English Dictionary

busy work

名詞

アメリカ英語 慣用表現 不可算名詞

(idiomatic, chiefly US) Work or activity performed with the intention or result of occupying time, and not necessarily to accomplish something productive; routine work of low priority undertaken for the sake of avoiding idleness.

日本語の意味

実際の成果や効果を期待せず、単に時間を埋めるために行われる作業 / 忙しく見せるためにあえて行われる、実質的な生産性の低い仕事 / アイディオム的に、意味のない雑務やルーチンワークとしての作業

Instead of learning new skills, the interns were mostly given busy work.

新しいスキルを学ぶ代わりに、インターンたちはたいてい意味のない雑用を任されていた。

意味（1）

(idiomatic, chiefly US) Work or activity performed with the intention or result of occupying time, and not necessarily to accomplish something productive; routine work of low priority undertaken for the sake of avoiding idleness.

Until we have a system clearly established, entering more data is just busy work.