low-paid menial jobs, such as cleaning and domestic work报酬少的低级工作, 比如打扫卫生和家务活儿

She accused university-educated nurses of not wanting to carry out menial tasks.她指责那些受过大学教育的护士不愿做低级工作。

She has been reduced to doing menial work to make ends meet.她已被迫去做一些卑微的工作来维持生计。

Many of them are menial workers.他们中的许多人都是低级工人。

He was raised by an uncle who treated him as little more than a menial servant.他由一位只不过把他当作低下仆人对待的叔叔抚养长大。

It's no good having a menial attitude these days.现今采取奴颜婢膝的态度毫无益处。

A number of polite and unobtrusive menials fetched and carried.许多礼貌而谦恭的仆人听候差遣。