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strenuous 音标拼音: [str'ɛnjuəs] a. 奋发的,热心的,热烈的,紧张的 奋发的,热心的,热烈的,紧张的 strenuous adj 1: characterized by or performed with much energy or force; " strenuous exercise" 2: taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance; " his final, straining burst of speed"; " a strenuous task"; " your willingness after these six arduous days to remain here"- F. D. Roosevelt [ synonym: { arduous}, { straining}, { strenuous}] Strenuous \ Stren" u* ous\, a. [ L. strenuus; cf. Gr. ? strong, hard, rough, harsh.] Eagerly pressing or urgent; zealous; ardent; earnest; bold; valiant; intrepid; as, a strenuous advocate for national rights; a strenuous reformer; a strenuous defender of his country. [ 1913 Webster] And spirit- stirring wine, that strenuous makes. -- Chapman. [ 1913 Webster] Strenuous, continuous labor is pain. -- I. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster] -- { Stren" u* ous* ly}, adv. -- { Stren" u* ous* ness}, n. [ 1913 Webster] 39 Moby Thesaurus words for " strenuous": Herculean, active, arduous, breathless, burdensome, demanding, determined, difficult, dogged, dynamic, eager, earnest, effortful, energetic, enthusiastic, exhausting, hard, indefatigable, intense, laborious, lusty, mean, operose, persistent, pertinacious, red- blooded, resolute, sincere, taxing, tenacious, tireless, tiring, toilsome, tough, uphill, vigorous, vital, wicked, zealous
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