laborious

laborious
[ləˈbɔːrɪəs]
adjective
  1. (especially of a task, process, or journey) requiring considerable effort and time
    （尤指任务、过程或旅行）费时费力的
    years of laborious training.
    数年的艰苦训练。
    the work is very slow and laborious.
    工作进展很缓慢，很费力。
    ■(especially of speech or writing style) showing obvious signs of effort and lacking in fluency
    （尤指讲话，写作风格）造作的，不流畅的
    his slow laborious style.
    他拖沓、不流畅的风格。
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laboriously
adverb
laboriousness
noun
语源
  1. late Middle English (also in the sense 'industrious, assiduous'): from Old French laborieux, from Latin laboriosus, from labor 'labour'
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