arduous
arduous 英 [ˈɑ:djuəs] 美 [ˈɑrdʒuəs]
adj. 艰苦的；艰难的
an arduous journey across the Andes 翻越安第斯山脉的艰苦之行
The work was arduous. 这项工作很艰巨。
- Use the adjective arduous to describe an activity that takes a lot of effort. Writing all those college essays and filling out the applications is an arduous process!
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- adj. 艰苦的；艰难的
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1. an arduous journey across the Andes
翻越安第斯山脉的艰苦之行
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2. The work was arduous.
这项工作很艰巨。
- arduous (adj.) 1530s, "hard to accomplish, difficult to do, attended with much labor," from Latin arduus "high, steep," also figuratively, "difficult, hard to reach," from PIE root *eredh- "high" (see ortho-). Literal sense of "high, steep, difficult to climb" is attested in English from 1709. Related: Arduously; arduousness.
ar·du·ous / ˈɑːdjuəs ; ˈɑːdʒuəs ; NAmE ˈɑːrdʒuəs / adjective involving a lot of effort and energy, especially over a period of time 艰苦的；艰难的 ◆ an arduous journey across the Andes 翻越安第斯山脉的艰苦之行 ◆ The work was arduous. 这项工作很艰巨。 ▶ ar·du·ous·ly / ˈɑːdjuəsli ; ˈɑːdʒuəsli ; NAmE ˈɑːrdʒuəsli / adverb ar·du·ous / ˈɑːdjuəs ; ˈɑːdʒuəs ; NAmE ˈɑːrdʒuəs / ar·du·ous·ly / ˈɑːdjuəsli ; ˈɑːdʒuəsli ; NAmE ˈɑːrdʒuəsli /
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