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基本双解英英易错辨析词源搭配短语记法近义反义句型派生词用法例句Thesaurus
adj.硬的²¹;困难的²⁶;棘手的³;坚强的²;残酷的³;用力的²;液态的;严寒的;确凿的²adv.努力地³³;强烈地²;严重地⁴;坚定地²复数hards比较级harder最高级hardest
adj.形容词
硬的,坚实的,坚固的not soft or yielding to the touch or easily cut; solid; firm 难做的,难懂的,难答的,困难的difficult to do or understand or answer; not easy A辛苦的,努力的showing much effort; energetic 天气凛冽的of the weather severe 硬心肠的,冷酷无情的,严厉的unfeeling; unsympathetic; harsh
adv.副词
努力地with great effort, energy or concentration; strenuously; intently 艰难地with difficulty; with a struggle 严重地,猛烈地severely; heavily
Adjective:
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure;a difficult task nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access difficult times why is it so hard for you to keep a secret? dispassionate;took a hard look a hard bargainer resisting weight or pressurevery strong or vigorous;strong winds a hard left to the chin a knockout punch a severe blow characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort;worked their arduous way up the mining valley a grueling campaign hard labor heavy work heavy going spent many laborious hours on the project set a punishing pace produced without vibration of the vocal cords;unvoiced consonants such as `p' and `k' and `s' of light transmitted directly from a pointed light sourceof speech sounds; produced with the back of the tongue raised toward or touching the velum;Russian distinguished between hard consonants and palatalized or soft consonants given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors;a hard drinker being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content;hard liquor unfortunate or hard to bear;had hard luck a tough break dried out;hard dry rolls left over from the day before
Adverb:
with effort or force or vigor;the team played hard worked hard all day pressed hard on the lever hit the ball hard slammed the door hard with firmness;held hard to the railing earnestly or intently;thought hard about it stared hard at the accused causing great damage or hardship;industries hit hard by the depression she was severely affected by the bank's failure slowly and with difficulty;prejudices die hard indulging excessively;he drank heavily into a solid condition;concrete that sets hard within a few hours very near or close in space or time;it stands hard by the railroad tracks they were hard on his heels a strike followed hard upon the plant's opening with pain or distress or bitterness;he took the rejection very hard to the full extent possible; all the way;hard alee the ship went hard astern swung the wheel hard left
adj.形容词
我觉得这个问题很难解决。❌ I am hard to solve this problem. ✔️ I find this problem hard to solve. 析 hard作“困难”解时,不能用于人称结构。
adj.形容词
hard at, hard on这两个短语都是“动词+介词短语”型短语,在句中作表语。其区别主要在意思上:hard at意为“努力工作〔学习〕”,其后多接work, study, task等名词; 而hard on意为“严格对待…”,其后多接表示人的名词,间或也可接表示事物的名词。 hard, difficult这两个词均可表示“困难的”,其区别是： difficult是较正式的用词,主要指智力方面的困难,多意味着“复杂”“难以处理”“难以了解”“需要智慧或技巧”; hard是口语用词,主要是指体力方面的困难,多意味着“不易做”。试比较: Passing the examination is a difficult task.通过这次考试并不容易。
The making of a road is a hard job.筑路是项艰苦的工作。hard, firm, solid这三个词都可表示“坚硬的”“坚定的”。其区别是： firm指组织与构造是坚韧的,不容易因拉伸、弯曲而变形,暗示稳定或坚固; hard指厚实或坚硬,能抵抗压力,几乎不能压缩、拉伸或挖掘或极度执著,有顽固之意; solid指结构很坚固,密度一致,有很强的稳定性,能抵抗任何压力。例如: I took a firm hold on the rope.我牢牢地抓住了绳子。
The ground was too hard to dig.这块地太硬没法挖。
