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

• Digging the canal was a Herculean task.
  开凿运河是项极其艰巨的工程。
• LF he's going to hold his party together in this time of crisis, it will require a Herculean effort.
  如果他想在这种危机时刻保持党的团结，那他得花巨大的努力。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• He had repaired America's image ( hardly a Herculean task after the Bush years).
  他修补了美国的形象（在布什任期之后，这可是一项艰巨的任务）。
• 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。
• She has had the Herculean task of bringing up four children single-handedly.
  她肩负着一个人养育4个孩子的艰巨任务。
• Therefore, it is a Herculean and long-term task for plant breeding workers to cultivate the germplasms of resistance to these factors.
  因此，培育抗病、抗虫和抗逆的作物品种是育种工作者长期而艰巨的任务。