thankless

thank·less

T0142300 (thăngk′lĭs)adj.1. Not feeling or showing gratitude; ungrateful.2. Not likely to be appreciated: a thankless job.

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thank′less·ly adv.thank′less·ness n.

thankless

(ˈθæŋklɪs) adj1. receiving no thanks or appreciation: a thankless job. 2. ungrateful: a thankless pupil. ˈthanklessly adv ˈthanklessness n

thank•less

(ˈθæŋk lɪs)

adj. 1. not likely to be appreciated or rewarded: a thankless job. 2. not feeling or expressing gratitude; ungrateful: a thankless child. [1530–40] thank′less•ly, adv. thank′less•ness, n.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	thankless - not feeling or showing gratitude; "ungrateful heirs"; "How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is / To have a thankless child!"- Shakespeareungrateful, unthankful
	2.	thankless - not likely to be rewarded; "grading papers is a thankless task"unappreciated, ungratifyingunrewarding - not rewarding; not providing personal satisfaction

thankless

adjective unrewarding, unappreciated Soccer referees have a thankless task.
rewarding

thankless

adjective1. Not showing or feeling gratitude:unappreciative, ungrateful, unthankful, unthanking.2. Not apt to be appreciated:unappreciated, ungrateful, unthankful.

Translations

出力不讨好的

thank

(θӕŋk) verb to express appreciation or gratitude to (someone) for a favour, service, gift etc. He thanked me for the present; She thanked him for inviting her. 謝謝，感謝 谢谢，感谢 ˈthankful adjective grateful; relieved and happy. He was thankful that the journey was over; a thankful sigh. 感謝的，欣慰的 感谢的，欣慰的 ˈthankfully adverb 感激地 感激地ˈthankfulness noun 感謝 感谢ˈthankless adjective for which no-one is grateful. Collecting taxes is a thankless task. 吃力不討好的 出力不讨好的ˈthanklessly adverb 負義地、徒勞地 负义地，徒劳地 ˈthanklessness noun 不感謝、忘恩 徒劳thanks noun plural expression(s) of gratitude. I really didn't expect any thanks for helping them. 感謝 感谢 interjection thank you. Thanks (very much) for your present; Thanks a lot!; No, thanks; Yes, thanks. 感謝 感谢ˈthanksgiving noun the act of giving thanks, especially to God, eg in a church service. a service of thanksgiving. 感恩(祈禱) 感恩（祈祷） Thanksˈgiving noun (also Thanksgiving Day) in the United States, a special day (the fourth Thursday in November) for giving thanks to God. 感恩節 感恩节thanks to because of. Thanks to the bad weather, our journey was very uncomfortable. 幸虧，由於 幸亏，由于 thank you I thank you. Thank you (very much) for your present; No, thank you. 謝謝(你) 谢谢（你）