gruelling

英 [ˈɡruːəlɪŋ]

美 [ˈɡruːəlɪŋ]

adj.  使人筋疲力尽的; 折磨人的

Collins.1 / BNC.14611 / COCA.44115

牛津词典

adj.

• 使人筋疲力尽的；折磨人的
  very difficult and tiring, needing great effort for a long time
  1. a gruelling journey/schedule
     使人筋疲力尽的旅程；累人的日程安排
  2. I've had a gruelling day.
     我一天下来累得筋疲力尽。

柯林斯词典

in AM, use 美国英语用 grueling


• ADJ-GRADED 累垮人的；艰难的；令人筋疲力尽的
  Agruellingactivity is extremely difficult and tiring to do.
  1. He had complained of exhaustion after his gruelling schedule over the past week...
     完成上周紧张的日程安排后，他抱怨自己累得筋疲力尽。
  2. This flight was more gruelling than I had expected.
     这次飞行比我预想的更累！

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:arduousbackbreakinggruelinghardheavylaboriousoperosepunishingtoilsome

双语例句

• But far from being a workers 'paradise, Japan has been a country of hardship and discrimination for Mr Zhou and many of his compatriots, who are often forced to work long hours in gruelling conditions for less than minimum wages.
  但是对周连康及其许多同胞而言，日本远非工人的天堂，而是一个充满艰辛和歧视的国家。他们经常被迫在艰苦的条件下长时间工作，薪水却低于最低工资标准。
• For the next decade Espinosa endured gruelling chemotherapy, had his leg amputated, lost a lung and had part of his liver removed.
  接下来的十年埃斯皮诺萨忍受着痛苦的化疗，他的腿被截肢，失去了肺，部分肝脏被切除。
• Since then he has embarked on a gruelling rehabilitation programme and has proved his fitness with some impressive displays in pre-season.
  自那次受伤后，凯利开展了痛苦而漫长的康复计划，并且在季前赛中展现了令人信服的康复程度。
• Supporters of Obama claimed Romney had won nearly all of the debates during his gruelling nomination process.
  奥巴马的支持者声称罗姆尼在他艰苦的提名过程中已经赢得了几乎所有的辩论。
• THE future of air travel does not have to bring yet more queues, gruelling delays and growing pollution.
  航空旅行不一定非要在未来带来更多的长队、人无法容忍的延误和加剧的污染。
• The LDP's slumping fortunes threaten the seats of leading members, who previously saw re-election as near-automatic but are now deep in gruelling rounds of stump speeches.
  自民党陨落的命运，威胁到了其领导成员的议席，这些领导人曾将再度当选视为一种近乎自动化的程序，但现在都竭尽全力投入一轮又一轮繁重的竞选演说。
• Mr Stocks can expect a gruelling week on the publicity treadmill.
  斯托克斯先生可以预见下一周会被枯燥繁重的宣传工作搞得焦头烂额。
• This can be an advantage for you as you will not take the gruelling test anymore.
  这可以是一个优势，为你，你会不会采取艰难的考验了。
• He had complained of exhaustion after his gruelling schedule over the past week
  完成上周紧张的日程安排后，他抱怨自己累得筋疲力尽。
• He was plagued by self-doubt, and a gruelling schedule of touring and recording only exacerbated his increasing dependency on drugs.
  他被对自我的怀疑不断缠扰。而叫人疲惫不堪的巡回演出、音乐录制的日程安排只能加剧他不断对毒品的依赖。