Word · Frequency #21131
unrewarding
无回报的;无满足感的;不值得做的
核心释义
not rewarding; not providing personal satisfaction
- 1.
不提供奖励或满足感的
Not providing reward or satisfaction.
不提供奖励或满足感的;无报酬的;不值得做的
用法In use
After months of work, the project felt unrewarding because nobody acknowledged our effort.
用法提示:unrewarding 作表语,表示“无回报的、不令人满意的”。
She left the job because she found the daily tasks dull and unrewarding.
用法提示:unrewarding 作宾语补足语,表示“没有成就感的”。
Teaching can be unrewarding when students show little interest.
用法提示:unrewarding 作表语,表示“不会带来回报或满足感的”。
be unrewarding
unrewarding 常用来形容工作、任务等不能带来成就感或满足感。
The task was unrewarding, but someone had to do it.
这项任务毫无回报,但总得有人去做。
find sth unrewarding
find + 宾语 + unrewarding 表示“觉得……没有价值/成就感”。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- unrewarding work
- 无成就感的工作;不值得做的工作
- After years of unrewarding work, she decided to change careers.做了多年毫无成就感的工作后,她决定换行。
- an unrewarding task
- 收效甚微的任务;不值得做的任务
- Cleaning out the old files felt like an unrewarding task.清理旧文件感觉像是一项毫无回报的任务。
- find something unrewarding
- 觉得某事没有成就感;认为某事不值得做
- Many teachers find marking endless worksheets unrewarding.许多老师觉得批改无穷无尽的练习册毫无成就感。
- financially unrewarding
- 经济上回报低的;不赚钱的
- The job was financially unrewarding despite its prestige.这份工作尽管体面,但经济回报很低。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
前缀 un- 表‘无’,reward 是‘回报’:付出却无回报,即 unrewarding,不值得做。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:工作或任务、学习过程、日常经历 该词为中性表达,多用于描述工作、任务或经历本身缺乏回报或满足感,日常口语和书面语中都比较常见。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
真正押韵:rewarding、awarding、boarding、recording、according(都以 /ɔːdɪŋ/ 结尾)。forwarding 拼写中有 -warding,但读 /ˈfɔːwədɪŋ/,不押韵;unrewarded 读 /ˌʌnrɪˈwɔːdɪd/,也不押韵。
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