gruelling

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gru·el·ling British EnglishBrE, grueling American English /ˈɡruːəlɪŋ/ adjectiveadj

DIFFICULTvery difficult and tiring 非常累人的

The cast took a break from their gruelling schedule.

演员们在繁重的工作日程中忙里偷闲，休息了一会儿。

a grueling journey

劳累的旅途

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gruelling• Or see them through an abortion, a divorce, a gruelling court-case?• The Le Mans 24 hour race is the most gruelling event in the motor-racing calendar.• Events include Hang Tough - a gruelling game of aerial chess - and Atlaspheres, a battle fought in giant globes.• It could take fourteen weeks to complete the gruelling journey on foot from London to Rome in the Middle Ages.• A chance for a last flourish and a bit of fun at the end of a gruelling league campaign.• McAllister should be on his knees after a gruelling month at Elland Road.• Middlesbrough face a gruelling ten-match programme in April.• He has a serious nature and his powers of concentration are a boon when it comes to his gruelling training schedule.• In his gruelling work schedule, sixty-year old Garrett continues at a rate that would tax many men half his age.

gru·el·ling adjectiveadj

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BNC: 14611 COCA: 44115

gruelling (also grueling) adj.
⇨ hard

BNC: 14611 COCA: 44115

gruelling

Difficult to do and involving a lot of effort: difficult, hard, tough...

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