gru·el·ling
adjective/ˈɡruːəlɪŋ/
/ˈɡruːəlɪŋ/
(especially British English) (North American English usually grueling)
- very difficult and making you very tired, needing great effort for a long time
使人筋疲力尽的；折磨人的 - a gruelling journey/schedule
使人筋疲力尽的旅程；累人的日程 - I've had a gruelling day.
我一天下来累得筋疲力尽。
Extra ExamplesTopics Working lifec2- It had been a gruelling season, but the final result made it worthwhile.
这是一个艰苦的赛季，但最终的结果让一切都是值得的。 - a gruelling work schedule
累人的工作日程安排 - a sporting event that represents a gruelling test of endurance
考验耐力的体育项目 - the gruelling journey on foot from London to Rome
从伦敦到罗马的艰苦步行旅程
Oxford Collocations DictionaryGruelling/grueling is used with these nouns:- journey
- process
- race
- …
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from the verb gruel ‘exhaust, punish’, from an old phrase get one's gruel ‘receive one's punishment’. - a gruelling journey/schedule