herculean

英 [ˌhɜːkjuˈliːən]

美 [ˌhɜːrkjuˈliːən]

赫拉克勒斯的; 力大无比的; 困难的赫拉克勒斯的

TOEFL

BNC.33301 / COCA.22524

牛津词典

adj.

费力的；需要决心的；艰巨的
needing a lot of strength, determination or effort
1. a Herculean task
  艰巨的任务

柯林斯词典

ADJ-GRADED 艰巨的;费力的
Aherculeantask or ability is one that requires extremely great strength or effort.
1. ...his herculean efforts to bring peace to our troubled island.
  他为给我们这个纷争不断的岛屿带来和平所作出的艰苦努力

英英释义

adj

extremely difficult
1. a herculean task
displaying superhuman strength or power
1. herculean exertions
Synonym:powerful

双语例句

Yet it might not be too Herculean a task to raise the money-if some Chinese banks are ordered to cough up the funds.
然而，如果部分中国银行被要求进行融资的话，那筹集到那笔钱可能并不是什么费力的事情。
Cowperwood, after his Herculean labours of the morning, had, as has been said, driven rapidly to Butler's house
上面已经说过，柯柏乌上午大干一阵以后，就赶忙驾车到巴特勒家去了
Breastfeeding a gassy baby can be a Herculean task, but it is well worth it.
哺乳瓦斯婴儿可以一项艰巨的任务，但它是值得的。
The consortium began its Herculean task by looking at supply chain processes.
该联盟从研究供应链的过程入手开始这个艰巨的任务。
LF he's going to hold his party together in this time of crisis, it will require a Herculean effort.
如果他想在这种危机时刻保持党的团结，那他得花巨大的努力。
You must make a Herculean effort not to talk to them about it.
你必须竭力控制自己，不同他们谈这件事。
She has had the Herculean task of bringing up four children single-handedly.
她肩负着一个人养育4个孩子的艰巨任务。
On coming to power in October 2009, the prime minister promised his EU colleagues a Herculean effort to root out corruption, improve tax collection, suppress the falsification of official statistics and downsize the public sector.
2009年10月上台时，乔治帕潘德里欧向欧盟同僚承诺，将采取强有力的措施根除腐败、改善税款征收、禁止官方统计数字弄虚作假并缩减公共部门。
The means and methods adopted to settle the contradiction were centralized power in state system to overcome political and social instability with Herculean state power.
解决这个矛盾的手段和办法，就是国家制度上的高度集权，以强有力的国家权力克服政治生活和社会生活中的不稳定。
This herculean task was ultimately completed, but with discouraging slowness.
这个极为艰巨的任务最终完成了，但是速度之慢令人沮丧。