| 词汇 | dogsbody |
| 语种 | 英语、汉语、英汉翻译、汉英翻译 |
| 释义 | dogsbody noun[ C ] UKinformaluk /ˈdɒɡz.bɒd.i/ us /ˈdɑːɡz.bɑː.di/ a person who has to do all the boring or unpleasant jobs that other people do not want to do勤杂工，杂务工 People who serve other people anti-slavery below/above stairsidiom boot boy butler enslave handmaiden housemaid labourer lackey lady's maid lapdog retainer serfdom servant skivvy slave slave trade slaver valet vassal dogsbody | Business Englishdogsbody noun[ C ] UKuk /ˈdɒɡzbɒdi/uspluraldogsbodies a person who does boring or unpleasant jobs that people who are considered more important do not want to do: It is possible to become a junior account executive without previous experience - although you would expect to be a dogsbody at first. Examples of dogsbodydogsbody Ideally, a cruiser should be touring round the world, showing the flag, protecting shipping routes, putting down piracy and being used as a general "dogsbody" when required. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 No parliamentary secretary is a dogsbody today. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They have done dogsbody work. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He earned 3 10s (3.50) a week, and acted as studio dogsbody. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The term dogsbody has not always been derogatory, with a number of people deliberately using it as their callsign or handle. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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