"donkey work" in Chinese (Traditional)
苦差事繁重工作
Definition
枯燥、辛苦或無聊的工作,需要付出很多努力,但沒有什麼成就感。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
多为非正式用法,形容无聊、辛苦但又绕不开的琐事,不涉及高技能。常见于工作或家庭。
Examples
I did all the donkey work for this project.
這個項目的**苦差事**都是我做的。
Cleaning the house is the donkey work I hate most.
打掃房子是我最討厭的**苦差事**。
Let’s share the donkey work so it gets done faster.
我們分擔一下**苦差事**,這樣可以快點做完。
She always gets stuck with the donkey work while others take the credit.
她總是做**苦差事**,而其他人卻領功。
Sometimes you have to do the donkey work to learn the ropes.
有時候你得做些**苦差事**才能學會怎麼做。
After hours of donkey work, all the paperwork was finally done.
經過好幾個小時的**苦差事**,所有文件終於弄好了。