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

• hard monotonous routine work
  Synonym:ploddinggrinddonkeywork

双语例句

• 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。
• 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。
• This drudgery makes me drowsy.
  这乏味的工作让我打瞌睡。
• 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。
• Washing machines take the drudgery out of laundry.
  洗衣机把洗衣工作带出了洗衣房。
• 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。
• Boredom and drudgery are evil.
  无聊而单调的工作是有害的。
• 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。
• To promote the development of the development zone, and a staff members have more drudgery and refine system, a vigil for more than a year, hard work, and achieved great success.
  为推动开发区的发展，他和开发区干部职工一道，熬更守夜苦干，细化制度，勤奋工作，一年多来，成绩斐然。
• Are you in love with this drudgery?
  你这么喜欢这份苦差事吗？