chore 详细解释

chore

[tʃɔ:]

n.讨厌的工作, 琐事

n.[C]

1. 家庭杂务; 农庄杂务[P]

Does your husband do any chores after work?

你先生下班后做家务事吗?

2. 日常零星活儿, 例行工作

He freed his assistant from some of her chores.

他免去了助手某些日常事务。

3. 讨厌的工作; 困难的工作

Peeling bags of potatoes is really a chore.

削一袋又一袋洋芋皮真是苦差使。

词形变化

动词过去式: chorded | 动词过去分词: chorded | 动词现在分词: chording | 动词第三人称单数: chords |

词义辨析

同义:

n.打杂; 讨厌的工作

task  job  work  duty  function  assignment  

同义参见:

thing  stint  errand  employment  mission  labor  

英英释义

名词 chore:

a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee

同义词:job, task

补充

chorechore[tʃɔ:]n.1.零星工作(尤指家常杂务)As a child one of my chores was to feed the animals.小时候我的杂活之一就是喂动物。

例句

1. Writing essays should be an intellectual challenge rather than a chore.写论文应该是对脑力的挑战, 而不是令人讨厌的任务。 2. he sees interviews as a chore.他视采访为例行工作。 3. household chores家务 4. The children were each assigned different household chores.孩子们被分配了不同的家务。 5. farm chores农场杂活 6. I liked the simple chore of bringing in the firewood.我喜欢搬柴火这个简单的杂活。 7. Doing taxes can be a real chore.做税务工作可真是一件苦差事。 8. That movie is a chore to sit through.耐着性子看完那部电影可真不容易。