arduous 详细解释

arduous

['ɑ:djuəs]

adj. 费力的, 辛勤的, 险峻的

a.

1. 艰巨的; 费力的; 困难的

It must have been a very arduous task to build the pyramids.

当时建造金字塔肯定是件万分艰巨的事。

2. 努力的; 使劲的

He made an arduous effort to keep up with the rest of the class.

他努力跟上班上其他同学。

3. 陡峭的, 难攀登的

an arduous hill

陡峭的山

词形变化

副词: arduously | 名词: arduousness |

词义辨析

同义:

a.费力的; 艰辛的

laborious  strenuous  difficult  hard  

同义参见:

formidable  tiresome  exacting  painful  

英英释义

形容词 arduous:

characterized by toilsome effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort

同义词:backbreaking, grueling, gruelling, hard, heavy, laborious, operose, punishing, toilsome

taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance- F.D.Roosevelt

同义词:straining, strenuous

difficult to accomplish; demanding considerable mental effort and skill

补充

arduousarduous英:[ˈɑ:djuəs] 美:[ˈɑrdʒuəs]adj.1.艰苦的The refugees made an arduous journey through the mountains.难民们艰难地越过高山。

例句

1. the long and arduous task of securing funding确保资金充足这项长期而艰苦的任务 2. The task was more arduous than expected.这项任务比预期的要艰苦。 3. an arduous 400-mile trek一段400英里的艰苦跋涉 4. the arduous conditions of the desert沙漠里令人难以忍受的艰苦条件 5. arduous rutted tracks and steep inclines and descents难行的车辙道、陡峭的上下坡 6. an arduous journey.艰难的旅程。 7. an arduous journey艰苦的旅程 8. arduous work艰巨的工作 9. He went through a long and arduous training program.他接受了漫长而艰辛的培训。 10. arduous efforts艰辛的努力 11. years of arduous study多年的勤奋学习 12. an arduous chore/duty/job/task艰难的事务/职责/工作/任务 13. an arduous journey across miles of desert穿越数英里沙漠的艰辛之旅 14. working arduously艰难地工作