单词 | herculean |
释义 | herculean (hɜːʳkjʊliːən ) also Herculean adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] A herculean task or ability is one that requires extremely great strength or effort. [literary] ...his herculean efforts to bring peace to our troubled island. Collocations: herculean effort His obsession with opera drives a herculean effort — the hauling of a steamship over a mountain. Times, Sunday Times Nevertheless, to ease his conscience, he makes a herculean effort to apply it. Christianity Today The herculean effort paid off. Smithsonian Mag It has been a herculean effort that has put the team at the forefront of maritime conservation - members now restore wreck material for museums around the world. Times, Sunday Times It's possible, but it will take a herculean effort. Times, Sunday Times Between them, they have managed a herculean task. Times, Sunday Times In normal times, this would be herculean task. Times,Sunday Times It's a herculean task he has set himself. Times, Sunday Times This did not seem such a herculean task, when you were being tutored by the titans of pro-active concern. Times, Sunday Times Unbundling and reshaping it into something western investors will buy will be a herculean task. Times, Sunday Times |
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