herculean

英 [ˌhɜːkjuˈliːən]

美 [ˌhɜːrkjuˈliːən]

赫拉克勒斯的; 力大无比的; 困难的赫拉克勒斯的

TOEFL

BNC.33301 / COCA.22524

牛津词典

adj.

• 费力的；需要决心的；艰巨的
  needing a lot of strength, determination or effort
  1. a Herculean task
     艰巨的任务

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 艰巨的;费力的
  Aherculeantask or ability is one that requires extremely great strength or effort.
  1. ...his herculean efforts to bring peace to our troubled island.
     他为给我们这个纷争不断的岛屿带来和平所作出的艰苦努力

英英释义

adj

• extremely difficult
  1. a herculean task
• displaying superhuman strength or power
  1. herculean exertions
  Synonym:powerful

双语例句

• Yet it might not be too Herculean a task to raise the money-if some Chinese banks are ordered to cough up the funds.
  然而，如果部分中国银行被要求进行融资的话，那筹集到那笔钱可能并不是什么费力的事情。
• These small feats seemed like Herculean accomplishm ents and slowly served to restore her depleted confidence.
  这些小成绩看来是艰辛努力的结果，而且渐渐开始重建起她那已空竭的信心。
• Cowperwood, after his Herculean labours of the morning, had, as has been said, driven rapidly to Butler's house
  上面已经说过，柯柏乌上午大干一阵以后，就赶忙驾车到巴特勒家去了
• The means and methods adopted to settle the contradiction were centralized power in state system to overcome political and social instability with Herculean state power.
  解决这个矛盾的手段和办法，就是国家制度上的高度集权，以强有力的国家权力克服政治生活和社会生活中的不稳定。
• Kapil Sibal, the talented and energetic Minister for human resource development has a Herculean task ahead.
  在卡皮尔•席保（KapilSibal）这位有才干的、精力充沛的人力资源发展部长面前，横亘着大量艰巨的任务。
• I snapped at my husband because he didn't appreciate this Herculean accomplishment on my part.
  我和我的丈夫说话时气汹汹因为他没有欣赏我这方面赫尔格立斯式成就。
• Jos é Mourinho talked of his affection for his players, because he has had to ask them for one last, Herculean effort time after time over the last few months.
  穆里尼奥谈及了他对球员们的感情，因为在最后几个月里，他不得不反反复复的要求他们再拿出最后一次巨大的努力出来。
• You must make a Herculean effort not to talk to them about it.
  你必须竭力控制自己，不同他们谈这件事。
• Digging the canal was a Herculean task.
  开凿运河是项极其艰巨的工程。
• So what should investors make of all this? One lesson is that it shows the Herculean and creative lengths the Fed went to, to keep the system afloat during 2008 and 2009.
  其中一点是，它显示出2008至2009年期间，美联储为维持金融体系的正常运行，所付出的巨大努力。