形容詞 burdensome:

1. not easily borne; wearing
   同義詞：onerous, taxing

1. An unpleasant or burdensome task.
   令人討厭的或繁重的工作

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adj.（形容詞）
Of or like a burden; onerous.
負(fù)擔(dān)的，難于負(fù)擔(dān)的：是或象負(fù)擔(dān)的；繁重的

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bur.densomely
adv.（副詞）
bur.densomeness
n.（名詞）
<參考詞匯><同義詞>burdensome,onerous,oppressive,arduous,demanding,rigorous,exactingThese adjectives all apply to what imposes a severe test of bodily or spiritual strength.
這些形容詞都適用于將體力或精神的繁重考驗(yàn)強(qiáng)加于人的事物。
Burdensome is associated with both mental and physical hardship:
Burdensome 與體力和腦力的重負(fù)都有關(guān)：
例句：
The burdensome task of preparing her income tax return awaited her.
準(zhǔn)備所得稅償還的繁重任務(wù)等著她去完成。

Onerous adds toburdensome the connotation of the figuratively heavy load imposed by something irksome or annoying:
Onerous 加深了brudensome 一詞被煩人的或令人討厭的事物強(qiáng)加的比喻為繁重負(fù)擔(dān)的含義：
例句：
My duties weren`t onerous; I only had to greet the guests. Somethingoppressive weighs one down in body or spirit, as by subjection to an overpowering natural influence or to the harsh or unjust exercise of power:
我的任務(wù)不太繁重；我只須會(huì)見客人。 某件oppressive 的事物是形容使人在身體或精神上肩負(fù)重?fù)?dān)的事物， 如因征服超自然力或困難的影響或權(quán)力的不公正使用而引起的：

例句：
oppressive humidity.
難以忍受的謙恭。

例句：
.Old forms of government finally grow so oppressive that they must be thrown off. (Herbert Spencer).
.政府的舊形式變得太暴虐了以致于必須被取締. （赫伯特·斯潘塞）。

Arduous emphasizes the expenditure of sustained and often exhausting labor:
Arduous 強(qiáng)調(diào)持續(xù)不斷的經(jīng)常使人精疲力竭的勞動(dòng)：
例句：
Learning a new role is a long and arduous undertaking.Demanding, rigorous, and exacting imply the imposition of severe and uncompromising demands:
學(xué)習(xí)扮演一個(gè)新的角色是一項(xiàng)長(zhǎng)期而又使人疲憊的任務(wù)。Demanding, rigorous和 exacting 暗指具有嚴(yán)格的且不易通融的要求的任務(wù)：

例句：
Music is a demanding art.
音樂(lè)是一門嚴(yán)謹(jǐn)?shù)乃囆g(shù)。

例句：
.Yet out of this unflattering, rigorous realism . . . Swift made great art. (M.D. Aeschliman).
.在這種毫不夸張的嚴(yán)格寫實(shí)主義之外…斯威夫特創(chuàng)造出了偉大的藝術(shù). (M·D·艾奇里曼）。

例句：
Making a petit point pillow is exacting work.
做一個(gè)小花邊編織枕頭是一項(xiàng)細(xì)致活兒。