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industriously

/in-duhs-tree-uhs/US // ɪnˈdʌs tri əs //UK // (ɪnˈdʌstrɪəs) //

勤勤恳恳,孜孜不倦,勤奋地,勤奋

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : working energetically and devotedly; hardworking; diligent: an industrious person.
    • : Obsolete. skillful.

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Examples

  • If old Piegan Smith hadn't been sampling the contents of that keg so industriously he would never have made a break.

  • When I again turned to Lessard he still stood at the end of the desk, industriously paring his fingernails.

  • Kneeling down, he peered into the keyhole, holding the electric torch close beside his face and chewing industriously.

  • He would hunt partridge industriously and conspicuously until men's minds were turned quite away from the subject of bear.

  • Going into the schoolroom presently the captain found his two little girls industriously busy with their tasks.