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单词 donkeyworks
释义

donkeywork

noun

don·​key·​work ˈdäŋ-kē-ˌwərk How to pronounce donkeywork (audio)
ˈdəŋ-,
ˈdȯŋ-
: monotonous and routine work : drudgery

Synonyms

  • drudge
  • drudgery
  • fatigue
  • grind
  • labor
  • moil
  • slavery
  • sweat
  • toil
  • travail
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Example Sentences

the donkeywork involved in setting up one's own start-up software firm

Word History

First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined above

donkeyworks

noun

plural of donkeywork
as in efforts
very hard or unpleasant work the donkeywork involved in setting up one's own start-up software firm

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • efforts
  • moils
  • sweats
  • labors
  • pains
  • slaveries
  • toils
  • grinds
  • struggles
  • exertions
  • fatigues
  • travails
  • drudgeries
  • spadeworks
  • troubles
  • responsibilities
  • drudges
  • jobs
  • tediums
  • duties
  • obligations
  • chores
  • treadmills
  • routines

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • plays
  • fun
  • rests
  • sports
  • eases
  • relaxations
  • reposes
  • inactivities
  • diversions
  • amusements
  • entertainments
  • recreations
  • dalliances
  • decompressions
  • dormancies
  • inertias
  • leisures
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