grueling

英

美

adj.  紧张的，激烈的；使极度疲劳的

GRE

COCA.14218

英英释义

adj

• characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion
  1. worked their arduous way up the mining valley
  2. a grueling campaign
  3. hard labor
  4. heavy work
  5. heavy going
  6. spent many laborious hours on the project
  7. set a punishing pace
  Synonym:arduousbackbreakinggruellinghardheavylaboriousoperosepunishingtoilsome

双语例句

• The Hawaii Ironman is even more grueling.
  夏威夷铁人三项赛就更艰巨了。
• You went through a grueling screening process.
  这是个疲劳轰炸的筛选过程。
• The presentation of future plans had been a grueling work.
  制定这些计划是一项令人精疲力竭的工作。
• Florence Nightingale was doing this grueling work because it was vital, not because she had chosen it.
  这项辛劳的工作交给了弗洛伦斯·南丁格尔，并不是因为她主动请缨，而是这任务至关重要。
• ( Applause.) After years of grueling recession, our businesses have created over six million new jobs.
  （掌声）在多年的紧张的萧条期后，我们的商业已经创造了600万新的就业岗位。
• Sniper Shot: Do you have nerves of steel and a rock steady trigger finger to last through the grueling sniper tournament and prove your worth.
  你有钢铁般的意志和稳定的岩石引发手指最后通过艰苦的狙击手比赛，证明你的价值。手枪速射：就以世界上最伟大的军队在狙击手学院。
• He said in a statement issued by his production company that it was one of his most grueling shoots ever.
  他在他的制作公司发表的一个声明中说，这是一个他曾经经历的最辛苦的拍摄。
• For the next grueling year, I'll be your homeroom teacher.
  在接下来辛苦的一年，我将是你们的班主任。
• The 28-year-old actress trained for months for the grueling event.
  这位28岁的女星在参赛之前进行了为期数月的训练。
• It can be even more grueling when the enterprise uses multiple, disparate systems.
  当企业使用多个完全异构系统时，问题会更加严重。