费力气的十种表达

费力气的十种表达

strenuous

2014年的流行语“蛮拼的”就翻译成了pretty strenuous，有挺努力的意思，又有“即使已经很努力了，却没有成功”的反讽意味。

His doctor advised him not to do any strenuous exercise.

他的医生建议他不要做任何剧烈运动。

strenuous [ˈstrenjuəs] adj.

A strenuous activity or action involves a lot of energy or effort. Avoid strenuous exercise in the evening. 晚上不要做剧烈运动。These trips were strenuous, and the couple did not enjoy them. 一路舟车劳顿，这对夫妇玩得并不开心。

arduous

arduous一词源自于拉丁语arduus（险峻、困难）。

an arduous climb/task/journey

举步维艰的攀登／艰巨的任务／艰难的旅程

arduous [ˈɑ:djuəs]

Something that is arduous is difficult and tiring, and involves a lot of effort.

The task was more arduous than he had calculated.

这项任务比他所估计的要艰巨得多。

gruelling

gruelling形容“艰辛”的时候，一般还有这份工作或者任务会延续很

长时间的意思。

Junior doctors often have to work a gruelling 100-hour week. 资历较浅的医生经常必须承受艰巨的工作量，一周工作100小时。gruelling [ˈgru:əliŋ] adj.

A gruelling activity is extremely difficult and tiring to do.

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。

This flight was more gruelling than I had expected.

这次飞行比我预想的更累！

punishing

这个词表示“令人疲惫的”的时候，多和schedule连用，形容工作日程很繁重。

Currently she has a punishing schedule of five presentations a day.

目前她的日程安排很繁重，一天要演出5场。

backbreaking

这个词从字面意思看意思就很清楚了，“累的背都快断了”！Digging the vegetable garden was backbreaking work.

给菜园松土是很累人的活儿。

laborious

laborious多指工作费时又费力。

Checking all the names was a slow, laborious job.

核对全部名字是件既慢又费劲的事。

laborious [ləˈbɔ:riəs] adj.

If you describe a task or job as laborious, you mean that it takes a lot of time and effort.

Keeping the garden tidy all year round can be a laborious task. 一年到头把花园拾掇得干净整洁也不是件轻松活儿。

onerous

onerous就比较正式了，还包含了一种责任感。

the onerous task of finding a peaceful solution

寻找和平解决方案的艰巨任务

onerous [ˈəʊnərəs] adj.

If you describe a task as onerous, you dislike having to do it because you find it difficult or unpleasant.

parents who have had the onerous task of bringing up a very difficult child.

曾经辛辛苦苦地养育过任性难缠的孩子的父母亲

hard-won/ hard-fought

这两个词都表示“来之不易的;辛苦得来的”。

a hard-won/ hard-fought battle 艰难获胜的战役

uphill battle/ uphill struggle

uphill本义是上坡（的），也形容(战斗或斗争)艰难的。

At any rate, it was a long uphill struggle for them.

无论如何，对他们说来，这是一场长期的艰苦的斗争。painstaking

另外，脑力劳动很费力的话就是painstaking，形容“勤勉的；费尽心思的”。

It took months of painstaking research to write the book.

这本书是经过好几个月的苦心研究才写出来的。