laborious

英 [ləˈbɔːriəs]

美 [ləˈbɔːriəs]

adj.  耗时费力的; 辛苦的

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Collins.1 / BNC.14158 / COCA.18512

牛津词典

adj.

• 耗时费力的；辛苦的
  taking a lot of time and effort
  1. a laborious task/process
     艰巨的任务；艰难的过程
  2. Checking all the information will be slow and laborious.
     查看所有的信息既费时又费力。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 耗时费力的；辛苦的；艰难的
  If you describe a task or job aslaborious, you mean that it takes a lot of time and effort.
  1. Keeping the garden tidy all year round can be a laborious task.
     一年到头把花园拾掇得干净整洁也不是件轻松活儿。

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:arduousbackbreakinggruelinggruellinghardheavyoperosepunishingtoilsome

双语例句

• In here, I would like to express the sincere regards and the heartfelt gratitude to the AB all leader and the staff: You were laborious!
  在此，我要向AB的全体领导和员工表示诚挚的问候和衷心的感谢：你们辛苦了！
• Thank you me the wife, was laborious!
  谢谢你我的老婆，辛苦了！
• The distance seemed interminable, and the walk was most laborious.
  距离好像无穷无尽似的，走起来真够吃力。
• So, it is a very laborious process.
  因此，这是一个非常艰苦的过程。
• But actually identifying the protein was a laborious process that took five years.
  但是，实际上鉴别这些蛋白是一个花了五年时间的辛勤过程。
• Manpower to complete these tasks are to be time-consuming, laborious and prone to errors and omissions.
  这些工作都以人力来完成将费时费力，而且容易出现错误和疏漏。
• Arm-a laborious and industrious person.
  手臂-个艰苦勤奋的人。
• His books are written in a laborious style.
  他写书文笔艰涩。
• Life is not merely enjoyment but also laborious work.
  生活不是享受，而是很辛苦的工作。
• He looked at his son's laborious handwriting.
  他看他儿子那费力写出的字迹。