n. 繁重, 艰巨
n. unwelcome burdensome difficulty
词型变化:名词复数形式 : onerousnesses

onerous的用法和样例:

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. Overtime work is often onerous, though it is well paid.报酬很好,但常常是很繁重的。
  2. She desired a fixed occupation-no matter how onerous, how irksome.她希望有个固定的职业,不管这个职业多么繁重,多么令人厌倦。
  3. I've always led an onerous timetable but I like it.我的日程表总是排得紧紧的,但我喜欢这样。

词汇搭配

  • onerous contract有偿契约
  • onerous loan有偿贷款

经典引文

  • The final terms..were onerous, and involved my taking great risks.

    出自:S. Unwin
  • Greece and its people have a role of great honour fraught with onerous responsibility.

    出自:Antiquity
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