herculean

英 [ˌhɜːkjuˈliːən]

美 [ˌhɜːrkjuˈliːən]

赫拉克勒斯的; 力大无比的; 困难的赫拉克勒斯的

TOEFL

BNC.33301 / COCA.22524

牛津词典

adj.

• 费力的；需要决心的；艰巨的
  needing a lot of strength, determination or effort
  1. a Herculean task
     艰巨的任务

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 艰巨的;费力的
  Aherculeantask or ability is one that requires extremely great strength or effort.
  1. ...his herculean efforts to bring peace to our troubled island.
     他为给我们这个纷争不断的岛屿带来和平所作出的艰苦努力

英英释义

adj

• extremely difficult
  1. a herculean task
• displaying superhuman strength or power
  1. herculean exertions
  Synonym:powerful

双语例句

• Kapil Sibal, the talented and energetic Minister for human resource development has a Herculean task ahead.
  在卡皮尔•席保（KapilSibal）这位有才干的、精力充沛的人力资源发展部长面前，横亘着大量艰巨的任务。
• But persuading large swathes of the citizenry to spend less time watching sport on television and more time actually working up a sweat is a Herculean task.
  但是劝说老百姓少看点电视体育比赛，多花点时间进行真正的体育运动是一项艰巨的任务。
• To mold a front against the Japanese, however, was a task of Herculean proportions.
  建立抗日阵线是一项无比艰巨的任务。
• To attack this mass of granite, even by a mine, was Herculean work, and it was really vexing that nature could not help them at their need.
  要想把花岗石炸开，即使有炸药也是十分困难的，如果自然界不能帮助他们解决住的问题，这的确是一件麻烦的事。
• These small feats seemed like Herculean accomplishm ents and slowly served to restore her depleted confidence.
  这些小成绩看来是艰辛努力的结果，而且渐渐开始重建起她那已空竭的信心。
• I snapped at my husband because he didn't appreciate this Herculean accomplishment on my part.
  我和我的丈夫说话时气汹汹因为他没有欣赏我这方面赫尔格立斯式成就。
• Eradication of the Alpine nomenclature is still proving a Herculean task.
  根除阿尔卑斯命名法依然是一项极其艰难的工作。
• Cowperwood, after his Herculean labours of the morning, had, as has been said, driven rapidly to Butler's house
  上面已经说过，柯柏乌上午大干一阵以后，就赶忙驾车到巴特勒家去了
• High-flying stunts were popular. Herculean physical feats were the standard. But it was the high tech plan to hijack a real plane as it flew over the circus that really hinted at something more than heterodox.
  高空飞行特技表演非常受欢迎，艰难的人体表演只是普通节目，而劫持一架从马戏团上空飞过的真飞机却是一个高科技计划，只有它才真正暗示出某种极其异端的做法。
• Yet it might not be too Herculean a task to raise the money-if some Chinese banks are ordered to cough up the funds.
  然而，如果部分中国银行被要求进行融资的话，那筹集到那笔钱可能并不是什么费力的事情。