Word · Frequency #33006
thankless
/ˈθæŋklis/
adjective
得不到回报的；徒劳的；无人感谢的
not likely to be rewarded
指事情不会得到感谢或回报，并非“忘恩的”。
- 1.
Not appreciated or rewarded.
不被欣赏或奖励的。
- 2.
Ungrateful or unappreciative.
不感激或不欣赏的。
不被欣赏或奖励的。；不感激或不欣赏的。；不感谢的；忘恩的；不知感恩的
In use
Cleaning the public beach was a thankless job, but volunteers did it anyway.
She received a thankless task: reorganizing the old files with no recognition.
Being a referee is often a thankless role, yet someone has to do it.
thankless [noun]
thankless 常修饰 task, job, role 等表示任务或角色的名词。
Cleaning the toilets is a thankless job.
打扫厕所是一项吃力不讨好的工作。
be thankless
作表语时表示某人或某事不被人感激。
Sometimes being a parent can feel thankless.
有时候做父母会让人觉得不被感恩。
it is thankless to do sth
it 作形式主语的句型，强调做某事得不到回报。
Connections
Confusing words
- thoughtless
- 不顾及他人的 · thankless指不被感谢或吃力不讨好；thoughtless指缺少考虑、粗心大意
- ungrateful
- 忘恩负义的 · thankless侧重事情本身得不到感谢；ungrateful侧重人对恩惠不感激
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