drudgery
英 ['drʌdʒərɪ]
美 ['drʌdʒəri]
助記提示
Drudgery: 抓著累。被抓壯丁幹累活----苦工，苦活。
中文詞源
drudgery 單調乏味的苦差事來自drudge, 苦工。
英文詞源
- drudgery (n.)
- 1540s, from drudge + -ery.
雙語例句
- 1. He spent his life in pointlessly tiresome drudgery.
- 他的一生都在做毫無意義的煩人的苦差事.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. People want to get away from the drudgery of their everyday lives.
- 人們想擺脫日常生活中單調乏味的工作。
來自辭典例句
- 3. The Prince of Darkness does not condescend to such cheap drudgery.
- 這種下賤的差使,根本用不著勞“黑暗之王”的大駕.
來自辭典例句
- 4. He was facing a life of toil and drudgery and vexation.
- 擺在他麵前的是終身的苦役和折磨.
來自辭典例句
- 5. Labor - saving devices have emancipated women from kitchen drudgery.
- 許多節省勞力的設備使婦女擺脫掉乏味的廚房雜役.
來自辭典例句