menial job, menial work 枯燥的工作；报酬低的活儿；琐碎的工作

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menial
me·nial / ˈmiːniəl /

adjective   (usually disapproving) (of work 工作) not skilled or important, and often boring or badly paid
   不需技巧的；枯燥的；报酬低的:
    menial jobs / work
   枯燥的工作
   menial tasks like cleaning the floor
   擦地板这种琐碎的工作
noun
(old-fashioned)  a person with a menial job
   仆人；用人

menial

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me∙ni∙al¹ / ˈminɪəl ; ˈmiːniəl /
◙adj
1. menial work is boring, needs no skill, and is not important
• 〔工作〕枯燥的，无需技术的，不重要的:
»a menial job
  枯燥的工作
»She did menial tasks about the house.
  她干一些琐碎的家务活。

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]menial²
◙noun [C]
1. someone who does menial work, especially a servant in a house
• 干粗活的人〔尤指家仆〕