gruelling
['ɡru?li?]
- adj. 折磨人的；繁重累人的；使人精疲力盡的
- n. 懲罰；痛打
- v. 累垮；懲罰（gruel的ing形式）
低頻詞
英文詞源
- gruelling (adj.)
- also grueling, "exhausting, punishing," 1852, present participle adjective from gruel (v.) "to punish," from late 18c. slang get (or have) one's gruel "receive one's punishment," from gruel (n.).
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. This flight was more gruelling than I had expected.
- 這次飛行比我預(yù)想的更累！
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. Mr Stocks can expect a gruelling week on the publicity treadmill.
- 斯托克斯先生可以預(yù)見下一周會(huì)被枯燥繁重的宣傳工作搞得焦頭爛額。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. After the gruelling test, he felt totally spent.
- 緊張的考試過后，他感覺筋疲力盡了。
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 4. The recruits were put through a week of gruelling endurance tests.
- 新兵要接受為期一周艱苦的耐力測(cè)試.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 5. He had complained of exhaustion after his gruelling schedule over the past week.
- 完成上周緊張的日程安排后，他抱怨自己累得筋疲力盡。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句