark that had been buried under dishes, diapers and drudgery now flamed into life.
        一直埋没于杯盘碟子,尿布和杂务之间的创作火花现在迸发出生命之光。
      • A boss makes work drudgery, a leader makes it interesting.
        老板使工作枯燥,领袖使工作有趣。
      • Automating processes can remove unnecessary drudgery, but should never be a way of escaping due diligence.
        自动备份过程能够去除不必要的枯燥工作,但是不应因此而变得懒惰。
      • In other cases, the wider use of simple machines could reduce drudgery and improve efficiency.
        在其他情况下,更广泛地使用简单机械可以减少单调的苦工并改善效率。
      • With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams.
        即使社会上充满了虚伪,劳苦与碎梦。