laborious
US: /ɫəˈbɔɹiəs/
UK: /lɐbˈɔːɹɪəs/
UK: /lɐbˈɔːɹɪəs/
English Vietnamese dictionary
laborious /lə'bɔ:riəs/
- tính từ
- cần cù, siêng năng, chăm chỉ, chịu khó
- khó nhọc, gian khổ
- laborious task: một công việc khó nhọc
- nặng nề, không thanh thoát (hành văn)
Advanced English dictionary
+ adjective
taking a lot of time and effort: a laborious task / process + Checking all the information will be slow and laborious.
laboriously adverb: An agreement was laboriously worked out.
Thesaurus dictionary
adj.
1 arduous, burdensome, onerous, strenuous, gruelling, back-breaking, Herculean, exhausting, taxing, tiring, fatiguing, wearying, wearisome, toilsome, difficult, tough, hard, uphill, stiff:
Few realize how laborious farm work can be.
2 painstaking, detailed, careful, thorough, diligent, scrupulous, exhaustive, steady, steadfast, relentless, unrelenting, dogged, assiduous, sedulous, persevering, persistent, untiring, tireless, indefatigable, unremitting:
After laborious research the virus was finally identified.
3 industrious, hard-working, dogged, determined, unwavering, obstinate, stubborn, unflagging, obdurate:
He made a laborious effort to get ahead.
4 laboured, strained, forced, ponderous, overworked:
The book contains some of the most laborious prose ever written.
Concise English dictionary
lə'bɔːrɪəs
adj.
+characterized by toilsome effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
