首页英语词典arduousarduous英英释意

arduous

英['ɑːdjʊəs] 美['ɑrdʒuəs]
  • adj. 努力的;费力的;险峻的

英英释意


1. characterized by toilsome effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort;
"worked their arduous way up the mining valley"
"a grueling campaign"
"hard labor"
"heavy work"
"heavy going"
"spent many laborious hours on the project"
"set a punishing pace"
2. taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance;
"his final, straining burst of speed"
"a strenuous task"
"your willingness after these six arduous days to remain here"- F.D.Roosevelt
3. difficult to accomplish; demanding considerable mental effort and skill;
"the arduous work of preparing a dictionary"