thankless

英 [ˈθæŋkləs]

美 [ˈθæŋkləs]

adj.  让人不领情的; 徒劳无益的; 吃力不讨好的

BNC.33006 / COCA.24187

牛津词典

adj.

• 让人不领情的；徒劳无益的；吃力不讨好的
  unpleasant or difficult to do and unlikely to bring you any rewards or thanks from anyone
  1. Sometimes being a mother and a housewife felt like a thankless task .
     做母亲和家庭主妇有时使人觉得好像是个受累不讨好的差使。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED (工作、任务)吃力不讨好的，劳而无功的
  If you describe a job or task asthankless, you mean that it is hard work and brings very few rewards.
  1. Soccer referees have a thankless task.
     足球裁判的工作吃力不讨好。

双语例句

• Thankless job collecting garbage is a thankless job, but someone's got to do it.
  不被尊重的工作收垃圾是一件不受尊重的工作，却有人一直在做这事。
• The role of the peacemaker is, by its very nature, a thankless one.
  饲停人的角色，就其根本的本质来说，是吃力不讨好的角色。
• Don't tell him, Joe, that I was thankless;
  乔，你千万不要告诉他说我是忘恩之辈；
• Raise your hand for the thankless job nobody else wants to do.
  即使是那种没人愿意干的吃力不讨好的活儿也要主动担当。
• She might feel how sharper than a serpent's tooth it was to have a thankless child.
  让她也知道知道有个负心的孩子要比挨毒蛇的牙齿咬还要痛苦。
• Is Whitman setting herself up for failure simply because turning HP around may be a thankless task?
  惠特曼是不是注定会失败，因为扭转惠普的颓势不过是项费力不讨好的工作？
• Deciphering the Chinese economy is a thankless job at the best of times.
  即使在最景气的时期，解读中国经济也是一件费力不讨好的事情。
• Giving advice is usually a thankless act.
  进忠告通常是一种不令人感激的行为。
• No matter how hard you work, this job is always thankless.
  这个工作怎么干也讨不了好儿。
• Say thanks to those who do thankless tasks.
  对那些做不值得称道的事的人说谢谢。