The buildings are surrounded with solid walls.这座建筑周围用坚硬的墙围着。hard up, lower classes, poor这三个词组都用于描写一些人,这些人不能获得足够的钱物以保证像样的生活水平。其区别是： poor是其中最广义的词,可指长期或临时的物质或精神的匮乏; hard up是poor的口头用语,常指短期物质的匮乏,例如发工资前借钱买午餐或庄稼歉收时的农民,都可用hard up; lower classes习惯上用于指在任何社会中社会地位和经济地位最低的一些人,那些所谓lower classes的人通常是穷的,然而如今该词常用作带贬义的势利语,指那些胸无大志,缺少教养的人,这些人经济上也许贫也许富。例如: If prices continue to advance, poor people will find it hard to live.如果物价继续上涨,穷人的日子就更不好过了。
I am hard up for money this month.我这个月手头拮据。
He is a member of lower classes.他是下层社会的一员。
adv.副词
hard, hardly1.hard可作形容词或副词; 而hardly只能用作副词。 2.hard意指“坚硬”“痛苦的”“结实的”“艰难地”“困苦地”“费力地”“困难地”; 而hardly是“几乎不”“几乎没有”的意思。 difficult，hard这两个形容词均有“困难”之意。 difficult比hard较为正式，侧重需要特别的能力、智力、判断力、技巧或勇气才能克服障碍。也可指深奥或抽象的难题。 hard含义广，通俗用词，与easy相对，泛指任何难理解，不好处理或不易做的事。 来自古英语heard，坚固的，坚硬的，固定的。来自原始印欧语*ker，硬的，词源同democracy, aristocracy。由坚硬的引申词义顽强的，耐受的，环境艰苦的，困难的等多种词义。可能来自原始印欧语*sker，弯，转，编织，词源同cradle, crown。由编织引申词义团结，坚固。 democracydemo-，人民，-cracy，管理，统治。 aristocracyarist-，最好的。来自ar-，连接，匹配，词源同arm, -ist，最高级后缀。-cracy，统治，管理，词源democracy。 cradle来自原始印欧语*sker，弯，转，编织，词源同ring, crib。cradle-snatcher与比自己年轻得多的人发生性关系者来自cradle和snatch的组合词，用来形容现在的老女人找小鲜肉。 crown来自原始印欧语*sker，弯，转，编织，词源同cradle, corona。
用作形容词 adj.
～+名词hard bargain大肆讨价还价hard customer挑剔的顾客hard face难看的脸hard heart铁石心肠hard job艰苦的工作hard knot死结hard life艰苦的生活hard liquor烈性酒hard nut硬果,难题hard storm强烈的暴风雨hard time艰难的时刻hard worker勤奋的工人hard feelings恶感,对立情绪hard money硬币hard voice难听的声音hard water硬水hard way比较艰难的路,比较困难的方式hard wood硬木hard work艰苦的工作～+动词不定式hard to bear难以忍受hard to break难改hard to explain难以说清楚hard to finish难以完成hard to please难以取悦hard to understand难懂～+介词hard of hearing重听hard of heart心肠硬hard on sb对某人严厉hard upon eighty快80岁了
用作形容词adj.as hard as a brick〔rock, stone〕极硬的,硬如 very hard or firm be hard on对某人不公平 be unfair to sb hard and fast规则等不能变通的,不容更改的 (of rules, etc. that cannot be altered to fit special cases; inflexible) hard going难懂的,难欣赏的,令人厌烦的 difficult to understand or enjoy; boring hard lines〔luck〕 on sb〈口〉用作叹词或当提及某人的不幸时用以表示同情( used as an exclamation or a sympathetic comment on sb's misfortune) hard of hearing听觉不灵的 rather deaf hard to take难以接受 difficult to accept without annoyance, grief or bitterness take a hard line on〔over〕奉行强硬路线,持强硬态度 remain fixed and uncompromising in one's attitude, policy, etc. too much like hard work太费劲,太累人 too demanding or wearisome to undertake 用作副词adv.be hard put to it to难以 find it difficult to do sth be hard up for缺少某事物,需要某事物 have too few of sth; need sth hard by在附近,紧挨着 near by hard done by受到不当或不公正对待 unfairly treated hard on紧接着 very soon after hard on sb's heels紧跟某人 closely following sb hit…hard对某人〔某物〕产生不利影响 affect sb/sth badly hit sb/sth hardThe farmers were hard hit by the bad weather.恶劣的天气使农民受到沉重打击。
Television has hit the cinema industry very hard.电视的出现沉重地打击了电影业。take…hard因某事而极度悲伤或烦恼 be very grieved or upset by sth take sth hardWhen their child died they took it very hard.孩子死的时候他们痛苦不堪。
He failed his examination, and he's taking it very hard.他考试不及格,因此非常难受。故事记忆球王退役后，爱美食，体重飙升…在一个 Yard庭院门口站 Guard守卫主人是 Vanguard前卫最棒被 Regard认为现在家炼 Lard猪油邮差递 Card卡片咬咬真 Hard坚硬误当成油渣子咬吃了。非常记忆h椅子〖编码〗+ar矮人〖拼音〗+d弟〖编码〗⇒椅子太高，矮人弟弟爬上去很困难的近义词 heavytoughharshroughsternseverestrongbrutalintenseviolentcomplexearnestheavilyforcefulpowerfulexactinginvolveddiligentvigorousintentlysteadilystronglydifficultoppressivepowerfullytroublesomedistressingadj. fierceenterprisingdisagreeablestrictadv. furiously反义词 mildweaklightmildlysoftlyweaklylightlyflexibleadj. easysimpleadv. effortlessly
用作形容词adj.
