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

• 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 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。
• They run in the rain. They smile through the most menial tasks.
  他们可在暴雨中奔跑，也能微笑面对最卑微的工作。
• 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。
• Menial chores like dusting and washing up.
  擦桌子、洗碗这类仆人做的杂务。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• There is no menial jobs, only menial attitudes.
  没有枯燥的工作，只有枯燥的态度。
• 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。