laborious

• adj. 勤勞的；艱苦的；費勁的

來自labor,勞動，辛勞。

laborious (adj.)

late 14c., "hard-working, industrious," from Old French laborios "arduous, wearisome; hard-working" (12c., Modern French laborieux), from Latin laboriosus "toilsome, wearisome, troublesome," from labor (see labor (n.)). Meaning "costing much labor, burdensome" is from early 15c.; meaning "resulting from hard work" is mid-15c. Related: Laboriousness.

1. They had the laborious task of cutting down the huge tree.

他們接受了伐大樹的艱苦工作.

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2. Keeping the garden tidy all year round can be a laborious task.

一年到頭把花園拾掇得幹淨整潔也不是件輕鬆活兒。

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3. The distance seemed interminable, and the walk was most laborious.

距離好象無窮無盡似的, 走起來真夠吃力.

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4. You may have the impression that this process is usually laborious.

你可能認為這種方法是艱難的.

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5. We should not despise plain features, nor a laborious yet honest occupation.

我們不應該看不起相貌平常的人, 也不應該看不起辛苦而正直的職業.

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