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toilsome

/ˈtɔɪlsəm/

Meanings
adjective

费力的，辛苦的

Requiring continuous physical effort; laborious.

Examples :

"Gardening in the hot sun is a toilsome task. "
在烈日下园艺是个费力又辛苦的活儿。
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Related Words

Illustration requiring

requiring verb

/ɹɪˈkwaɪ(ə)ɹɪŋ/

要求，需要。

"The teacher is requiring students to submit their essays by Friday. "

老师要求学生们在星期五之前交论文。

Illustration hot

hot verb

/hɒt/ /hɑt/

加热，变热

"The oven is hotting up the pizza quickly. "

烤箱正在快速加热披萨。

Illustration laborious

laborious adjective

/ləˈbɔːɹiəs/

费力的，艰苦的

"Shoveling heavy snow from the driveway after a big storm is a laborious task. "

暴风雪过后，从车道上铲走厚厚的积雪，真是一项费力的活儿。

Illustration effort

effort noun

/ˈɛfət/ /ˈɛfɚt/

努力，功夫

"It took a lot of effort to find a decent-sized, fully-furnished apartment within walking distance of the office.   He made a conscious effort to not appear affected by the stories in the paper."

找到一间离办公室步行可达，大小合适，家具齐全的公寓，花了他不少功夫。他有意识地努力让自己看起来不受报纸上那些报道的影响。

Illustration gardening

gardening verb

/ˈɡɑːrdənɪŋ/ /ˈɡɑːrdnɪŋ/

园艺，种花，种菜。

"My grandmother enjoys gardening in her backyard. "

我奶奶很喜欢在后院种花种菜，搞园艺。

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continuous adjective

/kənˈtɪn.juː.əs/

连续的，持续的.

"a continuous current of electricity"

一种持续不断的电流 (Yī zhǒng chíxù bùduàn de diànliú.)

Illustration sun

sun noun

/sʌn/

太阳，日头

"Our solar system's sun provides the light and warmth necessary for life on Earth. "

我们的太阳系的太阳为地球上的生命提供了必要的光和热。

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in noun

/ɪn/ /ən/ /ɘn/

影响力，门路

"His parents got him an in with the company."

他父母帮他找了关系进了那家公司。

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

越...越..., 愈...愈...

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

越想越觉得它很无力。

Illustration a

a noun

/æɪ/ /eɪ/ /ə/ /ɔ/

A，a 字母

"My teacher wrote the letter "a" on the board to demonstrate its shape. "

我的老师在黑板上写了字母“a”，来示范它的形状。

Illustration physical

physical noun

/ˈfɪzɪkəl/

体检，身体检查。

"How long has it been since your last physical?"

你上次体检是什么时候？

Illustration task

task noun

/tɑːsk/ /tæsk/

任务，工作。

"My daily task at work is to answer emails. "

我每天在工作中的任务是回复邮件。