学个词Learn a Word 第657期 Grueling

今天我们要学的词是grueling。 Grueling, 是高度紧张的意思。 "American football is a grueling sport," 美式足球是一项高强度运动。 "After a grueling week, President Obama took his family to see a dance performance at the Kennedy Center," 经历了一周的紧张工作后，总统奥巴马带着一家人到肯尼迪中心去看舞蹈表演。

韩裔波士顿市议员尹常贤决定参加波士顿市长选举。 "He made the decision after talking to his wife about the impact¹ of a grueling campaign on his young children," 他做出决定前，跟太太商量了紧张竞选可能会给年纪还小的孩子带来的影响。好的，今天我们学习的词是grueling...

 

1 impact   

n.冲击，碰撞；影响；vt.装紧，压紧

参考例句：

• The computer had made a great impact on modern life.计算机对现代生活产生了巨大的影响.
• How will the war impact on such a poet?战争对这样一个诗人会产生什么影响？