onerous
英 [ˈəʊnərəs]
美 [ˈoʊnərəs]
adj. 费力的; 艰巨的; 令人焦虑的
Collins.1 / BNC.13976 / COCA.15400
牛津词典
adj.
- 费力的;艰巨的;令人焦虑的
needing great effort; causing trouble or worry- an onerous duty/task/responsibility
繁重的义务 / 工作 / 职责
- an onerous duty/task/responsibility
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED (任务)繁重的,艰巨的,麻烦的
If you describe a task asonerous, you dislike having to do it because you find it difficult or unpleasant.- ...parents who have had the onerous task of bringing up a very difficult child.
曾经辛辛苦苦地养育过任性难缠的孩子的父母亲
- ...parents who have had the onerous task of bringing up a very difficult child.
英英释义
adj
- not easily borne
- the burdensome task of preparing the income tax return
- my duties weren't onerou
- a taxing schedule
双语例句
- The terms are too harsh ( or onerous) to accept.
这条件太苛刻,没法接受。 - Increasing demand is not an onerous duty. Consuming more is hardly a chore.
扩大需求并非繁重的责任,增加消费也算不上苦差。 - The work is so onerous that I could hardly earn one minute from daytime for a rest!
工作如此繁重,以至于白天很难有哪怕是一分钟的休息时间! - To avoid onerous tax bills and tax hassles, try to confine any selling to your retirement accounts.
为避免沉重的税金和复杂的税务问题,尽量把所有抛售都限制在退休账户中进行。 - Burmese traders also confront onerous paperwork and working capital requirements to trade.
缅甸交易商对繁冗的文件和贸易运营资本要求也十分抵触。 - Many of you will be freed from onerous responsibilities for somebody or something.
很多处处将从对某人或某事的繁重责任解脱出来。 - The burden of impending European solvency 2 regulations on the insurance industry would become less onerous.
即将对保险业实施监管的“欧盟偿付能力Ⅱ”的负担会变得不再那么繁重。 - The onerous nature of these and other COPPA provisions explains why social networks have tended to shun the young.
COPPA的上述规定及其它条款繁琐复杂,这就使得社交网络都刻意避开年轻客户。 - But it leaves the government with the even more onerous task of imposing effective regulation in future.
但政府将面临甚至更为繁重的任务:在未来实施有效的监管。 - The proposed rules may be unrealistic as well as onerous. I got lost in your rather diffuse essay.
草拟的规则也许不太现实而且冗赘。你的文章行文冗赘,弄得我有点糊涂了。