pun·ish·ing /ˈpʌnɪʃɪŋ/adjectiveadj [usually before noun]
DIFFICULTdifficult, tiring, or extreme 困难的;令人困倦的;严重的
He set himself a punishing schedule of conferences.
他为自己定下了繁忙的会议日程。
a series of punishing defeats
一连串惨败
a punishing exercise regime
艰苦的锻炼计划
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punishing• the desert's punishingclimate• It is obvious that the punishing cost of libel actions prevents Francis from making direct accusations against currentathletes.• It is a punishing job, and Charles is no easy man to work for.• He set himself a punishingschedule of talks, lectures and conferences all over America.• Wang has a punishing schedule.• In Roy Vernon you had one of the best-balanced and most punishingstrikers of his day.• The transatlanticflight was a punishingtask for the plane's old engines.