thankless

英 [ˈθæŋkləs]

美 [ˈθæŋkləs]

adj.  让人不领情的; 徒劳无益的; 吃力不讨好的

BNC.33006 / COCA.24187

牛津词典

adj.

• 让人不领情的；徒劳无益的；吃力不讨好的
  unpleasant or difficult to do and unlikely to bring you any rewards or thanks from anyone
  1. Sometimes being a mother and a housewife felt like a thankless task .
     做母亲和家庭主妇有时使人觉得好像是个受累不讨好的差使。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED (工作、任务)吃力不讨好的，劳而无功的
  If you describe a job or task asthankless, you mean that it is hard work and brings very few rewards.
  1. Soccer referees have a thankless task.
     足球裁判的工作吃力不讨好。

双语例句

• Deciphering the Chinese economy is a thankless job at the best of times.
  即使在最景气的时期，解读中国经济也是一件费力不讨好的事情。
• Roosevelt was reluctant to undertake the thankless task.
  罗斯福不大愿意承担这种徒劳无益的任务。
• Skin has the thankless job of coating and protecting your whole body, making it your most easily damaged organ.
  皮肤辛苦的担任着包裹我们和保护我们整个身体的责任，因此它也成为了最容易被伤害的器官。
• This is often a very thankless job, Legge says.
  莱格博士说饭馆服务员是个费力不讨好的工作。
• Raise your hand for the thankless job nobody else wants to do.
  即使是那种没人愿意干的吃力不讨好的活儿也要主动担当。
• Is Whitman setting herself up for failure simply because turning HP around may be a thankless task?
  惠特曼是不是注定会失败，因为扭转惠普的颓势不过是项费力不讨好的工作？
• Giving advice is usually a thankless act.
  进忠告通常是一种不令人感激的行为。
• What I believed would be a spectacular work experience swiftly revealed itself to be a series of thankless performances in such splashy venues as cafeterias and dormitory lobbies.
  我原来以为这是一次了不起的经历，可很快却发现在那些餐厅和寝室大厅这些场地进行表演后没有得到一点感激。
• Thankless job collecting garbage is a thankless job, but someone's got to do it.
  不被尊重的工作收垃圾是一件不受尊重的工作，却有人一直在做这事。
• She might feel how sharper than a serpent's tooth it was to have a thankless child.
  让她也知道知道有个负心的孩子要比挨毒蛇的牙齿咬还要痛苦。