thankless

[US]/'θæŋklɪs/
[UK]/'θæŋkləs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. 喫力不討好的,不感激的,忘恩負義的

Phrases & Collocations

thankless task

無功受祿的任務

thankless job

不受感激的工作

thankless duty

不受讚揚的職責

Example Sentences

Nobody was keen to take on such a thankless task.

沒有人願意承擔這種費力不討好的任務。

It was a thankless job, so we choked him off before long.

那是一件喫力不討好的事情, 所以我們很快就不讓他做了。

thankless hours of work

辛苦無功的工作時間

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