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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• We have many chores to do this morning.
  今天上午我们有很多家务活要做！
• 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。
• His job is the assignment of the chores.
  他的工作是对杂物的分配。
• Did you do your chores?
  你干家务活了吗？
• Seriously, I don't think it's school policy to have students do chores.
  严肃地说，我不认为学校规章有让学生做家务杂事的。
• Why should you pick on me to do the chores?
  你为什么要挑我去做那些杂务？
• I don't like doing chores. It's boring.
  我不喜欢做家务，太无聊了。