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
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- menial jobs/work
枯燥的工作 - menial tasks like cleaning the floor
擦地板这种琐碎的工作
- menial jobs/work
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.- ...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
- ...low paid menial jobs, such as cleaning and domestic work.
英英释义
noun
- a domestic servant
adj
双语例句
- Menial chores like dusting and washing up.
擦桌子、洗碗这类仆人做的杂务。 - Looking back at my first job, even when I was asked to do something seemingly menial, unglamorous, or very difficult, I always went all in.
回顾我的第一份工作,即便我被要求去做一些看似很卑微、单调或者非常困难的事情时,我也会全力以赴。 - 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。 - I was made to do a good deal of menial work.
我被迫去做许多低下的工作。 - I think he is far too qualified for such a menial position.
我觉得让他来做这样低贱的工作实在是太可惜了。 - Although they usually take up menial jobs such as milk or newspaper delivery, their work is an important part of urban life.
尽管他们从事的是卑微的工作,比如送奶员、送报员等,但他们的工作是城市生活重要的一部分。 - 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。 - You will never arrive at the state in life where you're too important to help with menial tasks.
你的生命绝不会了不起到不需要做小事来使你成长了。 - 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。 - The menial promise, I promise a world heart.
那卑微的承诺、许我了一世的心碎。