thankless
英 [ˈθæŋkləs]
美 [ˈθæŋkləs]
adj. 让人不领情的; 徒劳无益的; 吃力不讨好的
BNC.33006 / COCA.24187
牛津词典
adj.
- 让人不领情的;徒劳无益的;吃力不讨好的
unpleasant or difficult to do and unlikely to bring you any rewards or thanks from anyone- Sometimes being a mother and a housewife felt like a thankless task .
做母亲和家庭主妇有时使人觉得好像是个受累不讨好的差使。
- Sometimes being a mother and a housewife felt like a thankless task .
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED (工作、任务)吃力不讨好的,劳而无功的
If you describe a job or task asthankless, you mean that it is hard work and brings very few rewards.- Soccer referees have a thankless task.
足球裁判的工作吃力不讨好。
- Soccer referees have a thankless task.
双语例句
- But as Christmas draws near he has confessed on a fans 'website that he is finding it all a pretty thankless task.
但圣诞其间,他在一个球迷网站上公开承认,自己觉得这项工作完全是费力不讨好。 - This is often a very thankless job, Legge says.
莱格博士说饭馆服务员是个费力不讨好的工作。 - Thankless job collecting garbage is a thankless job, but someone's got to do it.
不被尊重的工作收垃圾是一件不受尊重的工作,却有人一直在做这事。 - According to a recent study published in Psychological Science, the original gift giver is less likely to be offended by your thankless re-gifting than you might think.
《心理科学》最新刊登的一项研究显示,最初的送礼人并不会像你想的那样,因为你这种看似辜负他人心意的转送行为而生气。 - Suing the ultimate Chinese culprit is a thankless task.
起诉最终的中国责任人是件费力不讨好的差事。 - You have not been worn down yet by long hours of thankless work, by the slings and arrows of everyday life.
你还没有被日复一日的无聊工作还有生活的局限以及每天不经意的刺激磨蚀残缺。 - There are excellent reasons for not giving Athens any immediate relief from its thankless task, however.
不过,有充足的理由不把希腊从徒劳无功的改革努力中立即解救出来。 - Say thanks to those who do thankless tasks.
对那些做不值得称道的事的人说谢谢。 - Does the president's speech presage a newly energetic sally by the administration into this thankless, daunting battlefield?
奥巴马的讲话是否预示着美国政府将在这片冷酷、棘手的战场上重新发起冲锋? - Soccer referees have a thankless task.
足球裁判的工作吃力不讨好。