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

• Why should you pick on me to do the chores?
  你为什么要挑我去做那些杂务？
• Did you do your chores?
  你干家务活了吗？
• It's a home-service robot that may someday help you with everyday chores.
  它是一个家用服务机器人，将来有一天它可能可以帮你做每天的家务活。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• He may also perform small chores for the guests such as mailing letters and packages.
  有时，他也为客人做些杂事，如邮寄信件和包裹等。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。