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Herculean

/ˌhəːkjʊˈliːən

/ /həːˈkjuːlɪən

adjective

1Requiring great strength or effort: a Herculean task...

Even the simplest military task - like moving a unit from point A to point B - requires a Herculean logistical effort.
The major problem is that Sofia's street are mainly cobbled, which is not a problem for the motor, but requires a Herculean effort steering the wheelchair.
And I think it will require a Herculean effort, on the part of the defense, to create a reasonable doubt on all of the counts in this case.

Synonyms

arduous, gruelling, laborious, back-breaking, onerous, strenuous, difficult, formidable, burdensome, hard, tough, huge, heavy, massive, uphill, Sisyphean;

demanding, exhausting, taxing, exacting, wearying, wearisome, fatiguing

informal killing

British informal knackering

archaic toilsome

1.1(Of a person) muscular and strong: the mesomorph, a classic Herculean build...

As I sat breathlessly in front of my television and watched the team last weekend, they became my Herculean heroes.
But I'm far from the Herculean man mountain of muscle I was at my previous heights.
Finally, because they were bred to be such Herculean workers, malamutes need daily exercise on a leash or in an enclosed area.

Synonyms

strong, muscular, muscly, powerful, sturdy, robust, solid, well built, powerfully built, solidly built, strapping, brawny, burly, broad-shouldered, as strong as an ox, as strong as a horse, as strong as a lion

informal hunky, beefy, hulking, ripped, shredded

North American informal buff

literary stalwart, thewy, stark

Origin

Late 16th century (in the sense 'relating to Hercules'): from Latin Herculeus 'Hercules' + -an.

单词	Herculean
释义	Herculean /ˌhəːkjʊˈliːən / /həːˈkjuːlɪən / adjective 1Requiring great strength or effort: a Herculean task... Even the simplest military task - like moving a unit from point A to point B - requires a Herculean logistical effort. The major problem is that Sofia's street are mainly cobbled, which is not a problem for the motor, but requires a Herculean effort steering the wheelchair. And I think it will require a Herculean effort, on the part of the defense, to create a reasonable doubt on all of the counts in this case. Synonyms arduous, gruelling, laborious, back-breaking, onerous, strenuous, difficult, formidable, burdensome, hard, tough, huge, heavy, massive, uphill, Sisyphean; demanding, exhausting, taxing, exacting, wearying, wearisome, fatiguing informal killing British informal knackering archaic toilsome 1.1(Of a person) muscular and strong: the mesomorph, a classic Herculean build... As I sat breathlessly in front of my television and watched the team last weekend, they became my Herculean heroes. But I'm far from the Herculean man mountain of muscle I was at my previous heights. Finally, because they were bred to be such Herculean workers, malamutes need daily exercise on a leash or in an enclosed area. Synonyms strong, muscular, muscly, powerful, sturdy, robust, solid, well built, powerfully built, solidly built, strapping, brawny, burly, broad-shouldered, as strong as an ox, as strong as a horse, as strong as a lion informal hunky, beefy, hulking, ripped, shredded North American informal buff literary stalwart, thewy, stark Origin Late 16th century (in the sense 'relating to Hercules'): from Latin Herculeus 'Hercules' + -an. Rhymes Actaeon, Aegean, aeon (US eon), Augean, Behan, Cadmean, Caribbean, Carolean, Chaldean, Cyclopean, empyrean, epicurean, European, Fijian, Galilean, Hasmonean, Hebridean, Ian, Jacobean, Kampuchean, Laodicean, lien, Linnaean (US Linnean), Maccabean, Mandaean (US Mandean), Medicean, monogenean, Nabataean (US Nabatean), Orphean, paean, paeon, pean, peon, Periclean, piscean, plebeian, Pyrenean, Pythagorean, Sabaean, Sadducean, Sisyphean, skean, Tanzanian, Tennesseean, Terpsichorean, theodicean, Tyrolean
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