treadmill
noun
uk/ˈtred.mɪl/us/ˈtred.mɪl/treadmillnoun(REPEATED WORK)
[S]
anytypeofrepeatedworkthat isboringand makes youfeeltiredandseemsto have nopositiveeffectand no end:
繁重无聊的重复性工作There weredayswhen havingkidsseemedlike anendlesstreadmill offeeding,washing, and nappy-changing.过去养育孩子似乎就是永无休止的喂饭、洗衣和换尿布，繁重而又单调。
Types of employment
- admin
- administrative
- administrative assistant
- administratively
- at the coalfaceidiom
- jobless
- joblessness
- jobseeker
- labour-intensive
- lackey
- professionality
- qualified
- recertify
- redundancy
- redundant
- virtual assistant
- well qualified
- WFH
- white-collar
- who's whoidiom
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Boredom, tedium and boring things
treadmillnoun(EXERCISE MACHINE)
[C]
anexercisemachinethat consists of amovingstripor two step-likepartson which youwalkwithoutmovingforward
（锻炼用的）踏步机，跑步机
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Machines - generators & pumps
- -engined
- alternator
- breeder reactor
- charger
- dock
- docking station
- dynamo
- electromotive
- generator
- nuclear reactor
- power station
- pump
- pump-action
- solar plant
- substation
- turbine
- turbofan
- vacuum pump
- watermill
- waterwheel
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Exercising & training
treadmillnoun(WHEEL)
[C]
awidewheelturnedby theweightofpeopleclimbingonstepsarounditsedge, used in the past toprovidepowerformachinesor, more usually, as apunishmentforprisoners
（过去通常用以惩罚犯人的）踏车Punishing by causing pain
- birch
- cane
- caning
- cat-o'-nine-tails
- corporal punishment
- flagellate
- horsewhip
- lynch
- lynch law
- lynching
- mortification
- paddle
- smack
- spanking
- tar and feathersomeoneidiom
- thrashing
- thumbscrew
- waterboard
- waterboarding
- whip