用作定语
～+ n.Make a hard knot.打一个结实的结。
Granite is a very hard stone.花岗岩是一种很坚硬的石头。
The jar contained assorted hard candies.这罐子里装有什锦硬糖。
Can linguistics ever be a hard science like physics?语言学是否能成为像物理学那样实在的科学?
The teacher asked a hard question.老师问了一个很难回答的问题。
That's hard work.那是一项辛苦的工作。
This behaviour is not conducive to hard work.这种举止行为不可能认真勤奋地工作。
They have had a hard time bringing up ten children.他们把10个孩子拉扯大真不容易。
This project is a hard task.这个工程是一项艰巨的任务。
Hard conditions turned her hair grey.艰苦的环境使她的头发变白了。
The village was quiet. Most farmers were fast asleep after a day's hard work.村子里静悄悄的。在一天的辛勤劳动之后,大多数农民都已经熟睡了。
Only hard work gives good results.努力工作才能有好的结果。
It takes hard work to get ahead in business.要想在商业上获得成功需要努力工作。
Her husband is a hard drinker.她丈夫酗酒。
The hard rain flattened the tomato plants.暴雨把西红柿秧打倒伏了。
This has been a hard winter.这是一个严寒的冬天。
A hard illness kept him in bed for a whole year.重病使他整整一年卧床不起。
A hard blow knocked the boxer down.对方猛烈的一拳将这个拳击手击倒在地。
We dealt hard blows at the enemy.我们狠狠地打击了敌人。
The lawyers exchanged hard words.律师们唇枪舌剑,互不相让。
We know that this man is a hard bargainer.我们听说此人善于讨价还价。
He gave me a hard, bleak look.他冷冷地盯了我一眼。
John's father is a man with a hard heart.约翰的父亲是个铁石心肠的人。
Good sports records come from hard training.良好的运动成绩是靠严格训练取得的。
He has a hard father.他有一个严厉的父亲。
He had a hard look on his face.他表情严峻。
Hard feelings existed between the neighbours.那些邻居们彼此抱有敌意。n. +～That's a hill hard to climb.那是座难爬的山。
用作表语
S+be+～This bit of wood feels hard.这块木头摸起来很硬。
The rock here was hard as flint.这里的岩石像燧石一样坚硬。
The soft, warm body became hard and cold.那温暖柔软的身体变得又硬又冷。
The exam was extremely hard.这次考试非常难。
Though nurses' work is very hard,I like it very much.虽然护士工作很苦,我还是很喜欢它。
When times are hard, incidents of theft and cheating usually go up.当时世艰难时,偷窃和欺骗事件通常便会增多。
Unloading the boxes is hard, inspecting them is difficult.把盒子卸下来是费劲的,检查它们则是困难的。S+be+～+ prep .-phraseThis job will be hard for me.这工作对我来说将会是很困难的。
The stone is hard to the touch.这石头很硬。
He is hard and unfeeling towards his children.他对自己的孩子严厉无情。
Life is really hard with Jim.吉姆的日子实在很难。S+be+～+for sb to- vThe poem is hard to understand.这首诗难懂。
Old habits are hard to break.积习难改。
This seems hard to explain.这个问题好像难以说清楚。
She says her husband is hard to please.她说她的丈夫是难以取悦的。
She is hard to deal with.对付她是很难的。
The ground is too hard to dig.地硬得没法挖。
The task is too hard for them to finish ahead of time.任务太艰巨,他们提前完成不了。S+be+～+that-clauseThis candy is so hard that no one can chew it.这种糖太硬,没人嚼得动。
The book is so hard that I cannot read it at all.这本书太难了,我一点儿也读不懂。It is/was+～+for sb to- vIt's hard to know what he's really thinking.很难知道他到底在想什么。
It's hard to say what is the best course of action.很难说什么是最好的行动方针。
It is hard to say whether he will win the election .他能否在选举中获胜,这很难说。
Without experience it is hard to avoid mistakes.没有经验,难免要犯错误。
It's hard for an old man to change his lifestyle.老年人难以改变其生活方式。
用作宾语补足语
S+V+O+～Regular physical exercises soon made the boys hard.经常的运动使那些男孩的身体很快变结实了。
She found it hard to make up her mind.她发现难以下决心。用作副词adv.
