drudgery

drudg·er·y

D0399700 (drŭj′ə-rē)n. pl. drudg·er·ies Tedious, menial, or unpleasant work. See Synonyms at work.

drudgery

(ˈdrʌdʒərɪ) n, pl -erieshard, menial, and monotonous work

drudg•er•y

(ˈdrʌdʒ ə ri)

n., pl. -er•ies. menial, distasteful, dull, or hard work. [1540–50] syn: See work.

drudgery

dull, laborious, or menial work. — drudge, n.See also: Work

Thesaurus

Noun

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drudgery - hard monotonous routine work donkeywork, plodding, grindtoil, labor, labour - productive work (especially physical work done for wages); "his labor did not require a great deal of skill"

drudgery

noun labour, grind (informal), sweat (informal), hard work, slavery, chore, fag (informal), toil, slog, donkey-work, sweated labour, menial labour, skivvying (Brit.) the drudgery of everyday life

drudgery

nounPhysical exertion that is usually difficult and exhausting:labor, moil, toil, travail, work.Informal: sweat.Chiefly British: fag.Idiom: sweat of one's brow.

Translations

苦工

drudge

(dradʒ) verb to do dull, very hard or humble work. 做苦工 做苦工 noun a person who does such work. 苦力 苦力ˈdrudgery noun hard or humble work. 苦工 苦工