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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
      1. a gruelling journey/schedule
        使人筋疲力尽的旅程;累人的日程安排
      2. I've had a gruelling day.
        我一天下来累得筋疲力尽。

    柯林斯词典

      in AM, use 美国英语用 grueling

    • ADJ-GRADED 累垮人的;艰难的;令人筋疲力尽的
      Agruellingactivity is extremely difficult and tiring to do.
      1. 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。
      2. This flight was more gruelling than I had expected.
        这次飞行比我预想的更累!

    英英释义

    adj

    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。
    • Mourinho took his charges for a gruelling tour of the US earlier this summer and on Wednesday they will face SPL champions Celtic, ahead of this weekend's Community Shield clash with Liverpool.
      结束了美国之行,老穆要面对苏超冠军凯而特人的热身挑战,随后与利物浦打响社区盾杯决战。
    • This can be an advantage for you as you will not take the gruelling test anymore.
      这可以是一个优势,为你,你会不会采取艰难的考验了。
    • While large gifts may be landing at the doors of business schools, the task of telephoning alumni and others to ask for money can be gruelling and often disheartening.
      尽管商学院里或许会有大笔捐赠送上门来,但给校友和其他人打电话筹款的任务,可能让人精疲力竭,而且时常会感到沮丧。
    • 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。
    • The recruits were put through a week of gruelling endurance tests.
      新兵要接受为期一周艰苦的耐力测试。
    • The study discovered that certain pain-associated words such as` tormenting` or` gruelling` stimulate the pain area of the brain-even when no pain is actually administered.
      研究人员发现,人们听到一些与疼痛相关的词汇(例如痛苦的、折磨人的)时,脑部与痛感相关的区域会被激活&即便这些痛感并非实际存在也会让人产生疼痛感。
    • He was plagued by self-doubt, and a gruelling schedule of touring and recording only exacerbated his increasing dependency on drugs.
      他被对自我的怀疑不断缠扰。而叫人疲惫不堪的巡回演出、音乐录制的日程安排只能加剧他不断对毒品的依赖。
    • The most gruelling part of my trip.
      我的旅程中最艰难的一段。
    • The LDP's slumping fortunes threaten the seats of leading members, who previously saw re-election as near-automatic but are now deep in gruelling rounds of stump speeches.
      自民党陨落的命运,威胁到了其领导成员的议席,这些领导人曾将再度当选视为一种近乎自动化的程序,但现在都竭尽全力投入一轮又一轮繁重的竞选演说。