用作状语
They tried hard to succeed.他们尽力设法取得成功。
From this day forward,I will study hard.从今以后我要刻苦学习。
Until recently he worked very hard on his mysterious experiments.最近他一直努力工作进行他神秘的实验。
She decided to work harder so as to catch up with the others.她决心更加努力地学习好赶上别人。
Tom followed hard behind me.汤姆紧跟在我身后。
The policeman ran the thief hard and caught him at last.警察紧追小偷,最后把他抓住了。
I thought long and hard about the problem.关于那个问题我费力地想了很长时间。
With my parents' hard earned money,I finished my school education.靠着父母亲辛辛苦苦赚来的钱,我完成了学业。
It has been freezing hard since last week.上星期以来天气一直酷寒。
As the wind blewharder, the waves grew rougher.风越刮越大,海浪也越来越汹涌。
Please don't boil eggshard.请别把鸡蛋煮老了。Phard-solder硬焊Phard-coded硬编码Phardenern.硬化剂Pdie-hardismn.顽固Pdiehardn.顽固分子Pgerhardtite铜硝石Phard-landv.硬着陆Phardboardn.硬纸板Phardbounda.精装的Pblowhardn.吹牛大家Phard-drawna.冷拉的Phard-money硬币现金Phard-wearing耐磨的Phardbittena.强硬的Phardlinen.强硬路线Phard-to-get难得到的Phard-to-use难使用的Phardeningn.硬化淬火Phardbaken.杏仁乳脂糖Phardcoren.硬核摇滚乐Phardhackn.绒毛绣线菊Phardluckn.厄运坏运气Phardenablea.可硬化的Phard-sella.强行推销的Pafter-hardening后硬化Phardlinern.强硬路线者Pdie-harda.顽固的死硬的Phardshipn.艰难辛苦苦难Phard-liner持强硬路线者Phalf-hardya.半耐寒性的Pcase-hardening表面硬化Phard-earneda.辛苦得到的Phard-line主张强硬路线者Phard-loan条件苛刻的贷款Phardstandn.硬地面停机坪Phardwearinga.经久耐穿的Phardfisteda.吝惜的强硬的Phardtackn.硬饼干压缩饼干Pself-hardeninga.自淬硬的Phard-of-hearinga.有点聋的Phard-sectored硬扇区分段的Phardlyad.刚刚几乎不勉强是Pdurometer-hardness肖氏硬度Phard-wona.难得的来之不易的Phardbacka.硬封面的n.精装本Phardheadn.精明而讲实际的人Phardnessn.坚硬困难严厉勇气Phardwaren.硬件五金器具零件Pface-hardenvt.使…的表面硬化Pfoolhardya.愚勇的有勇无谋的Phard-shelleda.有硬壳的僵硬的Pcold-hardening常温自硬性合成Phardilyad.耐劳地蛮勇地大胆地Phardworkinga.苦干的不辞辛劳的Pcasehardenvt.使无情使表面硬化Phardenabilityn.可硬化性可淬性Phardware-dependence硬件依赖性Phardwaremann.五金工人五金商人Phard-and-fasta.固定的不容变通的Phardihoodn.胆大无敌刚毅厚颜强壮Phardinessn.强壮胆子勇气耐寒耐劳Pcase-hardeneda.表面硬化的无情的Pfoolhardinessn.愚勇蛮勇有勇无谋Phardwoodn.硬木硬木材阔叶材落叶树Phard-boileda.煮过熟了的不动感情的Phardhearteda.无情的心肠硬的冷酷的Phardmoutheda.难驾驭的顽固的倔强的Phard-noseda.嗅觉不好的顽固的丑陋的Phard-seta.陷于苦难中的坚固的坚决的Phard-favoureda.面貌凶恶的其貌不扬的Phard-featureda.面貌凶恶的其貌不扬的Phardpann.硬质地层未开垦的硬地粘土层Phardhandeda.手粗硬的手段强硬的强制的Phardcovera.硬书皮的n.硬封面的书精装书Pcase-harden铁材料之使表面硬化表面淬火Phard-hearteda.无同情心的硬心肠的冷酷的Phard-wired硬连线的硬件实现的固定安装的Phard-facevt.使…的表面硬化对…进行硬质焊敷Phardenvt.使变硬使坚强使冷酷vi.变硬变冷酷Phardware-independence硬件无关性硬件独立性Phard-corea.顽固不化的赤裸裸描写的不愿改变的Phard-bittena.顽强的不易对付的难以驾御的顽固的Pcasehardeneda.经热处理变硬的无感觉的麻木不仁的Phardboileda.煮得老的挺直的不动感情的强硬的无情的Phardheadeda.不易激动的冷静的脚踏实地的无懈可击的Phardya.难的艰苦的坚硬的勇敢的ad.努力地辛苦地坚硬地Phardware-programmed硬件由程序控制的硬件有保护程序的
adj.形容词
hard作“困难的”解时,指要消耗很大的体力去做某事,有时也指精神上的困难。 hard还可表示“费力的,费神的,艰难的” “持强硬态度的,不妥协的,不让步的” “有力的,猛烈的,严厉的” “困苦的,难以忍受的” “声音刺耳的,颜色刺目的” “酒精含量高的”等。 hard在句中可用作定语或表语,其后可跟for〔to, with〕等介词短语、动词不定式、that从句。 hard是对主语具有评价意义的形容词,说明主语在哪方面“难”。接动词不定式时,句子的主语不是该不定式的主语,而是该不定式的宾语。
