dogsbody 是一个英语词汇，源自英国英语，通常用于形容一个人在工作中承担琐碎、低级的任务，通常这些任务是枯燥、繁重且没有多少创造性或个人意义的。这个词有时候带有贬义，指代那些被迫做一些无聊工作的人。

音标

/dɒɡzˌbɒdi/

翻译

dogsbody：杂工，苦力，跑腿的人

读音

英式发音：[dɔːɡzˌbɒdi]

美式发音：[dɔɡzˌbɑdi]

用法

dogsbody 是一个通常带有轻微贬义的词，用来形容那些做不受欢迎或低级任务的人。

这个词常用于描述职场中被分配到琐碎任务的员工，尤其是年轻人或初入职场的人。

例句

He was just a dogsbody at the company, doing all the menial work while others got the recognition.

After months of being treated like a dogsbody, she finally got promoted to a managerial position.

I hate being a dogsbody; I feel like all I do is fetch coffee and answer phones.

The interns were seen as dogsbody by the senior staff, given the least desirable tasks.

The new recruit was assigned all the dogsbody duties in the office.

He resented being treated like a dogsbody and decided to look for a new job.

It’s not easy being a dogsbody at first, but it’s a stepping stone to greater responsibilities.

She did everything from photocopying to organizing the office, feeling like a complete dogsbody.

Being a dogsbody for the first year was tough, but it taught him a lot about the company’s workings.

The film director worked his assistant like a dogsbody, giving him endless tasks that were far below his pay grade.

短语搭配

be a dogsbody：做杂工，做跑腿的工作

She was hired as a dogsbody in the office.

 

act as a dogsbody：充当杂工角色

He’s acting as a dogsbody for the whole team during the project.

 

dogsbody work：低级的琐碎工作

Most of the day was spent doing dogsbody work, like filing and sorting emails.

 

相关用法

dogsbody 也有时用来形容在团队中承担所有繁重、基础性工作的人，尤其是那些被期望去做其他人不愿意做的工作。