• adj. 不感謝的；忘恩的；不領(lǐng)情的；吃力不討好的

thank,感謝，-less,無(wú)，沒(méi)有。

thankless (adj.)

"likely to not be rewarded with thanks," 1540s, from thank + -less. Related: Thanklessly; thanklessness.

1. Soccer referees have a thankless task.

足球裁判的工作吃力不討好。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

2. Sometimes being a mother and a housewife felt like a thankless task .

做母親和家庭主婦有時(shí)使人覺(jué)得好像是個(gè)受累不討好的差使。

來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》

3. Nobody was keen to take on such a thankless task.

沒(méi)有人愿意承擔(dān)這種費(fèi)力不討好的任務(wù).

來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

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

那是一件吃力不討好的事情, 所以我們很快就不讓他做了.

來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

5. Roosevelt was reluctant to undertake the thankless task.

羅斯福不大愿意承擔(dān)這種徒勞無(wú)益的任務(wù).

來(lái)自辭典例句