adv.副词
hard修饰动态动词,位于实义动词之后。 hard一般表示“困难的”。 This is a hard question to answer.这是个难题，不好回答。hard在hard of hearing有些聋的中有特殊含义“艰难的”，注意不适合用在别处； hard后可接of和表示动作的名词。 This food is hard of digestion.这个食物很难消化。注意hard一般不会和impossible连用，可选择将difficult同impossible连用。 It is hard, if not impossible.这个表达是错误的。短语a hard time表示一个人的“困难时期”，而hard times则表示“不景气”。
形容词77%,副词20%,名词3%
用作形容词The ground is ashardas stone after the long drought.长期干旱之后,土地硬得就像石头一样。
It's veryhardto maintain a relationship.要维持一段关系,是很困难的。
It's veryhardon parents when their children are rebellious.对父母来说,孩子叛逆是个很棘手的问题。
He likes to pretend he ishard, but he is really soft underneath.他喜欢故作坚强,但是他内心真的很脆弱。
She has really good looks but ahardheart.她确实长得漂亮,可是却有一颗残酷的心。
He gave the door ahardshove and it opened.他猛地一推门,门开了。
I don't want to go out in suchhardweather.我不想在这么冷的天气里出门。
We need somehardevidence to support our claim.我们需要一些确凿的证据来支持我们的主张。用作副词Most importantly, you must workhardto catch up.最为重要的是,你必须努力学习,迎头赶上。
The senator washardopposed by her rivals on the issue of social welfare.那名参议员在社会福利问题上遭到对手强烈的反对。
Small businesses in particular were hithardby the recession.尤其是一些小企业在经济萧条中遭受了严重的打击。
You need to keep moving aheadhardand confidently.你要坚定而充满信心地走下去。adj.rocklike
同义词 solid,strong,toughconcentratedadamantine,callous,compact,compacted,compressed,consolidated,dense,firm,hardened,impenetrable,indurate,indurated,inflexible,iron,packed,rigid,rocky,set,stiff,stony,thick,unyielding
反义词 delicate,soft,vulnerable,weakflexible,malleable,pliable,pliant,yieldingadj.difficult, exhausting
同义词 arduous,complicated,heavy,rough,serious,terrible,tough,troublesomebackbreaking,bothersome,burdensome,demanding,difficile,distressing,effortful,exacting,fatiguing,formidable,grinding,hairy,herculean,intricate,involved,irksome,knotty,labored,laborious,mean,merciless,murder,onerous,operose,rigorous,rugged,scabrous,severe,slavish,sticky,strenuous,tiring,toilful,toilsome,unsparing,uphill,uphill battle,wearing,wearisome,wearying
反义词 easy,facileflexible,simpleadj.cruel, ruthless
同义词 bleak,grim,harsh,painful,toughacrimonious,angry,antagonistic,austere,bitter,brutal,callous,cold,cold-blooded,cold fish,dark,disagreeable,distressing,dour,exacting,grievous,hard as nails,hard-boiled,hostile,inclement,intemperate,intolerable,obdurate,perverse,pitiless,rancorous,resentful,rigorous,rugged,severe,stern,strict,stringent,stubborn,thick-skinned,unfeeling,unjust,unkind,unpleasant,unrelenting,unsparing,unsympathetic,vengeful
反义词 cheerful,easygoing,gentle,kind,nice,pleasantflexible,merciful,mild,pliable,sensitive,soft,sympatheticadj.true, indisputable
同义词 positive,sureabsolute,actual,bare,cold,definite,down-to-earth,genuine,plain,practical,pragmatic,realistic,undeniable,unvarnished,verified
