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单词 gruelingly
释义
gruelinggrueling /ˈgruəlɪŋ/ adjective Etymology
ETYMOLOGYgrueling
Origin: 1800-1900 gruel to punish, from gruel food; because people were given gruel as a punishment
Thesaurus
THESAURUSnot easy to do, understand, or deal with
not easy to do, understand, or deal with:  His accent was difficult to understand. A lot of students find calculus difficult.
making you tired because you have to use a lot of physical or mental effort:  Chopping wood is hard work. The midterms were harder than I expected.
very difficult to do or deal with. Tough sounds more informal than difficult:  Doctors have to make tough decisions about who to treat first.
difficult to deal with or handle:  The big pieces of wood were awkward to carry.
difficult to understand because of having a lot of different parts:  The rules of the game are very complicated.
informal complicated and full of problems:  The contract negotiations have been tricky.
needing to be dealt with carefully or sensitively in order to avoid problems or failure:  You must understand that this is a delicate situation, and I cannot discuss it publicly.
difficult in a way that is interesting and enjoyable:  The class is intended to be challenging for students.
difficult and needing a lot of time, effort, and skill. Used about jobs:  Being a nurse is a demanding job.
so difficult that you do not feel confident about being able to do it:  The task may seem a little daunting.
formal seeming very difficult and needing a lot of effort or skill to do:  The city still has a formidable problem of homelessness to deal with.
difficult and tiring and continuing for a long time:  The race is a grueling 24-hour run across the desert.
formal difficult and long and needing to be done very slowly and carefully:  Making a movie is a laborious process involving a huge amount of work.
involving effort
using or involving a lot of mental or physical effort:  Give the door a hard push. She’s earned a spot on the team with hard work.
difficult means the same as hard but sounds a little more formal:  Getting the couch into the apartment was really difficult.
hard and needing a lot of time, effort, and skill. Used about jobs:  Being a nurse is a demanding job.
hard and needing a lot of effort and strength:  Is strenuous exercise all right while you are pregnant?
formal hard, tiring, and continuing for a long time:  The race is a grueling 24-hour run across the desert.
difficult and long and needing to be done very slowly and carefully:  Making a movie is a laborious process involving a huge amount of work.
making you feel that you want to sleep or rest
making you feel that you want to sleep or rest:  Working full time can be extremely tiring.
making you feel extremely tired and that you have no energy to do anything:  Plowing the field by hand was exhausting work.
difficult, tiring, and needing a lot of effort:  After a hard day at work, I just want to watch TV.
needing a lot of effort and strength:  His doctor said that he should avoid strenuous exercise until his back was completely better.
difficult, unpleasant, very tiring, and lasting a long time:  It was a grueling 12-hour hike to the top of the mountain.
 very tiring because you have to use a lot of effort for a long time:  a grueling three-hour climb► see thesaurus at difficult, hard1, tiring [Origin: 1800–1900 gruel to punish, from gruel food; because people were given gruel as a punishment]—gruelingly adverb
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