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
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- a Herculean task
艰巨的任务
- a Herculean task
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.- ...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
- ...his herculean efforts to bring peace to our troubled island.
英英释义
adj
- extremely difficult
- a herculean task
- displaying superhuman strength or power
- herculean exertions
双语例句
- 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。 - So what should investors make of all this? One lesson is that it shows the Herculean and creative lengths the Fed went to, to keep the system afloat during 2008 and 2009.
其中一点是,它显示出2008至2009年期间,美联储为维持金融体系的正常运行,所付出的巨大努力。 - The consortium began its Herculean task by looking at supply chain processes.
该联盟从研究供应链的过程入手开始这个艰巨的任务。 - Jos é Mourinho talked of his affection for his players, because he has had to ask them for one last, Herculean effort time after time over the last few months.
穆里尼奥谈及了他对球员们的感情,因为在最后几个月里,他不得不反反复复的要求他们再拿出最后一次巨大的努力出来。 - To be fair, Herculean progress has already been made.
老实说,巴西已经取得了巨大的进步。 - 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。 - The two men made a Herculean effort to lift the fallen tree off the victim's car.
这两个人为了搬掉倒在受害者汽车上的树花出了巨大的力气。 - The means and methods adopted to settle the contradiction were centralized power in state system to overcome political and social instability with Herculean state power.
解决这个矛盾的手段和办法,就是国家制度上的高度集权,以强有力的国家权力克服政治生活和社会生活中的不稳定。 - 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。 - This herculean task was ultimately completed, but with discouraging slowness.
这个极为艰巨的任务最终完成了,但是速度之慢令人沮丧。