thankless
英 ['θæŋklɪs]
美 ['θæŋkləs]
- adj. 不感谢的;忘恩的;不领情的;吃力不讨好的
双语例句
- 1. Soccer referees have a thankless task.
- 足球裁判的工作吃力不讨好。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Sometimes being a mother and a housewife felt like a thankless task .
- 做母亲和家庭主妇有时使人觉得好像是个受累不讨好的差使。
来自《权威词典》
- 3. Nobody was keen to take on such a thankless task.
- 没有人愿意承担这种费力不讨好的任务.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. It was a thankless job, so we choked him off before long.
- 那是一件吃力不讨好的事情, 所以我们很快就不让他做了.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. Roosevelt was reluctant to undertake the thankless task.
- 罗斯福不大愿意承担这种徒劳无益的任务.
来自辞典例句