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

• To be fair, Herculean progress has already been made.
  老实说，巴西已经取得了巨大的进步。
• 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。
• 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。
• Jos é Mourinho talked of his affection for his players, because he has had to ask them for one last, Herculean effort time after time over the last few months.
  穆里尼奥谈及了他对球员们的感情，因为在最后几个月里，他不得不反反复复的要求他们再拿出最后一次巨大的努力出来。
• Fortunately, threats to European Monetary Union, so far, have been successfully fended off by the Herculean actions of the European Community assisted by the International Monetary Fund.
  所幸，由于欧洲共同体采取了大刀阔斧的行动，加上国际货币基金组织（imf）出手协助，欧洲货币联盟所遭遇的种种威胁，就目前来说已得到成功抵御。
• This was probably the first project on which our team didn't have to work Herculean hours near the end of development and testing.
  这也许是我们的团队在开发和测试的结尾不必花费大量时间工作的第一个项目。
• High-flying stunts were popular. Herculean physical feats were the standard. But it was the high tech plan to hijack a real plane as it flew over the circus that really hinted at something more than heterodox.
  高空飞行特技表演非常受欢迎，艰难的人体表演只是普通节目，而劫持一架从马戏团上空飞过的真飞机却是一个高科技计划，只有它才真正暗示出某种极其异端的做法。
• Digging the canal was a Herculean task.
  开凿运河是项极其艰巨的工程。
• The two men made a Herculean effort to lift the fallen tree off the victim's car.
  这两个人为了搬掉倒在受害者汽车上的树花出了巨大的力气。
• 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