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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

      • 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。
      • 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。
      • Washing machines take the drudgery out of laundry.
        洗衣机把洗衣工作带出了洗衣房。
      • 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。
      • I suffer through drudgery every day.
        每天我都在服苦役。
      • 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。
      • It has also substantially reduced both our own drudgery and our dependence on that of others.
        它还明显减少了我们自己的繁琐劳动,以及我们对其他人劳动的依赖。
      • 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。
      • With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams.
        即使社会上充满了虚伪,劳苦与碎梦。