單詞
thankless
英 ['θ??kl?s]
美['θ??kl?s]
基本信息
- adj. 不感謝的；忘恩的；不領情的；吃力不討好的
中文詞源
thankless 不感謝的，吃力不討好的
thank,感謝，-less,無，沒有。
英文詞源
- thankless (adj.)
- "likely to not be rewarded with thanks," 1540s, from thank + -less. Related: Thanklessly; thanklessness.
雙語例句
- 1. Soccer referees have a thankless task.
- 足球裁判的工作吃力不討好。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Sometimes being a mother and a housewife felt like a thankless task .
- 做母親和家庭主婦有時使人覺得好像是個受累不討好的差使。
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. Nobody was keen to take on such a thankless task.
- 沒有人愿意承擔這種費力不討好的任務.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. It was a thankless job, so we choked him off before long.
- 那是一件吃力不討好的事情, 所以我們很快就不讓他做了.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. Roosevelt was reluctant to undertake the thankless task.
- 羅斯福不大愿意承擔這種徒勞無益的任務.
來自辭典例句
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