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

• We have many chores to do this morning.
  今天上午我们有很多家务活要做！
• 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。
• 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。
• He continued to mow the lawn and do other routine chores.
  他继续剪草坪，并做些其他日常杂务。
• We deserted our chores to go see a movie.
  我们开了个小差，去看了场电影。
• But now I have been heavy work and family chores had too tired.
  但是现在的我，已经被繁重的工作和家庭琐事累得力不从心了。
• After a long day or week, the last thing I want to do is house chores.
  经历了疲惫漫长的一天或者一周之后，我最不想干的就是家务活了。
• I am doing a project on students 'chores and rules at home.
  我在做一个有关学生的家务活和所守规则的方案。
• My nieces and nephews did the farm chores, so I got to sleep in.
  我的侄子侄女们包揽了农场上的所有活儿，让我美美睡了一觉。
• 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。