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

• 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。
• 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。
• If cooking and cleaning seem like boring chores to you, try doing them as a form of meditation.
  如果烹饪和清洁对你来说似乎烦琐的杂务，试着用冥想的方式来完成它们。
• Jobs done as household chores or other simple jobs for friends and family also are allowed.
  完成工作的家务或为朋友和家人也被允许其他简单工作。
• We deserted our chores to go see a movie.
  我们开了个小差，去看了场电影。
• I'll come along as soon as I'm through with my household chores.
  我处理完家务就来。
• I don't like doing chores. It's boring.
  我不喜欢做家务，太无聊了。
• The family decided to assist me with my chores
  全家人决定帮助我做家务。
• 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。
• 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。