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单词 grueling
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
gru•el•ing /ˈgruəlɪŋ, ˈgrulɪŋ/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. very tiring:a grueling day at work.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] ˈgru•el•ling. 
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
gru•el•ing  (gro̅o̅′ə ling, gro̅o̅′ling),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. exhausting;
    very tiring;
    arduously severe:the grueling Boston marathon.

n. 
  1. any trying or exhausting procedure or experience.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] gru′el•ling. 
  • slang gruel punishment (noun, nominal), punish (verb, verbal) + -ing2, -ing1 1850–55
gru′el•ing•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
gruelling, US grueling /ˈɡruːəlɪŋ/ adj
  1. severe or tiring
 n
  1. informal a severe experience, esp punishment
Etymology: 19th Century: from now obsolete vb gruel to exhaust, punish
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