"donkey work" in Chinese (Simplified)
苦差事繁重工作
Definition
枯燥、辛苦或无聊的工作,需要付出很多努力,但没有什么成就感。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
通常为非正式用语,指枯燥且辛苦但不可或缺的琐事,不涉及技能要求。常见于职场和家庭环境。
Examples
I did all the donkey work for this project.
这个项目的**苦差事**都是我干的。
Cleaning the house is the donkey work I hate most.
打扫房子是我最讨厌的**苦差事**。
Let’s share the donkey work so it gets done faster.
我们分担一下**苦差事**,这样可以快点做完。
She always gets stuck with the donkey work while others take the credit.
她总是做**苦差事**,而其他人却领功。
Sometimes you have to do the donkey work to learn the ropes.
有时候你得做些**苦差事**才能学会怎么做。
After hours of donkey work, all the paperwork was finally done.
经过好几个小时的**苦差事**,所有文件终于弄完了。