onerous

英 [ˈəʊnərəs]

美 [ˈoʊnərəs]

adj.  费力的; 艰巨的; 令人焦虑的

GRE法律

Collins.1 / BNC.13976 / COCA.15400

牛津词典

adj.

• 费力的；艰巨的；令人焦虑的
  needing great effort; causing trouble or worry
  1. an onerous duty/task/responsibility
     繁重的义务 / 工作 / 职责

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED （任务）繁重的，艰巨的，麻烦的
  If you describe a task asonerous, you dislike having to do it because you find it difficult or unpleasant.
  1. ...parents who have had the onerous task of bringing up a very difficult child.
     曾经辛辛苦苦地养育过任性难缠的孩子的父母亲

英英释义

adj

• not easily borne
  1. the burdensome task of preparing the income tax return
  2. my duties weren't onerou
  3. a taxing schedule
  Synonym:burdensometaxing

双语例句

• The terms are too harsh ( or onerous) to accept.
  这条件太苛刻，没法接受。
• In many countries planning restrictions have become more onerous since uranium's heyday in the1970s.
  在许多国家，自上世纪70年代铀全盛期以来，限制的实施业已变得更为艰难。
• I've disliked variable annuities for many years because of their high fees and onerous surrender penalties.
  我已经不喜欢可变年金多年，因为他们的高收费和繁琐的投降处罚。
• Cleaning them and maintaining them can be an onerous task because each material requires a different type of care.
  清洗和维护他们可以成为他们繁重的任务，因为每个材料需要不同类型的照顾。
• Increasing demand is not an onerous duty. Consuming more is hardly a chore.
  扩大需求并非繁重的责任，增加消费也算不上苦差。
• But the scope and cost of data warehouse efforts were frequently onerous.
  但是数据仓库工作的范围和成本常常是巨大的。
• The proposed rules may be unrealistic as well as onerous. I got lost in your rather diffuse essay.
  草拟的规则也许不太现实而且冗赘。你的文章行文冗赘，弄得我有点糊涂了。
• More people of this calibre make dealing with government departments a pleasure and not an onerous task.
  希望更多像马女士这样的人让我们感到来政府部门办事很愉快，而不会觉得是让人头痛的问题。
• While Chan was overloaded with work, his burden should not have been particularly onerous.
  他的另一位前上司在庭上说虽然他的工作量过多，但他的职责一直不是特别繁重。
• My household duties were not particularly onerous.
  我的家务活并不繁重。