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单词 toilsome
释义
toilsome
adjective
old-fashionedformal
uk
/ˈtɔɪl.səm/us
/ˈtɔɪl.səm/
involvinghard ordifficultwork, orgreateffort:
辛苦的，劳累的
Theascentwaslongand toilsome over themountain.上山的坡路漫长而艰辛。
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  • Campushousingofficialsacrossthecountryhave a toilsometaskeveryyear.
  • Herememberedthelong, toilsomemonthswhen he hadworkedtoperfecthisstyleof writing.
  • AwalkuponploughedgroundinEnglandis adanceuponcarpets,comparedto the toilsomedrudgeryofwanderingin Skye.
  • Everymorning,throughouthis toilsome,dangerousjourney, hegreetedthesunrisewithjoy.
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(Definition oftoilsomefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftoilsome

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The strain of conducting these mosttoilsomeoperations is not a light one, but it is being borne with admirable cheerfulness.
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They are the mosttoilsomeand noisy domestic implements, and none of us would have them if we could possibly help it.
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The fishing industry at any time is a way of life which is surrounded not merely bytoilsomelabour, irksome physical conditions, but by great dangers.
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His life was weary,toilsome, and full of trouble.
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He who hopes for everlasting rest knows also that the entrance to it istoilsomeand strait.
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According to him, working as a local delivery courier wastoilsome, but delighting.
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