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

• He had repaired America's image ( hardly a Herculean task after the Bush years).
  他修补了美国的形象（在布什任期之后，这可是一项艰巨的任务）。
• High-flying stunts were popular. Herculean physical feats were the standard. But it was the high tech plan to hijack a real plane as it flew over the circus that really hinted at something more than heterodox.
  高空飞行特技表演非常受欢迎，艰难的人体表演只是普通节目，而劫持一架从马戏团上空飞过的真飞机却是一个高科技计划，只有它才真正暗示出某种极其异端的做法。
• On coming to power in October 2009, the prime minister promised his EU colleagues a Herculean effort to root out corruption, improve tax collection, suppress the falsification of official statistics and downsize the public sector.
  2009年10月上台时，乔治帕潘德里欧向欧盟同僚承诺，将采取强有力的措施根除腐败、改善税款征收、禁止官方统计数字弄虚作假并缩减公共部门。
• This was probably the first project on which our team didn't have to work Herculean hours near the end of development and testing.
  这也许是我们的团队在开发和测试的结尾不必花费大量时间工作的第一个项目。
• 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
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The consortium began its Herculean task by looking at supply chain processes.
  该联盟从研究供应链的过程入手开始这个艰巨的任务。
• These products are a positive start but it remains a Herculean task to recapture this lucrative market from Apple and Android.
  这些产品是一个积极的开始，但是要从苹果和安卓手中重新夺回这个利润丰厚的市场还是一个艰巨的任务。