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

If something is drudgery, I either drop it or find a way to make it play.
如果当某件事情变成苦差，我会放弃做这件事情或找一些方法让它变成娱乐。
It has also substantially reduced both our own drudgery and our dependence on that of others.
它还明显减少了我们自己的繁琐劳动，以及我们对其他人劳动的依赖。
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。
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。
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。
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams.
即使社会上充满了虚伪，劳苦与碎梦。
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？
All it takes is a roof, a gutter and a tank to lift the poor out of drudgery.
让穷人摆脱苦工只需要一个屋顶、一个檐槽和一个水箱。
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。