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

Yet it might not be too Herculean a task to raise the money-if some Chinese banks are ordered to cough up the funds.
然而，如果部分中国银行被要求进行融资的话，那筹集到那笔钱可能并不是什么费力的事情。
But persuading large swathes of the citizenry to spend less time watching sport on television and more time actually working up a sweat is a Herculean task.
但是劝说老百姓少看点电视体育比赛，多花点时间进行真正的体育运动是一项艰巨的任务。
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。
So what should investors make of all this? One lesson is that it shows the Herculean and creative lengths the Fed went to, to keep the system afloat during 2008 and 2009.
其中一点是，它显示出2008至2009年期间，美联储为维持金融体系的正常运行，所付出的巨大努力。
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。
These products are a positive start but it remains a Herculean task to recapture this lucrative market from Apple and Android.
这些产品是一个积极的开始，但是要从苹果和安卓手中重新夺回这个利润丰厚的市场还是一个艰巨的任务。
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。
Digging the canal was a Herculean task.
开凿运河是项极其艰巨的工程。
You must make a Herculean effort not to talk to them about it.
你必须竭力控制自己，不同他们谈这件事。
Cowperwood, after his Herculean labours of the morning, had, as has been said, driven rapidly to Butler's house
上面已经说过，柯柏乌上午大干一阵以后，就赶忙驾车到巴特勒家去了