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

• He had repaired America's image ( hardly a Herculean task after the Bush years).
  他修补了美国的形象（在布什任期之后，这可是一项艰巨的任务）。
• To be fair, Herculean progress has already been made.
  老实说，巴西已经取得了巨大的进步。
• 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。
• I snapped at my husband because he didn't appreciate this Herculean accomplishment on my part.
  我和我的丈夫说话时气汹汹因为他没有欣赏我这方面赫尔格立斯式成就。
• 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。
• To mold a front against the Japanese, however, was a task of Herculean proportions.
  建立抗日阵线是一项无比艰巨的任务。
• Despite our remarkable progress, the Chinese banking sector still confronts Herculean tasks.
  尽管我们取得了明显进步，但中国银行业仍面临极为艰巨的任务。
• Digging the canal was a Herculean task.
  开凿运河是项极其艰巨的工程。
• Kapil Sibal, the talented and energetic Minister for human resource development has a Herculean task ahead.
  在卡皮尔•席保（KapilSibal）这位有才干的、精力充沛的人力资源发展部长面前，横亘着大量艰巨的任务。
• The means and methods adopted to settle the contradiction were centralized power in state system to overcome political and social instability with Herculean state power.
  解决这个矛盾的手段和办法，就是国家制度上的高度集权，以强有力的国家权力克服政治生活和社会生活中的不稳定。