drudgery

🇬🇧 UK/'drʌdʒәri/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

Hard, tedious, and menial work that is exhausting and unpleasant.

苦差事;单调乏味的繁重劳动

🧩 Root Breakdown

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Common Collocations

  • 1.escape drudgery逃脱苦差事
  • 2.tedious drudgery乏味的苦差事
  • 3.daily drudgery日常苦差事

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    She escaped the drudgery of office work by starting her own creative business.

  • 2.

    Much of the software developer's job involves tedious drudgery rather than creative problem-solving.

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