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

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。
Washing machines take the drudgery out of laundry.
洗衣机把洗衣工作带出了洗衣房。
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。
Every day feels like drudgery; doing the same old thing again and again and again.
每天都觉得在做份苦差事，一次又一次地做着一件相同的事。
Why do humans choose to live off of one another enslaving others to drudgery so that one can be "privileged"?
为什么人类选择了依靠彼此奴役他人做苦工而使某些人成为特权者来生活？
This drudgery makes me drowsy.
这乏味的工作让我打瞌睡。
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。
Are you in love with this drudgery?
你这么喜欢这份苦差事吗？
Boredom and drudgery are evil.
无聊而单调的工作是有害的。
The bad news is that it will probably not be able to free my colleagues or me entirely from the drudgery of working for a living.
坏消息是它无法将我和我的同行们从努力工作以求生计的苦海中解脱出来。