laborious
UK/lә'bɒ:riәs/US
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释义
adj.
Requiring much time and effort; slow and tiring to do
费力的,艰苦的,耗时费神的
词根拆分
词根派生labor(辛劳)+ -ious(充满……的)= 充满辛劳的。它形容任务,而不是劳动者:a laborious process 是个缓慢累人、难以完成的过程。
词根 labor 还连着 12 个词常用搭配
- 1.laborious task费力的任务
- 2.laborious process费力的过程
- 3.laborious work费力的工作
- 4.slow and laborious缓慢而费力的
例句
- 1.
Sorting the old records by hand was a laborious task.
用手工整理这些旧档案是件费力的活儿。
- 2.
Translating the entire manuscript was slow and laborious.
翻译整部手稿既缓慢又费力。
- 3.
After a laborious climb, they finally reached the summit.
经过一番艰苦的攀登,他们终于登上了顶峰。
易混词辨析
laborious 和 industrious — laborious 形容工作本身有多费劲(a laborious task 累人的任务)。industrious 形容一个勤奋的人(an industrious student 勤奋的学生)。无聊的苦差事是 laborious,勤勉的工作者是 industrious,两者不能互换。