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单词 grueling
释义 gru·el·ing
I. noun
or gru·el·ling \pronunc at gruel +iŋ or ēŋ\
(-s)
Etymology: from gerund of obsolete English gruel to punish, from gruel, n.
Britain : a severe beating or punishment : licking
 < improved pastures … took a grueling from an adverse season — Sydney (Australia) Bulletin >
II. adjective
or gruelling \“\
Etymology: from present participle of obsolete English gruel, v.
: trying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : making severe demands : punishing
 < a grueling race >
 < delivering them to the … laboratories for grueling tests — Monsanto Magazine >
 < the labor that goes into building these terraces … is grueling — M.J.Herskovits >
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