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

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。
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。
I suffer through drudgery every day.
每天我都在服苦役。
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。
A boss makes work drudgery, a leader makes it interesting.
老板使工作枯燥，领袖使工作有趣。
This drudgery makes me drowsy.
这乏味的工作让我打瞌睡。
Are you in love with this drudgery?
你这么喜欢这份苦差事吗？
Since its inception, it has been designed to shield developers from the drudgery of developing a persistence infrastructure.
从一开始，它就被设计成让开发人员逃避开发持久性基础设施的苦差事。
In other cases, the wider use of simple machines could reduce drudgery and improve efficiency.
在其他情况下，更广泛地使用简单机械可以减少单调的苦工并改善效率。