thankless

英 [ˈθæŋkləs]

美 [ˈθæŋkləs]

adj.  让人不领情的; 徒劳无益的; 吃力不讨好的

BNC.33006 / COCA.24187

牛津词典

adj.

• 让人不领情的；徒劳无益的；吃力不讨好的
  unpleasant or difficult to do and unlikely to bring you any rewards or thanks from anyone
  1. Sometimes being a mother and a housewife felt like a thankless task .
     做母亲和家庭主妇有时使人觉得好像是个受累不讨好的差使。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED (工作、任务)吃力不讨好的，劳而无功的
  If you describe a job or task asthankless, you mean that it is hard work and brings very few rewards.
  1. Soccer referees have a thankless task.
     足球裁判的工作吃力不讨好。

双语例句

• But as Christmas draws near he has confessed on a fans 'website that he is finding it all a pretty thankless task.
  但圣诞其间，他在一个球迷网站上公开承认，自己觉得这项工作完全是费力不讨好。
• Skin has the thankless job of coating and protecting your whole body, making it your most easily damaged organ.
  皮肤辛苦的担任着包裹我们和保护我们整个身体的责任，因此它也成为了最容易被伤害的器官。
• Is Whitman setting herself up for failure simply because turning HP around may be a thankless task?
  惠特曼是不是注定会失败，因为扭转惠普的颓势不过是项费力不讨好的工作？
• This is often a very thankless job, Legge says.
  莱格博士说饭馆服务员是个费力不讨好的工作。
• Solving this dilemma can be a tough and thankless job; but it's also one of the most important.
  解决这个矛盾是个费力不讨好的苦差事；但它非常重要。
• She might feel how sharper than a serpent's tooth it was to have a thankless child.
  让她也知道知道有个负心的孩子要比挨毒蛇的牙齿咬还要痛苦。
• Suing the ultimate Chinese culprit is a thankless task.
  起诉最终的中国责任人是件费力不讨好的差事。
• A new study says that having a demanding, unstable and thankless job may make you even unhappier than not having a job at all.
  一项新研究称，拥有一份琐碎麻烦、不稳定且不被认同的差劲工作，甚至比没有工作更让人窝心。
• The Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga, other private facilities, and state and federal wildlife agencies have efforts under way as well. It's mostly thankless work.
  查塔努加市的田纳西州水族馆、一些私人机构以及州级和国家级的野生动物机构也在尽力，大家做这些工作大都不求回报。
• According to a recent study published in Psychological Science, the original gift giver is less likely to be offended by your thankless re-gifting than you might think.
  《心理科学》最新刊登的一项研究显示，最初的送礼人并不会像你想的那样，因为你这种看似辜负他人心意的转送行为而生气。