donkey
noun [ C ] uk/ˈdɒŋ.ki/ us/ˈdɑːŋ.ki/
B1 驴
an animal like a small horse with long ears
- More examples
- Emily had a donkey ride at the fair.
- The little donkey struggled under its heavy burden.
Idioms
do (all) the donkey workidiom UK informal 从事艰苦枯燥的工作
to do the hard, boring part of a job
Why should I do all the donkey work while you sit around doing nothing? 为什么你在那里闲坐着什么也不干，而我却要干所有这些枯燥乏味的活儿？
donkey's yearsidiom UK informal 很久，很长时间
a very long time
She's been in the same job for donkey's years. 她这份工作做了很久了。