gruelling

英 [ˈɡruː.ə.lɪŋ]      美 [ˈɡruː.ə.lɪŋ]
  • adj. 折磨人的;繁重累人的;使人精疲力尽的
  • n. 惩罚;痛打
  • v. 累垮;惩罚(gruel的ing形式)
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gruelling (adj.)
also grueling, "exhausting, punishing," 1852, present participle adjective from gruel (v.) "to punish," from late 18c. slang get (or have) one's gruel "receive one's punishment," from gruel (n.).
1. This flight was more gruelling than I had expected.
这次飞行比我预想的更累!
2. Mr Stocks can expect a gruelling week on the publicity treadmill.
斯托克斯先生可以预见下一周会被枯燥繁重的宣传工作搞得焦头烂额。
3. After the gruelling test, he felt totally spent.
紧张的考试过后,他感觉筋疲力尽了。
4. The recruits were put through a week of gruelling endurance tests.
新兵要接受为期一周艰苦的耐力测试.
5. He had complained of exhaustion after his gruelling schedule over the past week.
完成上周紧张的日程安排后,他抱怨自己累得筋疲力尽。

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