menial

英 [ˈmiːniəl]

美 [ˈmiːniəl]

adj.  不需技巧的; 枯燥的; 报酬低的
n.  仆人; 用人

复数：menials　

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BNC.19547 / COCA.18694

牛津词典

adj.

• 不需技巧的；枯燥的；报酬低的
  not skilled or important, and often boring or badly paid
  1. menial jobs/work
     枯燥的工作
  2. menial tasks like cleaning the floor
     擦地板这种琐碎的工作

noun

• 仆人；用人
  a person with a menial job

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED （工作）枯燥的,低级的，报酬低的
  Menialwork is very boring, and the people who do it have a low status and are usually badly paid.
  1. ...low paid menial jobs, such as cleaning and domestic work.
     诸如打扫卫生和干家务之类工钱少又低贱的工作

英英释义

noun

• a domestic servant

adj

• used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)
  Synonym:humblelowly

双语例句

• After three years of menial jobs in the women's weightlifting team's kitchen, she was asked to leave.
  在举重队厨房干了三年多的粗活后，她被要求离开。
• They are "bound" to the family of the house, which means they do all manner of menial tasks for them until they die.
  它们受住在房子里的家庭的约束，也就是说它们为他们做尽一切不体面的工作，直到它们死去。
• Looking back at my first job, even when I was asked to do something seemingly menial, unglamorous, or very difficult, I always went all in.
  回顾我的第一份工作，即便我被要求去做一些看似很卑微、单调或者非常困难的事情时，我也会全力以赴。
• Before Fu Yue became a prime minister, he was a slave doing menial work.
  这傅说在当宰相之前，就是一名做苦役的奴隶。
• The menial promise, I promise a world heart.
  那卑微的承诺、许我了一世的心碎。
• He has a menial or temporary job.
  有一份佣人的工作或是临时的工作。
• Although young people are sometimes attracted by the gang's power, they are unlikely to be recruited for anything more than menial tasks, the report added.
  年轻人虽然有时会被帮派的权力所吸引，但他们不太可能会被招募从事重要的任务，报告补充说。
• I was made to do a good deal of menial work.
  我被迫去做许多低下的工作。
• A laborer who is obliged to do menial work.
  被迫作繁琐的工作的劳工。
• Maintain a positive attitude, even when you're doing menial tasks.
  即使做得都是小事也要保持积极的心态。