laboriously

IPA/ləˈbɔːriəsli/
KK[ləbˈɔriəsli]IPA/ləˈbɔːriəsli/

laboriously — 副詞

1. doing something in a slow, difficult way that uses up a lot of energy or attenti

1.副詞C1
釋義

費力地

緩慢且耗費大量心力地進行某事

doing something in a slow, difficult way that uses up a lot of energy or attention, often because each small step is hard.

例句

Dewi climbed laboriously up the steep path with the heavy backpack.

Dewi 背著沉重的背包，吃力地往陡峭的山路上爬。

verb + laboriously describing physical effort

The old farmer laboriously pushed the wooden cart across the muddy field.

老農夫費力地推著木製手推車穿過泥濘的田地。

laboriously + verb describing slow manual work

常見搭配
  • work laboriously
  • climb laboriously
  • translate laboriously
  • type laboriously
  • copy laboriously
  • laboriously slow
同義詞
  • painstakingly

    very similar; 'painstakingly' stresses careful precision while 'laboriously' stresses heavy effort

  • arduously

    more formal; suggests sustained difficulty over a long period

  • strenuously

    emphasizes vigorous physical exertion rather than slow careful steps

反義詞
  • effortlessly

    with no visible effort, the opposite quality

  • easily

    everyday opposite; less formal

文法句型

verb + laboriously

laboriously + verb

用法筆記

Most often pairs with verbs of slow physical or mental work — climb, push, type, copy, translate, build, work. Stronger than 'slowly': adds the sense of visible strain or fatigue. Formal in tone; in casual speech 'with great effort' or 'painstakingly' is more common.

常見錯誤

She finished her coffee laboriously.
She finished her coffee slowly.
'laboriously' needs a task that genuinely requires sustained effort, not any slow action.
The team laboriously won the championship.
The team won the championship after laborious training.
'laboriously' modifies HOW an action is done step by step, not a single completed outcome.

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常見搭配

副詞搭配

  • very laboriously
  • rather laboriously
  • almost laboriously

常用片語

  • slowly and laboriously
  • carefully and laboriously

介系詞搭配

  • work laboriously at
  • labor laboriously through
  • climb laboriously up