laborious
英 [l?'b??r??s]
美[l?'b?r??s]
- adj. 勤勞的；艱苦的；費(fèi)勁的
暢通詞匯TEM8IELTSTOEFL低頻詞
詞態(tài)變化
副詞:?laboriously;
中文詞源
laborious 辛苦的
來自labor,勞動(dòng)，辛勞。
英文詞源
- laborious (adj.)
- late 14c., "hard-working, industrious," from Old French laborios "arduous, wearisome; hard-working" (12c., Modern French laborieux), from Latin laboriosus "toilsome, wearisome, troublesome," from labor (see labor (n.)). Meaning "costing much labor, burdensome" is from early 15c.; meaning "resulting from hard work" is mid-15c. Related: Laboriousness.
雙語例句
- 1. They had the laborious task of cutting down the huge tree.
- 他們接受了伐大樹的艱苦工作.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. Keeping the garden tidy all year round can be a laborious task.
- 一年到頭把花園拾掇得干凈整潔也不是件輕松活兒。
來自辭典例句
- 3. The distance seemed interminable, and the walk was most laborious.
- 距離好象無窮無盡似的, 走起來真夠吃力.
來自辭典例句
- 4. You may have the impression that this process is usually laborious.
- 你可能認(rèn)為這種方法是艱難的.
來自辭典例句
- 5. We should not despise plain features, nor a laborious yet honest occupation.
- 我們不應(yīng)該看不起相貌平常的人, 也不應(yīng)該看不起辛苦而正直的職業(yè).
來自辭典例句