Dictionary entry
donkeywork
/ˈdɒŋkiwəːk/
noun
枯燥单调的苦差事；繁重机械的工作
hard monotonous routine work
- 1.
n hard monotonous routine work
呆板工作
呆板工作
In use
After years of doing donkeywork in the office, she finally got a job that required real creativity.
The interns were assigned the donkeywork of photocopying and filing documents all day.
He tried to avoid the donkeywork of data entry by automating some of the steps.
do donkeywork
He was tired of doing donkeywork every day.
他厌倦了每天做呆板工作。
be engaged in donkeywork
She is engaged in donkeywork at the office.
她在办公室从事呆板工作。
donkeywork of doing sth
Donkeywork of filing papers is boring.
归档文件的呆板工作很无聊。
Common mistakes
I have to do donkey work every day.I have to do donkeywork every day.
Donkeywork是复合名词，应该写作一个词而非两个词。
He did many donkeyworks.He did a lot of donkeywork.
Donkeywork是不可数名词，不能用复数形式或与many连用，应使用a lot of或much。
Connections
Confusing words
- drudgery
- 苦差事，单调乏味的工作 · donkeywork强调工作机械重复且缺乏创造性，drudgery更侧重体力或精神上的苦累感。
- grunt work
- 苦活儿，琐碎工作 · grunt work与donkeywork几乎同义，但grunt work更口语化，常用于军事或IT业指杂务。
- busywork
- 消磨时间的工作，无意义的工作 · busywork强调工作本身无实际价值，只为了让人忙碌；donkeywork强调单调，但可能仍有必要。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.