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menial

英 [ˈmiːniəl]

美 [ˈmiːniəl]

adj.  不需技巧的; 枯燥的; 报酬低的
n.  仆人; 用人

复数:menials 

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BNC.19547 / COCA.18694

牛津词典

    adj.

    • 不需技巧的;枯燥的;报酬低的
      not skilled or important, and often boring or badly paid
      1. menial jobs/work
        枯燥的工作
      2. menial tasks like cleaning the floor
        擦地板这种琐碎的工作

    noun

    • 仆人;用人
      a person with a menial job

      柯林斯词典

      • ADJ-GRADED (工作)枯燥的,低级的,报酬低的
        Menialwork is very boring, and the people who do it have a low status and are usually badly paid.
        1. ...low paid menial jobs, such as cleaning and domestic work.
          诸如打扫卫生和干家务之类工钱少又低贱的工作

      英英释义

      noun

      • a domestic servant

        adj

        • used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)
            Synonym:humblelowly

          双语例句

          • Menial chores like dusting and washing up.
            擦桌子、洗碗这类仆人做的杂务。
          • They are "bound" to the family of the house, which means they do all manner of menial tasks for them until they die.
            它们受住在房子里的家庭的约束,也就是说它们为他们做尽一切不体面的工作,直到它们死去。
          • Develop a real passion for your job, no matter how menial and trivial it seems to be.
            培养对工作的热情,不管这份工作看起来有多么枯燥、琐碎。
          • Although young people are sometimes attracted by the gang's power, they are unlikely to be recruited for anything more than menial tasks, the report added.
            年轻人虽然有时会被帮派的权力所吸引,但他们不太可能会被招募从事重要的任务,报告补充说。
          • But a new programme was launched after critics said menial work humiliated employees without improving their attitude.
            但有人认为这种做法不仅无法改进职员的工作态度,而且会侮辱他们的人格,所以今年的做法有所改进。
          • Women performed only the most menial tasks, such as cleaning up the mess in the studio.
            女子仅完成一些最琐碎的任务,比如清理工作室的卫生。
          • Before Fu Yue became a prime minister, he was a slave doing menial work.
            这傅说在当宰相之前,就是一名做苦役的奴隶。
          • He was given the menial job of operating the office Photocopying machine.
            他被给予一份操作复印机的乏味的工作。
          • A kitchen servant employed to do menial tasks ( especially washing).
            一个被雇用来做仆人事务(尤其指洗刷)的厨房帮手。
          • After three years of menial jobs in the women's weightlifting team's kitchen, she was asked to leave.
            在举重队厨房干了三年多的粗活后,她被要求离开。