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BNC: 14611 COCA: 44115

gruelling

adjective
/ˈɡruːəlɪŋ/
/ˈɡruːəlɪŋ/
 (especially British English)
(North American English usually grueling)
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  1. very difficult and making you very tired, needing great effort for a long time使人筋疲力尽的；折磨人的 synonym punishing
    • a gruelling journey/schedule使人筋疲力尽的旅程；累人的日程
    • I've had a gruelling day.我一天下来累得筋疲力尽。
    Extra Examples
    • It had been a gruelling season, but the final result made it worthwhile.这是一个艰苦的赛季，但最终的结果使它值得。
    • a gruelling work schedule累人的工作日程安排
    • a sporting event that represents a gruelling test of endurance考验耐力的体育项目
    • the gruelling journey on foot from London to Rome从伦敦到罗马的艰苦徒步旅行
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    Oxford Collocations DictionaryGruelling/​grueling is used with these nouns:
    • journey
    • process
    • race
    • …
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    Word Originmid 19th cent.: from the verb gruel ‘exhaust, punish’, from an old phrase get one's gruel ‘receive one's punishment’.
BNC: 14611 COCA: 44115
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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