doddle

IPA/ˈdɒdl/
IPA/ˈdɑːdl/

doddle — noun

1. a job or activity that needs almost no effort to finish

1.名詞B2
釋義

a job or activity that needs almost no effort to finish

例句

The driving test was a doddle after all those practice lessons.

a doddle after [preparation]

Assembling the new bookshelf turned out to be an absolute doddle.

an absolute doddle

同義詞
  • cinch

    mainly American English; same informal register

  • breeze

    also informal; more common in American English than 'doddle'

  • pushover

    used more for people or contests that are easy to beat

反義詞
  • struggle

    something that takes a lot of effort

  • chore

    a tedious or difficult task

文法句型

a doddle

用法筆記

Almost always used in the singular with 'a' (a doddle). Common in British informal speech; rarely used in American English.

常見錯誤

❌The exam was doddle.
✅The exam was a doddle.
💡'doddle' is a countable noun and needs an article.