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

• The laborious means you use now will be superseded by various new technologies, including implants.
  这就意味着你们当前辛苦的学习方法将被各种新的科技所取代，包括知识直接的置入。
• My mother is a laborious woman.
  我的母亲是一个勤劳的女人。
• Life is not merely enjoyment but also laborious work.
  生活不是享受，而是很辛苦的工作。
• Seldom could he stand after a whole day's laborious work.
  辛苦工作了一整天，他都快站不住了。
• Making a road from Ledo to China was also an immense, laborious task.
  从利多建筑一条通往中国的公路，也是一个巨大而艰苦的任务。
• The process looks rather laborious but at least it is not dangerous.
  看上去这生产过程颇费力，但无论如何它没有什么危险。
• The study good is really laborious!
  学习真的好辛苦呀啊！
• His books are written in a laborious style.
  他写书文笔艰涩。
• In the processes of mapping, placement is a very time-consuming and laborious work.
  然在制图过程中，注记配置所需的时间及经费甚钜，是一项耗时费力的工作。
• Eg. on the contrary, I took up another resolution, which was more safe, though more laborious.
  相反地，我作了另外一个决定，虽然比较费劲，却比较安全。