| 单词 | donkey-work |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdonkey-work donkey-work n. the hard or unattractive part of an undertaking. ΘΠ society > occupation and work > work > [noun] > servile or menial work thrall-workc1175 drudgery1548 slavery1551 journey-work1614 drudgery work1632 slave work1808 hackwork1824 dog's work1847 dog work1850 grind1851 daily grind1853 slave work1916 donkey-work1920 clock-punching1929 legwork1942 shitwork1958 kyeyo1996 the world > action or operation > manner of action > effort or exertion > [noun] > labour or toil > unpleasant donkey-work1920 1920 National Rev. Apr. 145 Most of the donkey-work of this preposterous League has fallen on British shoulders. 1928 Sunday Disp. 8 July 20/5 It would never do for a player to bat and not take his share of the donkey-work afterwards! 1940 Manch. Guardian Weekly 15 Mar. 213 As Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Health she has had to do most of the donkey work in debate. < as lemmas |
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