strenuous

US: /ˈstɹɛnjuəs/
UK: /stɹˈɛnjuːəs/


English Vietnamese dictionary


strenuous /'strenjuəs/
  • tính từ
    • hăm hở, tích cực
    • đòi hỏi sự rán sức, căng thẳng
      • strenuous work: công việc đòi hỏi sự rán sức

Advanced English dictionary


+ adjective
1 needing great effort and energy: a strenuous climb / walk + Avoid strenuous exercise immediately after a meal. + How about a stroll in the park? Nothing too strenuous.
2 showing great energy and determination: The ship went down although strenuous efforts were made to save it. + The plan has met with strenuous opposition.
strenuously adverb: He still works out strenuously every morning. + The government strenuously denies the allegations.

Thesaurus dictionary


adj.
1 demanding, taxing, tough, arduous, laborious, toilsome, burdensome, tiring, exhausting, difficult, hard, uphill:
Hauling in the fishing nets was strenuous work.
2 energetic, active, vigorous, enthusiastic, zealous, earnest, dynamic, intense, indefatigable, tireless, persistent, dogged, determined, tenacious, pertinacious, resolute, sincere, eager:
He has made a strenuous effort to be more accommodating.

Concise English dictionary


'strenjʊəs
adj.
+characterized by or performed with much energy or force
+taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance