back-break·ing
adjective/ˈbæk breɪkɪŋ/
/ˈbæk breɪkɪŋ/
- (of physical work) very hard and making you tired
艰苦繁重的；累死人的 - She realized with dismay that the task would take weeks of back-breaking work.
她沮丧地意识到这项任务将需要数周的艰苦工作。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryBack-breaking is used with these nouns:- labour
- toil
- work
- …
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- She realized with dismay that the task would take weeks of back-breaking work.