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
- The menial promise, I promise a world heart.
那卑微的承诺、许我了一世的心碎。 - She hated such menial tasks as washing the pots and pans.
她憎恶洗锅擦盘之类低贱的工作。 - Many graduates are even doing menial jobs for which they do not need a degree.
许多毕业生甚至在做不需要学位的仆人的话。仆人的话是属于低技术的活,因此。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - But there is absolutely no social stigma in doing one's own daily chores, no matter how menial.
但是做这些家庭琐事,无论有多卑微,绝对不会受到任何社会的鄙视。 - 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。 - Many nurses find themselves given menial tasks, such as making beds and washing patients, which make little use of their skills.
许多护士发现给她们的是些卑微的工作,比如铺床、给病人洗澡,这些工作几乎没有用上她们的技能。 - 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。