drudgery

英 [ˈdrʌdʒəri]

美 [ˈdrʌdʒəri]

n. 单调乏味的苦差事; 繁重无聊的工作

复数：drudgeries　

BNC.19455 / COCA.20108

牛津词典

noun

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。

noun

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。
I suffer through drudgery every day.
每天我都在服苦役。
Are you in love with this drudgery?
你这么喜欢这份苦差事吗？
Were it for work and drudgery it would be endlessly long.
若是为工作和劳役，生命就变得无尽的漫长。
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。
Boredom and drudgery are evil.
无聊而单调的工作是有害的。
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。
The drudgery of your actions shall cast a net within which you shall be trapped.
你们的行动的苦工将投下一张网，你们会被困在其中。
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。