arduous

[ˈɑːdjuəs] [ˈɑːrdʒuəs]
  • 副词:arduously;
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    • Travel was arduous and costly throughout the period, possible only for a privileged class—the same that produced gentlemen scientists, authors, antique experts, and patrons of the arts.
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    • Adjective
      1. characterized by toilsome effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort;
      "worked their arduous way up the mining valley""a grueling campaign""hard labor""heavy work""heavy going""spent many laborious hours on the project""set a punishing pace"
      2. taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance;
      "his final, straining burst of speed""a strenuous task""your willingness after these six arduous days to remain here"- F.D.Roosevelt
      3. difficult to accomplish; demanding considerable mental effort and skill;
      "the arduous work of preparing a dictionary"