arduous

adj.

1. 艰苦的；艰难的
   involving a lot of effort and energy, especially over a period of time
   1. an arduous journey across the Andes
      翻越安第斯山脉的艰苦之行
   2. The work was arduous.
      这项工作很艰巨。

1. ADJ-GRADED 困难的；艰巨的；费力的
   Something that is arduous is difficult and tiring, and involves a lot of effort.
   1. ...a long, hot and arduous journey...
      一段漫长、炎热而又艰苦的旅程
   2. The task was more arduous than he had calculated.
      这项任务比他所估计的要艰巨得多。

1. The task was more arduous than he had calculated.
   这项任务比他所估计的要艰巨得多。
2. She undertook the arduous task of monitoring the elections.
   她承担了监督选举的艰巨任务。
3. This is a hard job.; The task is arduous.
   这个任务很吃重。
4. The task is arduous; besides, there's not much time.
   任务艰巨，同时时间又很紧迫。
5. He never seeks credit for himself, but is always ready to take on arduous tasks.
   他在荣誉面前从不伸手，但在艰巨任务面前却当仁不让。
6. [ 谚] If you want to work with iron, you must be tough yourself--one must be ideologically sound and professionally competent to do arduous work.
   打铁先得本身硬。
7. The tasks are arduous.
   任务繁重。
8. We must have patience in doing arduous work.
   我们做艰苦的工作要有耐性。
9. After enduring the hardship of the arduous fieldwork, the prospecting team discovered many new ores.
   地质勘探队员餐风饮露，历尽辛苦，找到了不少新的矿藏。
10. After the arduous military training, I get absolutely absorbed in my studies.
    经过了一段艰辛的军事训练后，我完全融入到了学习中。
11. The development of socialism is a long and arduous process with a bright future.
    社会主义发展是一个长期、艰巨的进程，前途是光明的。
12. So I should make arduous efforts!
    我应该努力奋斗！
13. The lawful punishment and reform of criminals remains an arduous task in China.
    依照法律惩罚和改造罪犯，在中国仍然是一项艰巨的工作。
14. The study on university's Party building work is a long-term and arduous subject that the thought educator faces.
    对高校党建工作的研究是思想教育者面临的一项长期而艰巨的课题。
15. It was about this time I conceived the bold and arduous project of arriving at moral perfection.
    大约这时，我心中形成了一个大胆而又艰巨的计划，要使道德达到至善至美的境地。
16. No matter how arduous the task is, we finished it as well.
    无论任务多么艰巨，我们也要把它完成。
17. My wife helped me a great deal in this arduous journey.
    在这个艰辛的历程中我的妻子给了我许多帮助。
18. China's arduous and complicated modernization task requires a political system that has a strong function in social integration.
    中国复杂而艰巨的现代化任务需要一个能在社会融合中实施强有力的职能的政党体系。
19. In next arduous two years, I don't know how many things I will learn.
    在接下来艰苦的两年中，我不知道我还要学多少东西。
20. He made an arduous effort to finish the work on time.
    他做了一番艰辛的努力去如期完成那工作。
21. He is preparing for this arduous challenge.
    他准备迎接这个艰巨的挑战。
22. In the near future they can complete this arduous task.
    在不久的将来，他们就可以完成这项艰巨的任务。
23. To remould one's world outlook involves arduous struggle.
    改造世界观需要进行艰苦的斗争。
24. It remains an arduous historical task in the process of our modernization drive to accomplish industrialization.
    实现工业化仍然是我国现代化进程中艰巨的历史性任务。
25. Is this the part of wise men, engaged in a great and arduous struggle for liberty?
    在为自由进行的伟大而艰巨的努力中，这是明智的人的作为吗？
26. We have before us the extremely arduous and complex task of socialist modernization.
    社会主义现代化建设的极其艰巨复杂的任务摆在我们的面前。
27. We must persevere in the arduous work.
    我们一定要坚持这项艰苦的工作。
28. When I was a child, I lived in the village. I know how arduous rural life is.
    当我还是小孩子的时候，我住在乡村，我知道田园生活是多么的艰辛。
29. Our blueprint is magnificent, but our struggle will certainly be arduous.
    我们的蓝图是宏伟的，我们的奋斗必将是艰巨的。

  difficult arduous hard tough【导航词义：困难的】

  difficult adj. 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。

  arduous adj. 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。

  hard adj. 困难的，艰难的

〔辨析〕指事情不好理解、处理或不容易做的。

  tough adj. 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。