反义词 doubtful,indefinite,uncertain,unsuredisputable,inexact,questionable,sympathetic,untrueadv.with great force
同义词 heavily,seriously,strongly,vigorouslyseverelyactively,angrily,animatedly,boisterously,briskly,brutally,cruelly,earnestly,energetically,ferociously,fiercely,forcibly,frantically,furiously,intensely,keenly,like fury,madly,meanly,painfully,powerfully,relentlessly,rigorously,roughly,rowdily,savagely,sharply,spiritedly,sprightly,stormily,tumultously/tumultuously,turbulently,uproariously,urgently,viciously,violently,vivaciously,wildly,with all one's might
反义词 lightlyeasily,gently,indulgently,moderately,softly,tolerantly,unfixedly,yieldingadv.with determination
同义词 closelyassiduously,diligently,doggedly,earnestly,exhaustively,industriously,intensely,intensively,intently,painstakingly,persistently,searchingly,sharply,steadily,strenuously,thoroughly,unremittingly,untiringly
反义词 easily,gently,indulgently,moderately,softly,tolerantly,unenthusiastically,unfixedly,yieldingadv.with difficulty
同义词 badly,vigorouslyseverelyagonizingly,arduously,awkwardly,burdensomely,carefully,cumbersomely,cumbrously,distressingly,exhaustingly,gruelingly,hardly,harshly,inconveniently,laboriously,painfully,ponderously,roughly,strenuously,tiredly,toilsomely,unwieldily,with great effort
反义词 easilyadv.with resentment
同义词 bitterly,hardly,keenly,rancorously,reluctantly,slowly,sorely
反义词 easily,enthusiastically,indulgently,tolerantlyadv.in a fixed manner
同义词 close,fast,tightfirmlyfirm,solidly,steadfastly,tightly
反义词 easily,gently,indulgently,moderately,unfixedly,yielding
Herculeanadjective powerful, strong
almighty,backbreaking,colossal,courageous,forceful,gargantuan,gigantic,heroic,huge,impressive,laborious,mighty,strenuous,tough,vigorous
actualadjective truly existing, real
authentic,certain,concrete,confirmed,existing,factual,for-real,genuine,hard,honest-to-God,honest-to-goodness,indisputable,indubitable,kosher,physical,positive,real,substantial,substantive,sure-enough,tangible,true,undeniable,unquestionable,verified
alcoholicadjective intoxicating
brewed,distilled,fermented,hard,inebriant,inebriating,sprituous,vinous
ambitiousadjective requiring great effort, ability
arduous,bold,challenging,demanding,difficult,elaborate,energetic,exacting,formidable,grandiose,hard,impressive,industrious,lofty,pretentious,severe,strenuous,visionary
austereadjective severe in manner
ascetic,astringent,cold,earnest,exacting,forbidding,formal,grave,grim,hard,harsh,inexorable,inflexible,obdurate,rigid,rigorous,serious,sober,solemn,somber,stern,stiff,strict,stringent,unfeeling,unrelenting
backbreakingadjective strenuous
arduous,exhausting,grueling,hard,laborious,punishing,taxing,toilsome,wearisome |