英语词汇“busywork”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	busywork
释义	busywork [ biz-ee-wurk ] / ˈbɪz iˌwɜrk / noun work assigned for the sake of looking or keeping busy. Origin of busywork First recorded in 1840–50; busy + work Words nearby busywork busy as a beaver, busybody, busy Lizzie, busyness, busy signal, busywork, but, butabarbital sodium, butadiene, butamben, but and ben Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for busywork Sadly, its most notable achievement is to add layers of red tape and busywork to our already bureaucracy-heavy prison system. America’s Prison System: Not Faring Well Either\|James Poulos\|April 5, 2014\|DAILY BEAST But repeated tests create a uniform sort of busywork, which can turn quickly into malaise. How Space Agencies Are Preparing for a Mission to Mars\|Josh Dzieza\|February 12, 2011\|DAILY BEAST Idioms and Phrases with busywork busy work Activity meant to take up time but not actually be productive. For example, We have to put in an eight-hour day, even if we do nothing but busy work. [c. 1840] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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