onerous

英 [ˈəʊnərəs]

美 [ˈoʊnərəs]

adj.  费力的; 艰巨的; 令人焦虑的

GRE法律

Collins.1 / BNC.13976 / COCA.15400

牛津词典

adj.

• 费力的；艰巨的；令人焦虑的
  needing great effort; causing trouble or worry
  1. an onerous duty/task/responsibility
     繁重的义务 / 工作 / 职责

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED （任务）繁重的，艰巨的，麻烦的
  If you describe a task asonerous, you dislike having to do it because you find it difficult or unpleasant.
  1. ...parents who have had the onerous task of bringing up a very difficult child.
     曾经辛辛苦苦地养育过任性难缠的孩子的父母亲

英英释义

adj

• not easily borne
  1. the burdensome task of preparing the income tax return
  2. my duties weren't onerou
  3. a taxing schedule
  Synonym:burdensometaxing

双语例句

• The work is so onerous that I could hardly earn one minute from daytime for a rest!
  工作如此繁重，以至于白天很难有哪怕是一分钟的休息时间！
• But it leaves the government with the even more onerous task of imposing effective regulation in future.
  但政府将面临甚至更为繁重的任务：在未来实施有效的监管。
• In many countries planning restrictions have become more onerous since uranium's heyday in the1970s.
  在许多国家，自上世纪70年代铀全盛期以来，限制的实施业已变得更为艰难。
• By automatically classifying MCG data, we can reduce the onerous manual work and find some useful rules.
  对MCG测量数据进行自动分类，可以减少人工分析，快速找出数据的有用规律。
• I've disliked variable annuities for many years because of their high fees and onerous surrender penalties.
  我已经不喜欢可变年金多年，因为他们的高收费和繁琐的投降处罚。
• My household duties were not particularly onerous.
  我的家务活并不繁重。
• She desired a fixed occupation-no matter how onerous, how irksome.
  她希望有个固定的职业，不管这个职业多么繁重，多么令人厌倦。
• While Chan was overloaded with work, his burden should not have been particularly onerous.
  他的另一位前上司在庭上说虽然他的工作量过多，但他的职责一直不是特别繁重。
• To avoid onerous tax bills and tax hassles, try to confine any selling to your retirement accounts.
  为避免沉重的税金和复杂的税务问题，尽量把所有抛售都限制在退休账户中进行。
• After the recent introduction of onerous new obligations, they are likely to face more.
  在最近凭添了繁重的新任务之后，他们可能面对更多的考验。