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单词 painstaking
释义 pains·tak·ing
I. \ˈpānzˌtāk.iŋ, -nˌstā-\ noun
Etymology: pains, plural of pain (I) + taking, gerund of take
: the action of taking pains : diligent care and effort
 < greater painstaking to achieve incidental verisimilitude and accuracy of detail — Times Literary Supplement >
II. \ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ adjective
Etymology: pains + taking, present participle of take
: taking pains or marked by the taking of pains : expending or showing diligent care and effort
 < a most painstaking worker >
 < the results of scholarly, painstaking investigation of historical sources — A.R.Newsome >
 < will go on painting, with scrupulous, painstaking accuracy — D.I.Holman >
pains·tak·ing·ly adverb
pains·tak·ing·ness noun -es
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