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

• 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。
• 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。
• He was given the menial job of operating the office Photocopying machine.
  他被给予一份操作复印机的乏味的工作。
• Many nurses complain that they are given menial tasks which make little use of their skills.
  许多护士抱怨说他们总被分配做卑贱的工作，而他们的技能几乎派不上用场。
• They run in the rain. They smile through the most menial tasks.
  他们可在暴雨中奔跑，也能微笑面对最卑微的工作。
• A kitchen servant employed to do menial tasks ( especially washing).
  一个被雇用来做仆人事务（尤其指洗刷）的厨房帮手。
• I was made to do a good deal of menial work.
  我被迫去做许多低下的工作。
• But a new programme was launched after critics said menial work humiliated employees without improving their attitude.
  但有人认为这种做法不仅无法改进职员的工作态度，而且会侮辱他们的人格，所以今年的做法有所改进。
• He performed the menial chore of shining shoes.
  他像仆人一样做些擦鞋的家务活。
• A laborer who is obliged to do menial work.
  被迫作繁琐的工作的劳工。