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- a gruelling journey/schedule
使人筋疲力尽的旅程;累人的日程安排 - I've had a gruelling day.
我一天下来累得筋疲力尽。
- a gruelling journey/schedule
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 累垮人的;艰难的;令人筋疲力尽的
Agruellingactivity is extremely difficult and tiring to do.- 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。 - This flight was more gruelling than I had expected.
这次飞行比我预想的更累!
- He had complained of exhaustion after his gruelling schedule over the past week...
in AM, use 美国英语用 grueling
英英释义
adj
- characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion
- 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
双语例句
- MBAs hired as first-year associates work gruelling hours ( 80-90 hours a week even as interns) and have to face starting again near the bottom of the food chain.
被聘为经理的MBA,在第一年就要极度紧张地工作(甚至在当实习生的时候,每周都要工作80到90个小时),而且还要面对从食物链最底层做起的现实。 - 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。 - A gruelling climb, race, trial, ordeal, etc.
使人筋疲力竭的攀登、竞赛、审讯、考验等。 - This flight was more gruelling than I had expected.
这次飞行比我预想的更累! - He can point to his performance on the campaign trail& a gruelling test of fitness.
他可以指出他竞选活动一路来的表现,这可是对体能严苛的考验啊。 - A British leukaemia patient rolled into Sydney after a gruelling fundraising ride on a vintage penny farthing bicycle across the Australian outback.
为了给患有白血病的孩子募捐,英国白血病患者劳埃德·斯科特骑异形自行车成功穿越了澳大利亚沙漠地带,并于12月2日到达目的地悉尼。 - 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。 - A return to lower compensation would also hit hard in a world where bankers have grown used to working gruelling hours and changing employers regularly.
银行家们已经习惯于长期劳累地加班和定期更换员工,因此向更低薪酬的回归还会对银行业造成重大冲击。 - Cadres are put through a gruelling process of talent selection and only those with an excellent performance record make it to the highest levels.
党员干部需要经历严格的人才选拔过程,只有那些表现优秀的人才能升入最高层。 - The most gruelling part of my trip.
我的旅程中最艰难的一段。