painstaking

Word family

pains·tak·ing /ˈpeɪnzˌteɪkɪŋ/ adjectiveadj [usually before noun]

CAREFULvery careful and thorough 小心的；费尽心思的；精心的 SYN meticulous

The work had been done with painstaking attention to detail.

这项工作被一丝不苟地完成了。

Chris described in painstaking detail what had happened.

克里斯非常详细地描述了所发生的事情。

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—painstakingly adverbadv

The old painting was painstakingly restored.

那幅旧画被精心地修复了。

Examples from the Corpus

painstaking• Knott was kindly, painstaking, cheerful, and imperturbably good-natured.• Chris described to her in painstaking detail the story of the cartoon they'd been watching.• A delicate and painstaking examination with her fingertips yielded nothing.• But even the most painstaking officials could overlook some estates.• painstaking research• This involved a painstaking search of the paper dictionary to find examples of each of the special characters.• They began the long and painstaking task of compiling a bibliography.• Designing the architecture is a painstaking trial-and-error effort.• But the legend never quite died, and two years ago, Hilton International began the painstaking work of reconstruction.• This involves several days of painstaking work to ensure accurate alignment.

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Corpus

TOEFL IELTS BNC: 13779 COCA: 14458

painstaking adj.
⇨ conscientious

TOEFL IELTS BNC: 13779 COCA: 14458

painstaking

Careful and cautious: careful, cautious, thorough...