drudgery
- 英式英标[\'drʌdʒəri]
- 美式音标[\'drʌdʒərɪ]
中文词源
drudgery 单调乏味的苦差事
来自drudge, 苦工。
英文词源
- drudgery (n.)
- 1540s, from drudge + -ery.
中文解释
Drudgery: 抓着累。被抓壮丁干累活----苦工，苦活。
实用例句
- 1. 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.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. 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。
来自辞典例句
- 3. The Prince of Darkness does not condescend to such cheap drudgery.
- 这种下贱的差使,根本用不着劳“黑暗之王”的大驾.
来自辞典例句
- 4. 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.
来自辞典例句
- 5. Labor - saving devices have emancipated women from kitchen drudgery.
- 许多节省劳力的设备使妇女摆脱掉乏味的厨房杂役.
来自辞典例句