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

• Burmese traders also confront onerous paperwork and working capital requirements to trade.
  缅甸交易商对繁冗的文件和贸易运营资本要求也十分抵触。
• 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。
• Obviously, Groovy's first class support for closures makes some tasks that are onerous in Java a breeze.
  Groovy一流的闭包支持，让一些在Java中十分艰巨的任务变得轻而易举。
• 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。
• 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！
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• More people of this calibre make dealing with government departments a pleasure and not an onerous task.
  希望更多像马女士这样的人让我们感到来政府部门办事很愉快，而不会觉得是让人头痛的问题。