menial
英['miːniəl]
美['miːniəl]
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adj.
适合仆人做的；卑微的
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n.
佣人；家仆；卑贱的人
TEM8 GRE
Noun:
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a domestic servant
Adjective:
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used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)
- 1. He was forced to take a series of menial jobs.
- 他被迫做一连串琐碎的杂活.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. Hurstwood is hired by a different hotel to do menial jobs.
- 赫斯特伍德却在另一家旅馆里打杂.
来自辞典例句
- 3. It delighted him to perform menial offices.
- 履行仆人的职责使他心花怒放.
来自辞典例句
- 4. Manual or menial labor, such as barracks cleaning, assigned to soldiers.
- 劳务杂役分派给士兵的一年一次或两次的杂役(如打扫军营)
来自互联网
- 5. A person who does tedious , menial, or unpleasant work.
- 做苦工的人做单调 、 卑贱或不愉快工作的人.
来自互联网
用作形容词 (adj.)
- he performed the menial chore of shining shoes.
他像仆人一样做些擦鞋的家务活。
- There are no menial jobs, only menial attitudes.
没有卑贱的工作,只有卑贱的态度。
用作名词 (n.)
- There is a positive attitude here, from the boss down to the lowliest menial.
在这里上至老板下至最低微的下人，都有很积极的态度。
