chores

chores — noun

1. small jobs around the home or on a farm, like cleaning, washing, or feeding anim

1.名詞B1
釋義

small jobs around the home or on a farm, like cleaning, washing, or feeding animals, that someone has to do again and again even when nobody enjoys them

例句

On Saturday mornings, Camila and her brother split the chores between them.

collocation: split / share the chores

Karim finished his chores before sitting down to play video games with his cousin.

collocation: finish / do one's chores

同義詞
  • tasks

    neutral and general; not necessarily routine or unwanted

  • errands

    small jobs done outside the home, like shopping or posting a letter

  • housework

    uncountable; covers cleaning and tidying inside a home

文法句型

do the chores

household chores

用法筆記

Almost always used in the plural. Frequently appears with 'do', 'finish', 'share', or 'split', and with modifiers like 'household', 'daily', or 'morning'.

常見錯誤

❌I have a lot of chore today.
✅I have a lot of chores today.
💡almost always plural; the singular 'chore' is mainly used in fixed phrases like 'what a chore'.