| 单词 | thankless |
| 释义 | thankless (once / 5166 pages) adj WORD FAMILY thankless: thanklessly+/thank: thanked, thankful, thanking, thankless, thanks/thankful: thankfuler, thankfully, thankfulness, unthankful/unthankful: unthankfully USAGE EXAMPLESBesides the physical and mental challenges of their thankless task, O-linemen are the only players on the field destined to not have an individual stat. The Guardian(Dec 01, 2016) That begins with paying people fair and reasonable salaries to do thankless and dangerous work. Washington Times(Nov 23, 2016) And Rooney Mara is stuck in a role of the caring girlfriend who gets pushed away, always a thankless enterprise. Time(Nov 23, 2016) 1adj not feeling or showing gratitude "How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is / To have a thankless child!"- Shakespeare Syn|Ant ungrateful, unthankful unappreciative not feeling or expressing gratitude grateful, thankful feeling or showing gratitude appreciativefeeling or expressive of gratitude gladfeeling happy appreciation 2adj not likely to be rewarded grading papers is a thankless task Syn unappreciated, ungratifying unrewarding not rewarding; not providing personal satisfaction |
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