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grueling adj.折磨人的；令人精疲力竭的=gruelling（英）. (1) 夏威夷铁人三项赛就更艰巨了。(2) 制定这些计划是一项令人精疲力竭的工作。 Once upon a time in a land far far away (like eighteenth century England) there was an expression, to “get one’s gruel,” which meant “receive one’s punishment.” This saying morphed into the word grueling, which can be applied to any punishing activity. Presumably, to “get one’s gruel” involved horrible punishments, but now the more pampered among us might even find a long tennis match grueling.

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英 ['grʊəlɪŋ] 美 ['gruːəlɪŋ] (1) The Hawaii Ironman is even more grueling.(2) The presentation of future plans had been a grueling work. If a job is grueling, that means it is really difficult. If a race is grueling, that means it is really difficult. If a trip to the dentist is grueling, that means you need to toughen up.

英语单词	grueling
英美音标	英 ['grʊəlɪŋ] 美 ['gruːəlɪŋ]
中文释义	adj.折磨人的；令人精疲力竭的 =gruelling（英）.
英语例句	(1) The Hawaii Ironman is even more grueling. (2) The presentation of future plans had been a grueling work.
中文例句	(1) 夏威夷铁人三项赛就更艰巨了。 (2) 制定这些计划是一项令人精疲力竭的工作。
vocabulary简明	If a job is grueling, that means it is really difficult. If a race is grueling, that means it is really difficult. If a trip to the dentist is grueling, that means you need to toughen up.
vocabulary扩展	Once upon a time in a land far far away (like eighteenth century England) there was an expression, to “get one’s gruel,” which meant “receive one’s punishment.” This saying morphed into the word grueling, which can be applied to any punishing activity. Presumably, to “get one’s gruel” involved horrible punishments, but now the more pampered among us might even find a long tennis match grueling.

Grueling Means One’s Difficult 英 Grʊəlɪŋ] 美 Gruːəlɪŋ Adj.折磨人的；令人精疲力竭的