drudge /dr Adj; dr Adj/ n person who must work hard and long at unpleasant tasks. 做苦工的人。 vi [VP2A, C, 3A] ~ (at), work as a ~ does: 做苦工; 辛苦地工作： ~ at dictionary-making. 辛苦地編字典。 drudg-ery /-an; -an/ n [U] hard, unpleasant, uninteresting work, 辛苦而令人討厭的工作。