stren·u·ous /ˈstrɛnjəwəs/
(a.)奮發的,熱心的,熱烈的,緊張的
Stren·u·ous a. 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.
And spirit-stirring wine, that strenuous makes. --Chapman.
Strenuous, continuous labor is pain. --I. Taylor.
-- Stren*u*ous*ly, adv. -- Stren*u*ous*ness, n.
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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 [syn: arduous, straining]