词汇对比与辨析

核心差别

gruelling 强调gruelling 是一个形容词,strenuous 则侧重strenuous 是一个形容词

使用场景对比

对比方面gruellingstrenuous
核心含义gruelling 是一个形容词,意为极其艰苦、令人精疲力竭的,常用于描述任务、活动或经历。strenuous 是一个形容词,指需要付出巨大努力或体力的,常用于描述活动、工作或任务非常费劲或艰苦。
词性形容词形容词
使用语域常用于描述名词,如任务、比赛或工作,强调其极度困难或消耗体力。strenuous 通常用作定语形容词,修饰名词如 activity、exercise、effort 等,表示这些事物需要大量体力或精力。

对比例句

gruelling

The marathon was so gruelling that many runners had to stop halfway.

这场马拉松如此艰苦,许多跑者不得不在中途停下。

gruelling

After a gruelling day at work, I just want to relax on the couch.

经过一天辛苦的工作后,我只想在沙发上放松一下。

strenuous

After a strenuous hike, we were all exhausted and needed a long rest.

经过一次费劲的徒步后,我们都筋疲力尽,需要长时间休息。

strenuous

She avoids strenuous exercise because of her recent injury.

由于最近的受伤,她避免进行费劲的锻炼。

常见误用提醒

使用 gruelling:The work is very gruellingly. → The work is very gruelling. (错误:误用副词形式 'gruellingly',而 'gruelling' 是形容词,应直接修饰名词或作表语。正确:使用形容词 'gruelling' 来描述工作。)

使用 gruelling:He felt gruelling after the exercise. → He felt exhausted after the gruelling exercise. (错误:将 'gruelling' 误用作描述人的感受,它应描述活动或任务。正确:用 'gruelling' 修饰 'exercise',表示活动艰苦,而用 'exhausted' 描述人的状态。)

使用 strenuous:He made a strenuous try to finish the project. → He made a strenuous effort to finish the project. (strenuous 通常修饰 effort、activity 等名词,而不是 try;try 作为名词时较少与 strenuous 搭配,应改为 effort 以更符合英语习惯。)