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time-consuming

/tahym-kuhn-soo-ming/US // ˈtaɪm kənˌsu mɪŋ //

费时,费时的,费时费力,耗时的

Related Words

tedious乏味的,乏味,烦琐的,烦人的stiff僵硬的,坚硬的,僵硬,坚硬gradual渐进式,逐渐的,渐进的,渐进tame驯服,驯服的,驯化,驯养stagnant停滞不前,停滞不前的,停滞,停顿low低,低的,低位,低级moderate温和的,温和,温文尔雅,温顺的sluggish迟缓的,缓缓的,迟缓,迟钝的dull枯燥乏味,枯燥无味,枯燥的,沉闷的off关闭,关,离开,关闭的slack松弛,松懈,松懈的,松垮的protracted旷日持久,旷日持久的,漫长的,冗长的delayed延迟的,拖延的,延误的,迟来的prolonged旷日持久的,延长的,延长了的,漫长的down下来,下,下来的,下降reduced减少了,减少,减少的,缩减lingering悠长的,绵绵不绝,悠长,绵绵不绝的hindered受阻,阻碍,受阻的,碍于impeded受到阻碍的,受阻碍的,受阻的,阻碍了detained被拘留的,受阻的,被拘押的,被拘留的人

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : requiring or wasting much time.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inslow
Synonyms
dull枯燥乏味,枯燥无味,枯燥的,沉闷的gradual渐进式,逐渐的,渐进的,渐进low低,低的,低位,低级moderate温和的,温和,温文尔雅,温顺的sluggish迟缓的,缓缓的,迟缓,迟钝的stagnant停滞不前,停滞不前的,停滞,停顿stiff僵硬的,坚硬的,僵硬,坚硬tame驯服,驯服的,驯化,驯养tedious乏味的,乏味,烦琐的,烦人的delayed延迟的,拖延的,延误的,迟来的detained被拘留的,受阻的,被拘押的,被拘留的人down下来,下,下来的,下降hindered受阻,阻碍,受阻的,碍于impeded受到阻碍的,受阻碍的,受阻的,阻碍了lingering悠长的,绵绵不绝,悠长,绵绵不绝的off关闭,关,离开,关闭的prolonged旷日持久的,延长的,延长了的,漫长的protracted旷日持久,旷日持久的,漫长的,冗长的reduced减少了,减少,减少的,缩减slack松弛,松懈,松懈的,松垮的backward向后,向后的,向后退,向后移动behindhand隐蔽性,隐身,隐蔽的,隐蔽性强belated迟到的,迟来的,姗姗来迟,逾期的conservative保守的,保守派,保守主义,保守dead死亡,死,死人,死的dilatory拖沓的,拖拖拉拉的,拖拖拉拉,拖延症draggy拖沓的,拖拖拉拉的,拖累,拖曳的inactive不活跃,不活跃的,不活动的,不活跃的人long-delayed久拖不决,久拖不决的,迟迟不来,久拖不决的问题long-drawn-out旷日持久的,旷日持久的拖延,旷日持久,冗长overdue逾期的,逾期,过期的,逾期未交sleepy昏昏欲睡,困了,昏昏欲睡的,瞌睡tardy行动迟缓,迟钝,迟钝的人,迟钝的uneventful平安无事,平稳的,平安无事的,平稳unproductive无益的,徒劳无功,徒劳无功的,无成效的unprogressive不进则退,不进步的,不进步,不入流unpunctual不守时,不守时的,不准时,不守规矩

Examples

  • Since the 1950s, fluoride has adapted itself to the prevailing concerns of the time.

  • But give the Kingdom credit for its sense of mercy: The lashes will be administered only 50 at a time.

  • “I think for trans men who are dating every time they hook up they have another coming out,” Sandler said.

  • As far as I can tell, this magazine spent as much time making fun of French politicians as it did of Muslims or Islam.

  • Thus, more time is spent organization and obtaining ones free of failings.

  • It ended on a complaint that she was 'tired rather and spending my time at full length on a deck-chair in the garden.'

  • The vision—it had been an instantaneous flash after all and nothing more—had left his mind completely for the time.

  • About this time the famous Philippine painter, Juan Luna (vide p. 195), was released after six monthsʼ imprisonment as a suspect.

  • I hate to be long at my toilette at any time; but to delay much in such a matter while travelling is folly.

  • Now, it immediately occurred to Davy that he had never in his whole life had all the plums he wanted at any one time.

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