laborious
adj. 耗时费力的,辛苦的;(尤指讲话,写作风格)造作的,不流畅的
例句
Keeping the garden tidy all year round can be a laborious task.
保持院子全年整洁会是一项费时费力的任务。
《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
Photography was once an expensive, laborious ordeal reserved for life's greatest milestones.
摄影曾经是一件昂贵且耗时费力的事情,仅用于记录生命中的重大事件。
Milton has just been lamenting the fact that the laborious days of the poet might not result in a sudden blaze of fame.
弥尔顿一直在为诗人辛苦的日子可能不会带来突然的名声而感叹。