grunt work
noun/ˈɡrʌnt wɜːk/
/ˈɡrʌnt wɜːrk/
[uncountable] (informal)- hard boring work
单调乏味的苦差事；繁重无聊的工作 - She has assistants to do the grunt work like research and proofreading.
她有助手做搜集资料和校对之类的苦差事。 - There’s a lot of grunt work involved in the assignment.
这项任务涉及很多繁重的工作。 - I was used to grunt work but pouring concrete was the worst.
我习惯了繁重的工作，但浇筑混凝土是最糟糕的。 - He has done the grunt work, sifting through thousands of official records.
他完成了筛选数千个官方记录的苦差事。
- She has assistants to do the grunt work like research and proofreading.