英语词汇“strenuous”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

strenuousstrenuous /ˈstrɛnyuəs/ adjective

ETYMOLOGYstrenuous

Origin: 1600-1700 Latin strenuus

THESAURUSinvolving effort► hard

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

difficult means the same as hard but sounds a little more formal: Getting the couch into the apartment was really difficult.

► demanding

hard and needing a lot of time, effort, and skill. Used about jobs: Being a nurse is a demanding job.

► strenuous

hard and needing a lot of effort and strength: Is strenuous exercise all right while you are pregnant?

► grueling/arduous

formal hard, tiring, and continuing for a long time: The race is a grueling 24-hour run across the desert.

► laborious

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► tiring

making you feel that you want to sleep or rest: Working full time can be extremely tiring.

► exhausting

making you feel extremely tired and that you have no energy to do anything: Plowing the field by hand was exhausting work.

► hard

difficult, tiring, and needing a lot of effort: After a hard day at work, I just want to watch TV.

► strenuous

needing a lot of effort and strength: His doctor said that he should avoid strenuous exercise until his back was completely better.

► grueling

difficult, unpleasant, very tiring, and lasting a long time: It was a grueling 12-hour hike to the top of the mountain.

1needing great effort or strength: strenuous exercise► see thesaurus at hard1, tiring2active and determined: strenuous objections—strenuously adverb

单词	strenuous
释义	strenuousstrenuous /ˈstrɛnyuəs/ adjective Etymology ETYMOLOGYstrenuous Origin: 1600-1700 Latin strenuus Thesaurus THESAURUSinvolving effort► hard 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 difficult means the same as hard but sounds a little more formal: Getting the couch into the apartment was really difficult. ► demanding hard and needing a lot of time, effort, and skill. Used about jobs: Being a nurse is a demanding job. ► strenuous hard and needing a lot of effort and strength: Is strenuous exercise all right while you are pregnant? ► grueling/arduous formal hard, tiring, and continuing for a long time: The race is a grueling 24-hour run across the desert. ► laborious 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► tiring making you feel that you want to sleep or rest: Working full time can be extremely tiring. ► exhausting making you feel extremely tired and that you have no energy to do anything: Plowing the field by hand was exhausting work. ► hard difficult, tiring, and needing a lot of effort: After a hard day at work, I just want to watch TV. ► strenuous needing a lot of effort and strength: His doctor said that he should avoid strenuous exercise until his back was completely better. ► grueling difficult, unpleasant, very tiring, and lasting a long time: It was a grueling 12-hour hike to the top of the mountain. 1needing great effort or strength: strenuous exercise► see thesaurus at hard1, tiring2active and determined: strenuous objections—strenuously adverb
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