• n. 懲罰；勞累
• adj. 累垮人的；折磨人的
• v. 使極度疲勞；累垮（gruel的ing形式）

來自PIE*ghreu, 刮，磨，詞源同grit, grind. 引申義折磨人的。

1. The recruits were put through a week of grueling endurance tests.

新兵要接受為期一周艱苦的耐力測試。

來自辭典例句

2. The presentation of future plans had been a grueling work.

制定這些計劃是一項令人精疲力竭的工作.

來自辭典例句

3. His grueling schedule is just one not - so - subtle hint of what he expects from employees.

他總是排得滿滿的日程,就不太隱晦地暗示出他對手下員工的期望.

來自英漢非文學(xué) - 科學(xué)史

4. How would a man in the midst of such grueling competition act so joyously?

在如此極度緊張的比賽中,一個人怎么能夠顯得這樣興高采烈?

來自辭典例句

5. War was grueling and oppressive and frustrating and uncomfortable, but one had friends.

戰(zhàn)爭雖然嚴(yán)酷,暴虐, 富有破壞性,給人帶來災(zāi)難,但它卻使人從中得到知心朋友.

來自辭典例句