grueling

n. 惩罚；劳累

adj. 累垮人的；折磨人的

v. 使极度疲劳；累垮（gruel的ing形式）

adj.

紧张的，激烈的，使极度疲劳的；

adv.

紧张地，激烈地；

英英释义

grueling[ 'ɡruəliŋ ]

adj.characterized by toilsome effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort

"a grueling campaign"

同义词：arduousbackbreakinggruellinghardheavylaboriousoperosepunishingtoilsome

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

The Hawaii Ironman is even more grueling.
夏威夷铁人三项赛就更艰巨了。

The presentation of future plans had been a grueling work.
制定这些计划是一项令人精疲力竭的工作。

权威例句

1. The presentation of future plans had been a grueling work.

制定这些计划是一项令人精疲力竭的工作。

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句

2. And because the cancer was small, Sampson, a 57-year-old crane operator was able to choose the least grueling form of treatment.

加上癌病灶很小，这位57岁的起重机手可以选择不那么令人精疲力竭的治疗方法。

-- 来源 -- 英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 癌症与艾滋病 - fangshexingzhongzi

3. His grueling schedule is just one not-so-subtle hint of what he expects from employees.

他总是排得满满的日程，就不太隐晦地暗示出他对手下员工的期望。

-- 来源 -- 英汉非文学 - 科学史 -

4. For poor women "home production" can also include such grueling chores as gathering firewood and carrying water.

对于穷人家的妇女来说，她们的家务通常还包括砍柴挑水等生活。

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句

5. How would a man in the midst of such grueling competition act so joyously?

在如此极度紧张的比赛中，一个人怎么能够显得这样兴高采烈？

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句

6. Despite a grueling daily schedule of physiotherapy, the outlook remained bleak.

尽管每天都严格坚持物理治疗，前景还是令人担忧。

-- 来源 -- literature - 汉英

7. 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.

以费劲的方式建设着他们的矿谷；紧张的战役；辛苦的劳动；繁重的工作；艰难的进展；在这个计划上花费了许多令人筋疲力尽的时间；按照累人的速度。

-- 来源 -- 汉英 - 翻译参考

8. Its feature is a grueling canoe race across the usually semi-frozen St. Lawrence River.

这个节日的特色是横跨在半结冰的罗伦斯河上的独木舟。

-- 来源 -- 空中美语-天天过节 - Winter Carnival

9. A grueling campaign.

令人精疲力尽的比赛

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 短句参考

10. War was grueling and oppressive and frustrating and uncomfortable, but one had friends.

战争虽然严酷，暴虐，富有破坏性，给人带来灾难，但它却使人从中得到知心朋友。

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句