menial
- adj. （多作定语，常含贬义）卑微的，仆人的，适合仆人做的
- n. （常含贬义）仆人，住家佣工，做杂役的人
[ 复数 menials 比较级 more menial 最高级 most menial ]
柯林斯英汉双解大词典
menial /ˈmiːnɪəl/ TEM8
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ADJ Menial work is very boring, and the people who do it have a low status and are usually badly paid. 卑微的
例：...low-paid menial jobs, such as cleaning and domestic work.
…工钱少又卑微的工作，诸如打扫清洁或做家务。
双语例句原声例句权威例句
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By studying photographs, true artists, he claimed, would be relieved of menial tasks and become free to devote themselves to the more important spiritual aspects of their work.
他声称，通过研究照片，真正的艺术家能从技术含量较低的工作中解脱，自由地投身于他们工作中更重要的精神层面。
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For instance, say you have a menial job.
比如，你的工作很卑微。
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For generations poor northeasterners have migrated to richer parts of Thailand or abroad to make a living in menial jobs from driving taxis to dancing in sleazy go-go bars.
VOA: standard.2010.05.14
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He takes blood from the slain General Kingu, The leader of Tiamat's army, the rebels, And he fashions a human being with the express purpose of freeing the gods from menial labor.
他取了被屠杀的将军Kingu的血液，他是Tiamat军队的将领，是反叛者，于是他创造了人，意图明确,不再劳烦众神做低贱的工作。
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Despite the fact that many have been living in Lebanon for generations, they are still refugees, and as such are forced to live in squalid camps, are denied access to the state's social security, health-care or education systems, and can only work in menial jobs.
VOA: standard.2010.06.29
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