gruelling

英 [ˈɡruːəlɪŋ]

美 [ˈɡruːəlɪŋ]

adj.  使人筋疲力尽的; 折磨人的

Collins.1 / BNC.14611 / COCA.44115

牛津词典

adj.

• 使人筋疲力尽的；折磨人的
  very difficult and tiring, needing great effort for a long time
  1. a gruelling journey/schedule
     使人筋疲力尽的旅程；累人的日程安排
  2. I've had a gruelling day.
     我一天下来累得筋疲力尽。

柯林斯词典

in AM, use 美国英语用 grueling


• ADJ-GRADED 累垮人的；艰难的；令人筋疲力尽的
  Agruellingactivity is extremely difficult and tiring to do.
  1. 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。
  2. This flight was more gruelling than I had expected.
     这次飞行比我预想的更累！

英英释义

adj

• characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion
  1. worked their arduous way up the mining valley
  2. a grueling campaign
  3. hard labor
  4. heavy work
  5. heavy going
  6. spent many laborious hours on the project
  7. set a punishing pace
  Synonym:arduousbackbreakinggruelinghardheavylaboriousoperosepunishingtoilsome

双语例句

• Supporters of Obama claimed Romney had won nearly all of the debates during his gruelling nomination process.
  奥巴马的支持者声称罗姆尼在他艰苦的提名过程中已经赢得了几乎所有的辩论。
• Mourinho took his charges for a gruelling tour of the US earlier this summer and on Wednesday they will face SPL champions Celtic, ahead of this weekend's Community Shield clash with Liverpool.
  结束了美国之行，老穆要面对苏超冠军凯而特人的热身挑战，随后与利物浦打响社区盾杯决战。
• Since then he has embarked on a gruelling rehabilitation programme and has proved his fitness with some impressive displays in pre-season.
  自那次受伤后，凯利开展了痛苦而漫长的康复计划，并且在季前赛中展现了令人信服的康复程度。
• The most gruelling part of my trip.
  我的旅程中最艰难的一段。
• He was plagued by self-doubt, and a gruelling schedule of touring and recording only exacerbated his increasing dependency on drugs.
  他被对自我的怀疑不断缠扰。而叫人疲惫不堪的巡回演出、音乐录制的日程安排只能加剧他不断对毒品的依赖。
• The Wales midfielder suffered a double fracture to his right leg at Stoke in February and has spent the past eight months on a gruelling rehabilitation programme.
  二月在斯托克这位威尔士中场遭遇右腿胫骨腓骨双重骨折，过去八个月他一直在漫长痛苦的恢复过程中。
• Whether her Republican opponent is Jeb Bush, or someone else, the battle ahead is certain to be gruelling.
  不管她的共和党对手是杰布布什（JebBush）还是其他人，未来的战斗必定艰苦。
• 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。
• THE future of air travel does not have to bring yet more queues, gruelling delays and growing pollution.
  航空旅行不一定非要在未来带来更多的长队、人无法容忍的延误和加剧的污染。
• Mr Stocks can expect a gruelling week on the publicity treadmill.
  斯托克斯先生可以预见下一周会被枯燥繁重的宣传工作搞得焦头烂额。