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
- 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。 - 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。 - Maintain a positive attitude, even when you're doing menial tasks.
即使做得都是小事也要保持积极的心态。 - 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。 - Many nurses complain that they are given menial tasks which make little use of their skills.
许多护士抱怨说他们总被分配做卑贱的工作,而他们的技能几乎派不上用场。 - Menial chores like dusting and washing up.
擦桌子、洗碗这类仆人做的杂务。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - It delighted him to perform menial offices.
履行仆人的职责使他心花怒放。