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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

      • 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。
      • A boss makes work drudgery, a leader makes it interesting.
        老板使工作枯燥,领袖使工作有趣。
      • 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。
      • Since its inception, it has been designed to shield developers from the drudgery of developing a persistence infrastructure.
        从一开始,它就被设计成让开发人员逃避开发持久性基础设施的苦差事。
      • Many caregivers told me that their experience was dissolving, through simple drudgery, their fear of death.
        许多照顾者们告诉我,通过简单的劳累,他们的经历正在消除他们对死亡的恐惧。
      • 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。
      • 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。
      • 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。
      • Boredom and drudgery are evil.
        无聊而单调的工作是有害的。
      • This drudgery makes me drowsy.
        这乏味的工作让我打瞌睡。