herculean

英 [ˌhɜːkjuˈliːən]

美 [ˌhɜːrkjuˈliːən]

赫拉克勒斯的; 力大无比的; 困难的赫拉克勒斯的

TOEFL

BNC.33301 / COCA.22524

牛津词典

adj.

费力的；需要决心的；艰巨的
needing a lot of strength, determination or effort
1. a Herculean task
  艰巨的任务

柯林斯词典

ADJ-GRADED 艰巨的;费力的
Aherculeantask or ability is one that requires extremely great strength or effort.
1. ...his herculean efforts to bring peace to our troubled island.
  他为给我们这个纷争不断的岛屿带来和平所作出的艰苦努力

英英释义

adj

extremely difficult
1. a herculean task
displaying superhuman strength or power
1. herculean exertions
Synonym:powerful

双语例句

These small feats seemed like Herculean accomplishm ents and slowly served to restore her depleted confidence.
这些小成绩看来是艰辛努力的结果，而且渐渐开始重建起她那已空竭的信心。
She has had the Herculean task of bringing up four children single-handedly.
她肩负着一个人养育4个孩子的艰巨任务。
This was probably the first project on which our team didn't have to work Herculean hours near the end of development and testing.
这也许是我们的团队在开发和测试的结尾不必花费大量时间工作的第一个项目。
The means and methods adopted to settle the contradiction were centralized power in state system to overcome political and social instability with Herculean state power.
解决这个矛盾的手段和办法，就是国家制度上的高度集权，以强有力的国家权力克服政治生活和社会生活中的不稳定。
I snapped at my husband because he didn't appreciate this Herculean accomplishment on my part.
我和我的丈夫说话时气汹汹因为他没有欣赏我这方面赫尔格立斯式成就。
Jos é Mourinho talked of his affection for his players, because he has had to ask them for one last, Herculean effort time after time over the last few months.
穆里尼奥谈及了他对球员们的感情，因为在最后几个月里，他不得不反反复复的要求他们再拿出最后一次巨大的努力出来。
You must make a Herculean effort not to talk to them about it.
你必须竭力控制自己，不同他们谈这件事。
Eradication of the Alpine nomenclature is still proving a Herculean task.
根除阿尔卑斯命名法依然是一项极其艰难的工作。
To be fair, Herculean progress has already been made.
老实说，巴西已经取得了巨大的进步。
Fortunately, threats to European Monetary Union, so far, have been successfully fended off by the Herculean actions of the European Community assisted by the International Monetary Fund.
所幸，由于欧洲共同体采取了大刀阔斧的行动，加上国际货币基金组织（imf）出手协助，欧洲货币联盟所遭遇的种种威胁，就目前来说已得到成功抵御。