arduous (adj)
1.繁忙的
to take over the traffic cops’ arduous job. 接替交警繁忙的工作。
2.十分辛苦
They can return home only once a year—because of the arduous seven-hour train ride and four-hour bus journey back. 他們每年只能返鄉一次，因為坐七小時的火車以及四小時的公車十分辛苦。
3.繁複
But an arduous, corrupt licensing process soured the outlook. 但繁複、充滿貪瀆的發照過程破壞了這個展望。
4.困難
It will be very arduous to get the company back to where it was. 要讓這家公司恢復昔日風光非常困難。
5.重
His workload was actually even more arduous than he remembered. 他的工作量實際上比他記得的還重。
6.艱辛
The task was more arduous than he had expected. 工作比他所想的還艱辛。
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