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do chores
chore常用复数形式指日常家务，do是最常见动词。
I need to do my chores before going out.
我需要在出门之前做完家务。
家务；日常杂务
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家务；日常杂务
a routine task done as a duty, especially housework
I need to do my chores before going out.
我需要在出门之前做完家务。
一项任务,尤指为维护家庭或类似场所而经常需要做的任务,如打扫或做饭。
A task, especially a regularly needed task for the upkeep of a home or similar, such as cleaning or preparing meals.
作为职责或为特定费用而必须完成的特定工作
a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
困难、不愉快或单调乏味的任务。
A task that is difficult, unpleasant, or tediously routine.
Washing the dishes after dinner is my least favorite chore.
晚饭后洗碗是我最不喜欢的家务活。
AI contextual example
She has to do several chores before she can go out with her friends.
她必须先做完几件家务才能和朋友出去。
AI contextual example
Feeding the cat and watering the plants are quick chores that only take a few minutes.
喂猫和给植物浇水都是只需几分钟的快速小杂务。
AI contextual example
the farmer's morning chores
农夫早晨的杂活。
WordNet
chore常用复数形式指日常家务，do是最常见动词。
I need to do my chores before going out.
我需要在出门之前做完家务。
be a chore表示做某事繁琐、令人厌烦，常跟动名词主语。
Cleaning the kitchen is such a chore.
打扫厨房真是一件苦差事。
用have a chore to do强调有具体任务需要完成。
I have a few chores to do this weekend.
这个周末我有几件杂事要做。
Not this
I have a lot of chore to do today.
Use this
I have a lot of chores to do today.
chore是可数名词，通常以复数形式chores表示多项杂务。中文的“家务”常作不可数名词，但英语中需注意数量词搭配。
Not this
I need to chore the house before guests arrive.
Use this
I need to do chores around the house before guests arrive.
chore是名词，不能作动词。正确的表达是使用“do chores”或“perform chores”，类似于中文的“做家务”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
做家务
I need to do my chores before going out.
我需要在出去之前做完家务。
家务活
Sharing household chores can reduce family stress.
分担家务活可以减少家庭压力。
日常杂务
Her daily chores include feeding the cat and watering the plants.
她的日常杂务包括喂猫和浇花。
乏味的琐事
Filing papers is such a tedious chore.
归档文件是如此乏味的琐事。
家务清单
Mom made a chore list for everyone.
妈妈给每个人都列了一个家务清单。
变成苦差事
After a while, his hobby became a chore.
过了一段时间，他的爱好变成了苦差事。
把...变成苦差事
Don't make a chore of washing the dishes; it only takes a few minutes.
不要把洗碗变成苦差事，只需要几分钟。
费力不讨好的苦差事
Organizing the office party is a thankless chore.
组织办公室聚会是一件费力不讨好的苦差事。
Use chore naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象用手指轻轻“戳”（chore 发音近似）一下就能完成的小杂务。
语域：mixed 常见场景：家务、日常任务 通常用于日常家务或杂务的语境，比较常见于口语和非正式场合，但在书面语中也可使用。
All these words share the same /ɔr/ sound as 'chore' and are spelled with '-ore'. Be careful: words like 'chose' look similar but are pronounced /tʃoʊz/, not rhyming.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.