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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

      • All it takes is a roof, a gutter and a tank to lift the poor out of drudgery.
        让穷人摆脱苦工只需要一个屋顶、一个檐槽和一个水箱。
      • He spent his life in pointlessly tiresome drudgery.
        他的一生都在做毫无意义的烦人的苦差事。
      • We cannot hope for cheap food, but we can improve skills, boost productivity, reduce drudgery and enhance people's quality of life.
        我们不能把希望放在廉价食品上,但是我们可以改善技能,促进生产力,减少单调的苦工,并提高人们的生活质量。
      • Were it for work and drudgery it would be endlessly long.
        若是为工作和劳役,生命就变得无尽的漫长。
      • He was facing a life of toil and drudgery and vexation.
        摆在他面前的是终身的苦役和折磨。
      • This drudgery makes me drowsy.
        这乏味的工作让我打瞌睡。
      • 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。
      • 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。
      • With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams.
        即使社会上充满了虚伪,劳苦与碎梦。