drudgery

drudgery

英 ['drʌdʒərɪ]
　　美 ['drʌdʒəri]

n. 苦工，苦差事

中文詞源：

drudgery 單調乏味的苦差事

來自drudge, 苦工。

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.

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。

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.

4. He was facing a life of toil and drudgery and vexation.
擺在他面前的是終身的苦役和折磨.

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.