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 proposed rules may be unrealistic as well as onerous. I got lost in your rather diffuse essay.
  草拟的规则也许不太现实而且冗赘。你的文章行文冗赘，弄得我有点糊涂了。
• In Lehman's case they are proving almost unbearably onerous.
  在雷曼的例子中，他们证实了什么是不能忍受的麻烦。
• 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。
• This is more onerous for the patient, but allows for a greater dietary variety.
  这给患者带来了更大的负担，但鉴于饮食应更加多样化也只能如此了。
• My household duties were not particularly onerous.
  我的家务活并不繁重。
• Increasing demand is not an onerous duty. Consuming more is hardly a chore.
  扩大需求并非繁重的责任，增加消费也算不上苦差。
• 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。
• Cleaning them and maintaining them can be an onerous task because each material requires a different type of care.
  清洗和维护他们可以成为他们繁重的任务，因为每个材料需要不同类型的照顾。
• For better or worse, western countries are also engaged in this complex, onerous mission.
  无论后果是好是坏，西方国家也参与了这项复杂而艰巨的任务。
• Many of you will be freed from onerous responsibilities for somebody or something.
  很多处处将从对某人或某事的繁重责任解脱出来。