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toilsomely

/toil-suhm/US // ˈtɔɪl səm //UK // (ˈtɔɪlsəm) //

辛苦地,费力地,艰苦地,勤奋地

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : characterized by or involving toil; laborious or fatiguing.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inhard

Examples

  • But the way was toilsome, the heat intense, and the water scarce—more so than it had been on the outward journey.

  • The Esperanza got up to her consorts, and then the usual toilsome monotony of the fisherman's life began.

  • This made the march long and toilsome, though we never had a chance to fire a shot.

  • With their assistance, Cæsar was enabled to advance, by slow and toilsome steps, into the bosom of the hills.

  • As a general rule, no effort is made to march troops through these hills, for it is at once toilsome, useless and dangerous.