time-consuming
UK/'taimkәn,sju:miŋ/US
TOEFL
释义
adj.
Taking up a large amount of time.
耗时的,费时的。
词根拆分
词根派生timeroot
+
-connector
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consuming取,拿起,消耗
=time-consuming
time + consuming(用尽)=「耗费很多时间的」。直接建立在 consume「用尽」义上的透明复合词。
常用搭配
- 1.time-consuming process耗时的流程
- 2.time-consuming task费时的任务
- 3.prove time-consuming证明很耗时
例句
- 1.
Filling out the forms by hand is incredibly time-consuming.
手工填写这些表格极其耗时。
- 2.
We automated the most time-consuming parts of the job.
我们把工作中最耗时的部分自动化了。