painstaking
US /ˈpeɪnzˌteɪ.kɪŋ/
UK /ˈpeɪnzˌteɪ.kɪŋ/
1.
艱苦的, 細緻的, 煞費苦心的
done with great care and thoroughness
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The artist made a painstaking effort to capture every detail.
這位藝術家付出了艱苦的努力來捕捉每一個細節。
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It took years of painstaking research to complete the book.
完成這本書需要多年的艱苦研究。