painstaking 英 [ˈpeɪnzteɪkɪŋ]   美 [ˈpenzˌtekɪŋ]

painstaking

painstaking  英 [ˈpeɪnzteɪkɪŋ] 美 [ˈpenzˌtekɪŋ]

adj. 艰苦的;勤勉的;小心的  n. 辛苦;勤勉 

You said in your address that "developing excellence is a slow, painstaking process". 你在你的致词中说“发展卓越性是一个缓慢艰苦的过程”。
Making this transformation - and it is a transformation - requires painstaking work and it takes time. 进行这种转变——这是一种转变——需要艰苦的努力,也需要时间。

  • If you notice that painstaking is composed of pains and taking, you already have a pretty clear sense of what this adjective means: to be painstaking is to be so careful—so meticulous, so thorough that it hurts.
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  • adj. 艰苦的;勤勉的;小心的
  • n. 辛苦;勤勉
  • 1. You said in your address that "developing excellence is a slow, painstaking process".

    你在你的致词中说“发展卓越性是一个缓慢艰苦的过程”。

  • 2. Making this transformation - and it is a transformation - requires painstaking work and it takes time.

    进行这种转变——这是一种转变——需要艰苦的努力,也需要时间。

  • 3. On the other hand, the painstaking reporting came at a price.

    另一方面,辛苦认真的报道是有一定代价的。

  • painstaking 1550s (n.), 1690s (adj.), paynes taking, from plural of pain (n.) + present participle of take (v.). Related: Painstakingly.
pains·tak·ing / ˈpeɪnzteɪkɪŋ ; NAmE ˈpeɪnzteɪkɪŋ / adjective [usually before noun ] needing a lot of care, effort and attention to detail 需细心的;辛苦的;需专注的 SYN thorough painstaking research 细心的研究 The event had been planned with painstaking attention to detail. 这次活动的细节是经过精心计划的。 pains·tak·ing·ly / ˈpeɪnzteɪkɪŋli ; NAmE ˈpeɪnzteɪkɪŋli / adverb pains·tak·ing / ˈpeɪnzteɪkɪŋ ; NAmE ˈpeɪnzteɪkɪŋ / pains·tak·ing·ly / ˈpeɪnzteɪkɪŋli ; NAmE ˈpeɪnzteɪkɪŋli /
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