onerous

英 [ˈəʊnərəs]

美 [ˈoʊnərəs]

adj.  费力的; 艰巨的; 令人焦虑的

GRE法律

Collins.1 / BNC.13976 / COCA.15400

牛津词典

adj.

• 费力的；艰巨的；令人焦虑的
  needing great effort; causing trouble or worry
  1. an onerous duty/task/responsibility
     繁重的义务 / 工作 / 职责

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED （任务）繁重的，艰巨的，麻烦的
  If you describe a task asonerous, you dislike having to do it because you find it difficult or unpleasant.
  1. ...parents who have had the onerous task of bringing up a very difficult child.
     曾经辛辛苦苦地养育过任性难缠的孩子的父母亲

英英释义

adj

• not easily borne
  1. the burdensome task of preparing the income tax return
  2. my duties weren't onerou
  3. a taxing schedule
  Synonym:burdensometaxing

双语例句

• After the recent introduction of onerous new obligations, they are likely to face more.
  在最近凭添了繁重的新任务之后，他们可能面对更多的考验。
• They say onerous requirements for passwords have given us a false sense of protection against potential attacks.
  他们认为密码过分的要求给了我们抵御潜在攻击的虚假的安全感。
• Obviously, Groovy's first class support for closures makes some tasks that are onerous in Java a breeze.
  Groovy一流的闭包支持，让一些在Java中十分艰巨的任务变得轻而易举。
• Finally, it makes existing bad debts less onerous on the balance sheet.
  最后，通胀将使资产负债表上的现有坏帐显得不那么繁重。
• Increasing demand is not an onerous duty. Consuming more is hardly a chore.
  扩大需求并非繁重的责任，增加消费也算不上苦差。
• For better or worse, western countries are also engaged in this complex, onerous mission.
  无论后果是好是坏，西方国家也参与了这项复杂而艰巨的任务。
• Literacy education will continue to be a period of time in the future Chinese education is quite onerous task.
  扫盲教育仍将是未来一段时间中国教育工作中相当繁重的任务。
• I've disliked variable annuities for many years because of their high fees and onerous surrender penalties.
  我已经不喜欢可变年金多年，因为他们的高收费和繁琐的投降处罚。
• The proposed rules may be unrealistic as well as onerous. I got lost in your rather diffuse essay.
  草拟的规则也许不太现实而且冗赘。你的文章行文冗赘，弄得我有点糊涂了。
• But it leaves the government with the even more onerous task of imposing effective regulation in future.
  但政府将面临甚至更为繁重的任务：在未来实施有效的监管。