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

• I don't like doing chores. It's boring.
  我不喜欢做家务，太无聊了。
• He is doing household chores.
  他正在做家务。
• 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。
• 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。
• She mucked in with the chores and did her own washing and ironing
  她也一起做些家务杂事，并自己洗熨衣服。
• 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。
• 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。
• Everybody shares in the cooking chores.
  每个人都帮着做饭。
• 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。
• 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。