英 [ˈdrʌdʒəri] 美 [ˈdrʌdʒəri]
n. 苦工，苦差事
复数drudgeries
drudgery /ˈdrʌdʒərɪ/
不可数名词 You use drudgery to refer to jobs and tasks which are boring or unpleasant but which must be done. 苦差事
People want to get away from the drudgery of their everyday lives.
人们想摆脱日常生活中的苦差事。
hard monotonous routine work
同义词： plodding / grind / donkeywork
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苦工，苦差事
The idea that equipping homes with electrical appliances and other "modern" household technologies would eliminate drudgery, save labor time, and increase leisure for women.
为家庭配备电器和其他“现代”家庭技术的想法将消除苦差事，节省劳动时间，并增加女性的休闲时间。
People want to get away from the drudgery of their everyday lives.
人们想摆脱日常生活中的苦差事。
Washing machines take the drudgery out of laundry, the latest models being entirely automatic and able to wash and dry a large quantity of clothes in a few minutes.
洗衣机使洗衣不再繁琐，最新的款式是全自动的，能在几分钟内洗好和烘干大量的衣服。
When I follow my passion, every day is a joy even when there is drudgery.
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For many, this is the same number over and over and it might seem like drudgery.
That is the first and fundamental purpose of robots, after all -- to shoulder drudgery.
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