arduous
英 [ˈɑːdjuəs]
美 [ˈɑːrdʒuəs]
adj. 艰苦的; 艰难的
Collins.1 / BNC.13723 / COCA.12441
同义词辨析
difficultarduoushardtough【导航词义：困难的】
difficultadj. 困难的，不易的
〔辨析〕
指因需要努力或技巧而难以做成、理解或处理的。
〔例证〕
Moving that huge stone was difficult.
移动那块大石头很费劲。
The poem is difficult to read.
这首诗很难读懂。
The entrance exam of that school was not difficult.
那所学校的入学考试不难。
移动那块大石头很费劲。
The poem is difficult to read.
这首诗很难读懂。
The entrance exam of that school was not difficult.
那所学校的入学考试不难。
arduousadj. 费力的，艰巨的
〔辨析〕
尤指在一段时间内需耗费大量体力和精力才能完成的。
〔例证〕
The arduous task is of great challenge to him.
这项艰巨的工作对他是个很大的挑战。
All the 6 adventurers survived the arduous journey through the desert.
6名探险家都完成了穿越沙漠的艰难旅程。
这项艰巨的工作对他是个很大的挑战。
All the 6 adventurers survived the arduous journey through the desert.
6名探险家都完成了穿越沙漠的艰难旅程。
hardadj. 困难的，艰难的
〔辨析〕
指事情不好理解、处理或不容易做的。
〔例证〕
He found that it is hard to learn English well.
他发现学好英语很难。
It's hard to say which is right.
很难说哪一个是正确的。
More practice will make us a hard team to beat.
多加练习，我们就能成为一支难以战胜的球队。
他发现学好英语很难。
It's hard to say which is right.
很难说哪一个是正确的。
More practice will make us a hard team to beat.
多加练习，我们就能成为一支难以战胜的球队。
toughadj. 难办的，棘手的，费力的
〔辨析〕
因存在或将会引发问题等而难以完成或处理的，尤指在情感上难以抉择的。
〔例证〕
His company survived a tough year.
他的公司挺过了艰难的一年。
Those tough questions really embarrassed him.
那些难以回答的问题的确让他很难堪。
他的公司挺过了艰难的一年。
Those tough questions really embarrassed him.
那些难以回答的问题的确让他很难堪。
牛津词典
adj.
- 艰苦的；艰难的
involving a lot of effort and energy, especially over a period of time- an arduous journey across the Andes
翻越安第斯山脉的艰苦之行 - The work was arduous.
这项工作很艰巨。
- an arduous journey across the Andes
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 困难的；艰巨的；费力的
Something that isarduousis difficult and tiring, and involves a lot of effort.- ...a long, hot and arduous journey...
一段漫长、炎热而又艰苦的旅程 - The task was more arduous than he had calculated.
这项任务比他所估计的要艰巨得多。
- ...a long, hot and arduous journey...