laborious
英[lə'bɔːrɪəs]美[lə'bɔrɪəs]
- adj. 勤劳的；艰苦的；费劲的
词态变化
副词: laboriously;
中文词源
laborious 辛苦的
来自labor,劳动，辛劳。
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. They had the laborious task of cutting down the huge tree.
- 他们接受了伐大树的艰苦工作.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. 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。
来自辞典例句
- 3. The distance seemed interminable, and the walk was most laborious.
- 距离好象无穷无尽似的, 走起来真够吃力.
来自辞典例句
- 4. You may have the impression that this process is usually laborious.
- 你可能认为这种方法是艰难的.
来自辞典例句
- 5. We should not despise plain features, nor a laborious yet honest occupation.
- 我们不应该看不起相貌平常的人, 也不应该看不起辛苦而正直的职业.
来自辞典例句