"busywork" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 琐碎任务
• 无意义的工作

Definition

让人看起来很忙但没有实际价值或效果的任务或活动。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多带有贬义，常用于学校或办公室，指没有实际意义的、只是让人看起来忙碌的任务。不要用来描述真正有价值的工作。

Examples

My teacher gave us busywork to fill the last hour of class.

老师给我们安排了**琐碎任务**来填满最后一节课。

I don't like doing busywork at the office.

我不喜欢在办公室做**无意义的工作**。

The students complained about all the busywork they had to finish.

学生们抱怨他们要完成的所有**琐碎任务**。

Sometimes it feels like meetings are just busywork for everyone involved.

有时候会议让人感觉只是让大家有事做的**无意义的工作**。

He was tired of doing endless busywork instead of real projects.

他厌倦了一直做没有实际意义的**琐碎任务**，而不是做真正的项目。

Whenever my boss wants us to look busy, she gives us random busywork.

每当老板想让我们看起来很忙时，她就会随便给我们一些**琐碎任务**。