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painstaking

🇬🇧 UK/'peɪnzteɪkɪŋ/🇺🇸 US/'peinzteikiŋ/
IELTSTOEFLGREC2

Definitions

adj.

Done with great care and attention to detail; very thorough and diligent

一丝不苟的,煞费苦心的,勤勉的

n.

The application of careful and attentive effort to a task

细心,勤勉,苦心

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
painpunish, penalty
+
stakingother
=painstaking

Common Collocations

  • 1.painstaking effort费力的努力
  • 2.painstaking work仔细的工作

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The restoration required painstaking attention to detail.

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