chores

英 [tʃɔːz]

美 [tʃɔrz]

n.  日常事务; 例行工作; 令人厌烦的任务; 乏味无聊的工作
chore的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 杂务;琐事
  Achoreis a task that you must do but that you find unpleasant or boring.
  1. She sees exercise primarily as an unavoidable chore...
     她基本上把锻炼看做是不得不做的琐事。
  2. Making pasta by hand with a rolling pin can be a real chore.
     用擀面杖擀意大利面会是个非常枯燥乏味的活儿。
• N-COUNT 家务活;家庭琐事
  Choresare tasks such as cleaning, washing, and ironing that have to be done regularly at home.
  1. My husband and I both go out to work so we share the household chores.
     我和丈夫都出去工作，所以我们家务活分摊。

双语例句

• You might believe you can play all day long and still finish your chores.
  你可能觉得你可以出去玩一整天同时还可以完成家务等杂事。
• The family decided to assist me with my chores
  全家人决定帮助我做家务。
• We have many chores to do this morning.
  今天上午我们有很多家务活要做！
• Everyday chores like shopping and housework take much of her time.
  购物、家务等日常杂务占去了她很多时间。
• My husband and I both go out to work so we share the household chores.
  我和丈夫都出去工作，所以我们家务活分摊。
• You can go and play after you've done your chores.
  你做完了日常事务就可以去玩了。
• I don't think children should be paid for routine chores.
  我认为孩子干日常家务活不应该付给她钱。
• She became uncooperative: unwilling to do her homework or help with any household chores.
  她变得很不合作：不愿做作业，也不愿帮着做家务。
• You have to do chores.
  你不得不做家务。
• The kids have gone off to school and the adults have just finished their morning household chores.
  孩子们上学去了，大人们也刚刚干完了上午的家务活。