单词 | chore |
释义 | chore (tʃɔːʳ ) Word forms: chores 1. countable noun [usually singular] A chore is a task that you must do but that you find unpleasant or boring. She sees exercise primarily as an unavoidable chore. Making pasta by hand with a rolling pin can be a real chore. 2. countable noun [usually plural] Chores are tasks such as cleaning, washing, and ironing that have to be done regularly at home. My husband and I both go out to work so we share the household chores. Collocations: daily chores Planting vegetables or weaving mats was not just a livelihood; it was a way of integrating soul-work with daily chores. Christianity Today Most people traveled in groups, for daily chores and life's burdens are more bearable when singing and sharing with friends. Christianity Today Working hours can double because the maids must prepare the feast that follows sunset on top of their daily chores. Times, Sunday Times Perhaps most important, they will see how we handle the routine-the daily chores, purchases, and friendships that occupy the bulk of our lives. Christianity Today Talk to your son and suggest a family meeting to draw up a rota to share out the daily chores. The Sun We might go, just to hear the 0.15% that were about 'domestic chores'. Times, Sunday Times Usually they just stay inside their setts all day, doing various domestic chores and reading the papers. The Sun Experts think their responsibility for day-today household tasks, such as childcare and domestic chores, makes the daily grind to and from work extra tough. The Sun Domestic chores are very much part of the shared parenting package. Times, Sunday Times Most commonly, the creatures are house spirits of ambivalent nature; while they sometimes perform domestic chores, they play malicious tricks if insulted or neglected. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I spent a couple of days driving it around on my everyday chores, including the weekly shop, to find out. The Sun Everyday chores feel like a mountain to climb. The Sun Among my favourite buys are the products that elevate everyday chores to the status of pleasures. Times, Sunday Times All these hours, these ordinary days, these everyday chores, they add up to something; they make a difference in the lives of people around us. Christianity Today Things go better in pairs for you today, especially when it comes to everyday chores. The Sun The meetings were held after dark, once field and house chores were completed, and carried on late into the night. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In some cases relatives or friends take care or the bereaved's house chores, as cooking and cleaning. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It's about taking the mundane chore of driving and sacrificing everything, comfort, style, and your hair, to liven it up a bit. Times, Sunday Times The men are desperate to play a real part in the war but condemned to an endless round of exercises and mundane chores. Times, Sunday Times Delegating mundane chores to robots also leaves more time for seniors to socialize with the people who care about them, and not just for them. Smithsonian Mag They may also be expected to perform mundane chores, such as fetching tea. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In the upper-class houses, staff perform chores unseen. Times, Sunday Times Like every jinn, they have free will yet could be compelled to perform chores. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They created a family-style ethos and patients performed chores to give them a sense of contribution. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 While a sidekick, it seemed that his primary job was to perform chores around the mansion. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Rather than simply performing chores, students learn and practice responsibility and cooperation through the maintenance and upkeep of their campus. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The new tactics, supercharger spraying and recorded grendel challenges, make them almost a routine chore. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The award came with higher pay and exemption from routine chores and common lodging. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 After nine years of operating the facility he grew tired of his routine chores and handed over the duties to his wife. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I remember the phone call when she told me the diagnosis, talking about cancer as though it was a tedious chore she'd have to make the most of. Times, Sunday Times Like all tedious chores, the difficulty of it looms large in my imagination. Times, Sunday Times She'll either retreat to her own space, fed up with your demanding ways, or you will have gloriously relieved yourself of many tedious chores. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 琐事 Japanese: 雑用 |
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