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单词 pick-and-shovel
释义

pick-and-shovel

adjective

pick-and-shov·​el ˈpik-ən(d)-ˈshə-vəl How to pronounce pick-and-shovel (audio)
: done with or as if with a pick and shovel : laborious

Synonyms

  • arduous
  • Augean
  • backbreaking
  • challenging
  • demanding
  • difficult
  • effortful
  • exacting
  • formidable
  • grueling
  • gruelling
  • hard
  • heavy
  • hellacious
  • herculean
  • killer
  • laborious
  • moiling
  • murderous
  • rigorous
  • rough
  • rugged
  • severe
  • stiff
  • strenuous
  • sweaty
  • tall
  • testing
  • toilsome
  • tough
  • uphill
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Word History

First Known Use

1858, in the meaning defined above

pick-and-shovel

adjective

as in challenging
requiring considerable physical or mental effort she loves coming up with the "big idea" but hates the actual pick-and-shovel work of starting a new business

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • challenging
  • difficult
  • tough
  • demanding
  • rigorous
  • testing
  • hard
  • complicated
  • formidable
  • heavy
  • killer
  • rough
  • rugged
  • tall
  • murderous
  • backbreaking
  • uphill
  • exhausting
  • intricate
  • sweaty
  • exacting
  • severe
  • strenuous
  • grueling
  • complex
  • painful
  • arduous
  • stiff
  • abstract
  • toilsome
  • serious
  • bruising
  • laborious
  • problematic
  • herculean
  • effortful
  • involved
  • hairy
  • moiling
  • annoying
  • gruelling
  • trying
  • labored
  • hellacious
  • brutal
  • tricky
  • taxing
  • elusive
  • thorny
  • knotty
  • insoluble
  • stubborn
  • tight
  • grim
  • distressing
  • troublesome
  • opaque
  • spiny
  • oppressive
  • problematical
  • abstruse
  • burdensome
  • onerous
  • irksome
  • recondite
  • vexatious
  • strict
  • Augean
  • bothersome
  • stressful
  • ticklish
  • stringent
  • cruel
  • inhuman
  • grievous

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • light
  • simple
  • easy
  • soft
  • clear
  • cheap
  • elementary
  • effortless
  • achievable
  • uncomplicated
  • facile
  • undemanding
  • comforting
  • doable
  • gentle
  • soothing
  • mindless
  • smooth
  • accessible
  • relaxed
  • friendly
  • painless
  • manageable
  • user-friendly
  • idiotproof
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