Word · Frequency #14158
laborious
费力的；辛苦的
核心释义
Requiring much physical effort; toilsome.
- 1.
需要大量体力劳动的；辛苦的。
Requiring much physical effort; toilsome.
- 2.
以努力到筋疲力尽为特征的；尤其是体力劳动
characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
- 3.
费脑力的；煞费苦心的。
Mentally difficult; painstaking.
- 4.
勤奋的。
Industrious.
费心思的；艰苦细致的；勤奋的；勤劳的；需要大量体力劳动的；辛苦的。；以努力到筋疲力尽为特征的；尤其是体力劳动；费脑力的；煞费苦心的。
用法In use
Cleaning the old house was a laborious task that took us the whole weekend.
用法提示：laborious 是形容词，意为“费力的”，修饰 task。
The process of applying for a visa can be quite laborious, with many forms to fill in.
用法提示：laborious 是形容词，意为“烦琐费力的”，修饰 process。
She did laborious research for her thesis, checking every source carefully.
用法提示：laborious 是形容词，意为“艰苦细致的”，修饰 research。
spent many laborious hours on the project
laborious + noun
laborious 作定语，常修饰 task、process 等名词，表示需要大量体力或精力。
The laborious task of moving the piano took two hours.
搬钢琴的繁重任务花了两个小时。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- laborious process
- 费力的过程；艰辛的流程
- Getting the project approved was a laborious process.让这个项目获得批准是一个费力的过程。
- laborious task
- 艰苦的任务；费劲的工作
- Moving all the furniture upstairs was a laborious task.把所有家具搬上楼是一项艰苦的任务。
- laborious work
- 繁重的工作；费劲的活儿
- Restoring the old painting was laborious work.修复这幅旧画是一项费劲的工作。
- laborious research
- 艰苦的研究；费力的调研
- The findings were based on years of laborious research.这些发现基于多年的艰苦研究。
- laborious climb
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 laborious 拆成 labor（劳动）+ ious，劳动很多当然费力。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、academic texts、describing tasks or work 这个词比较正式，多用于书面语或正式场合，常形容需要大量体力或精力的工作或过程；日常口语中更常说 hard 或 tiring。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the stressed vowel /ɔ/ plus /riəs/, so they rhyme with laborious. Beware lookalikes like curious /ˈkjʊriəs/, furious /ˈfjʊriəs/, and various /ˈveəriəs/, which have a different vowel and do not rhyme.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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