backbreaking

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Of work, very physically tiring. figuratively
    — A few keen enginemen, such as Driver Rosewarne of York, could coax good work out of them when engaged in heavy East Coast express service, but to most footplate crews, especially firemen, they were rather heartbreaking and backbreaking machines, and gradually were relegated to secondary or fast goods duties.

词形变化

more backbreaking comparative most backbreaking superlative back-breaking alternative

词源

From back + breaking.
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