| 单词 | drudge |
| 释义 | drudge (once / 1430 pages) nv A drudge is someone who works very hard, especially at a job that is boring. To drudge is to work hard. One thing just about everyone has in common is complaining about work. Drudges have a little more to complain about than others: a drudge is someone whose job is difficult but isn't very interesting. Factories and coal mines are full of drudges: diligent folks doing work that isn't super-interesting. Such work is often called drudgery. Also, when you're working hard at anything, you can call it drudging. We all drudge when we have something to do that we would rather avoid. WORD FAMILYdrudge: drudged, drudgery, drudges, drudging+/drudgery: drudgeries/drudging: drudgingly USAGE EXAMPLESMatt Drudge wondered aloud Thursday evening whether his popular site was the object of a U.S. government cyberattack. Washington Times(Dec 29, 2016) He later served as D.C. bureau chief and White House correspondent for the New York Post and editor at the hugely influential Drudge Report. Washington Times(Dec 18, 2016) A few days later, the Internet upstart Drudge Report broke the news, instead. Washington Times(Dec 14, 2016) 1n a laborer who is obliged to do menial work Syn|Hyper galley slave, navvy, peon jack, laborer, labourer, manual laborer someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor 2n one who works hard at boring tasks Syn|Hypo|Hyper hack, hacker plodder, slogger someone who works slowly and monotonously for long hours unskilled person a person who lacks technical training 3v work hard Lexicographers drudge all day long Syn|Hyper dig, fag, grind, labor, labour, moil, toil, travail do work, work be employed |
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