time-consuming

英 [ˈtaɪm kənsjuːmɪŋ]

美 [ˈtaɪm kənsuːmɪŋ]

adj.  费时的; 耗时间的

TOEFL

Collins.1

牛津词典

adj.

• 费时的；耗时间的
  taking or needing a lot of time
  1. a difficult and time-consuming process
     困难而又费时的过程

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 耗时的;费时的
  If something istime-consuming, it takes a lot of time.
  1. It's just very time consuming to get such a large quantity of data...
     获取如此大量的数据非常费时。
  2. Starting a new business, however small, is a time-consuming exercise.
     创办一家新企业，不管多小，都是件旷日持久的事。

英英释义

adj

• of a task that takes time and patience

双语例句

• Coordinating work across multiple sites and time zones is more time-consuming and costly than for a collocated project.
  跨多个地点和时区的协调工作比集中的项目更耗费时间和成本。
• The most time-consuming portion of this process is analyzing the assessment and response regarding potential hazards identified.
  这个过程中最耗时的部分就是对识别的潜在的危险进行分析评估和反馈。
• This piece of work is rather time-consuming.
  这项工作很费时。
• Negotiations would be messy and time-consuming.
  谈判既麻烦又耗时间。
• But the process is time-consuming.
  但是这个过程很耗费时间。
• Automated collection also reduces the need for time-consuming and expensive manual collection, analysis, and management.
  自动的收集还减少了对时间消耗和昂贵的手工收集、分析和管理的需要。
• Some of the more time-consuming jobs can now be done by machines.
  有些更费时间的工作现在可以用机器做了。
• Testing software can be time-consuming and expensive, especially as software systems are increasing in scope and complexity.
  测试软件是非常耗时和昂贵的，尤其是，当软件系统不断的扩大，复杂度不断增加。
• Indexing a database can be a time-consuming and resource-intensive activity.
  对数据库建立索引可能是一个耗时和资源密集型的活动。
• The time-consuming work and production losses usually associated with aligning are eliminated.
  通常和校准联系在一起的耗时工作和产品损失现象可以被消除。