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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

painstaking ['peɪnzteɪkɪŋ]
  1. 1. adjective [+work] [ research] [ investigation] 艰苦
  2. 2. adjective [+person] 勤奋努力的

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

painstaking ['penz.tekɪŋ] ['penz.teɪkɪŋ]
  1. 1. noun 苦干辛苦煞费苦心
  2. 2. adjective 苦干的;辛勤的;费力的;艰苦
  3. 3. adjective 极小心的;下功夫

Collins English-English Dictionary

painstaking ['peɪnz"teɪkɪŋ]
  1. 1. adj extremely careful, esp as to fine detail
    painstaking research

Examples

刻意加工
make painstaking refinements
语言这东西,不是随便可以学好的,非下苦功不可。
The mastery of language is not easy and requires painstaking effort.
苦心钻研
do painstaking research
做深入细致的思想工作
conduct thoroughgoing and painstaking ideological work
每一件产品都渗透了工人的心血。
Every product embodies the painstaking effort of the workers.
惨淡经营
keep (an enterprise, etc.) going by painstaking effort; take great pains to carry on one's work under difficult circumstances
细致
careful; meticulous; painstaking
我们应该在争取顾客上大做文章。
We should take painstaking efforts to attract customers.

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