Word · Frequency #11142
strenuous
费力的；艰苦的；繁重的
核心释义
指任务、活动等需要大量体力或精力。
requiring great effort, energy, or endurance; very laborious or taxing.
- 1.
精力充沛的；强有力的。
Having great vigour or energy; forceful.
- 2.
以大量精力或力量为特征的,或带着大量精力或力量进行的
characterized by or performed with much energy or force
- 3.
需要极大努力的；非常费力的。
Requiring great exertion; very laborious.
- 4.
极度费力的；考验耐力极限的
taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance; ; ; - F.D.Roosevelt
精力旺盛的；有力的；激烈的；精力充沛的；强有力的。；以大量精力或力量为特征的,或带着大量精力或力量进行的；需要极大努力的；非常费力的。；极度费力的；考验耐力极限的
用法In use
After the strenuous hike, we were exhausted but happy.
用法提示：strenuous 作形容词，意为‘费力的’，修饰名词 hike。
The doctor advised him to avoid strenuous exercise while he recovered.
用法提示：strenuous 作形容词，意为‘剧烈的’，修饰名词 exercise。
She found the physical work too strenuous for her age.
用法提示：strenuous 作形容词，意为‘辛苦的’，作表语或定语，此处修饰 work。
strenuous exercise
a strenuous task
be strenuous
系表结构，主语常为工作、运动、旅程等需要大量体力的事。
The climb was really strenuous.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- strenuous exercise
- 剧烈运动
- Running a marathon is strenuous exercise.跑马拉松是一项剧烈运动。
- strenuous effort
- 艰苦的努力
- They made strenuous efforts to complete the project on time.他们付出艰苦的努力，按时完成了项目。
- strenuous activity
- 剧烈活动
- Avoid strenuous activity after a heavy meal.饱餐后避免剧烈活动。
- strenuous task
- 艰巨的任务
- Cleaning the entire house in one day is a strenuous task.一天之内打扫整栋房子是一项艰巨的任务。
- strenuous journey
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
strenuous 与 strength 形似，记住：要变强(strength)就要做费力的(strenuous)训练。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：健身与运动指导、工作任务描述、学术或正式文章 strenuous 通常形容需要付出大量体力或精力的活动或努力，语气中性偏正式，多用于书面语或正式场合，例如运动建议、工作报告、学术文章等。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
真正与 strenuous 押韵的是 tenuous（/ˈtɛnjuəs/）和 ingenuous（/ɪnˈdʒɛnjuəs/），它们从重读元音到结尾都是 /ɛnjuəs/。continuous 虽也是 /njuəs/，但重读元音 /ɪ/ 不同；arduous、superfluous、sensuous 的 -uous 分别读 /dʒuəs/、/fluəs/、/ʃuəs/，切勿按拼写类推。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.