单词 | strenuous |
释义 | stren·u·ous 1. a. < to hustle and to be strenuous … seem to be prominent American virtues — M.R.Cohen > < a tender sort of fancy rather than a strenuous imagination — F.J.Mather > < implement the Full Employment Act by strenuous measures — New Republic > b. < a family of intellectual energy and strenuous Puritanism — F.A.Christie > 2. < a mud puddle in strenuous motion — Nathaniel Hawthorne > < the recorded tone is exemplary, even in the most strenuous fortissimo — Edward Sackville-West & Desmond Shawe-Taylor > 3. a. < relaxing … after a strenuous day's work — Hervey Allen > < fog, high seas, and strong winds made the crossing a strenuous one — M.M.Hunt > b. < a strenuous examination > < his occupation is sedentary from a physical standpoint, strenuous from a nervous and mental standpoint — H.G.Armstrong > Synonyms: see vigorous |
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