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gru·el·ling British English, grueling American English /ˈɡruːəlɪŋ/ adjective DIFFICULTvery difficult and tiring 非常累人的 The cast took a break from their gruelling schedule. 演员们在繁重的工作日程中忙里偷闲,休息了一会儿。 a grueling journey 劳累的旅途► see thesaurus at tiringExamples from the Corpusgruelling• Or see them through an abortion, a divorce, a gruelling court-case?• The Le Mans 24 hour race is the most gruelling event in the motor-racing calendar.• Events include Hang Tough - a gruelling game of aerial chess - and Atlaspheres, a battle fought in giant globes.• It could take fourteen weeks to complete the gruelling journey on foot from London to Rome in the Middle Ages.• A chance for a last flourish and a bit of fun at the end of a gruelling league campaign.• McAllister should be on his knees after a gruelling month at Elland Road.• Middlesbrough face a gruelling ten-match programme in April.• He has a serious nature and his powers of concentration are a boon when it comes to his gruelling training schedule.• In his gruelling work schedule, sixty-year old Garrett continues at a rate that would tax many men half his age.gru·el·ling adjectiveChineseSyllable difficult very Corpus tiring and |