剑桥高阶英汉双解词典 - chore collapse

chore
[UK]/tʃɔ:r / [US]/tʃɔ:r/
noun [C]
* a job or piece of work which is often boring or unpleasant but needs to be done regularly
日常琐事；杂务；乏味的例行工作

1. I'll go shopping when I've done my chores (= done the jobs in or around the house).
我把家务琐事做完后要去购物。

2. I find writing reports a real chore (= very boring).
我发现写报告真是件烦人的事。

柯林斯COBUILD高阶英汉双解学习词典 - chore collapse

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1.N-COUNT 可数名词杂务;琐事 A chore is a task that you must do but that you find unpleasant or boring.

【搭配模式】：usu sing

  • She sees exercise primarily as an unavoidable chore...

    她基本上把锻炼看做是不得不做的琐事。

  • Making pasta by hand with a rolling pin can be a real chore.

    用擀面杖擀意大利面会是个非常枯燥乏味的活儿。

2.N-COUNT 可数名词家务活;家庭琐事 Chores are tasks such as cleaning, washing, and ironing that have to be done regularly at home.

【搭配模式】：usu pl

  • My husband and I both go out to work so we share the household chores.

    我和丈夫都出去工作，所以我们家务活分摊。

牛津高阶英汉双解 第7版 - chore collapse

chore
chore / tFC:(r) / noun1. a task that you do regularly
   日常事务；例行工作:
   doing the household / domestic chores
   干家务杂活
⇨ note at task
2. an unpleasant or boring task
   令人厌烦的任务；乏味无聊的工作:
   Shopping's a real chore for me.
   对我来说,购物真是件苦差事。

牛津搭配语词典 第2版 - chore collapse

chore noun

• ADJECTIVE little, small | daily, day-to-day, regular, routine | morning | administrative, domestic, household | mundane, tedious | simple

• VERB + CHORE carry out, do It'll take me an hour to do the household ~s. | handle, perform She let her husband manage the money while she handled other household ~s.

牛津英语同义词学习词典 - chore collapse

chore noun
⇨ task

新牛津英语同义词词典 - chore collapse

chore

noun
daily household chores like shopping and cleaning
TASK , job, duty, errand, thing to be done, burden; work, domestic work, drudgery.
See AWKWARD SYNONYMS at task.

词源记忆 - chore collapse

chore 杂事
来自PIE→*sker, 转，打转，词源同charlady, ring。即在外围打杂的人。