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herculean

a. 魁梧有力的

herculean

[ adj ]

displaying superhuman strength or power

<adj.all>

herculean exertions

extremely difficult; requiring the strength of a Hercules

<adj.all>

a herculean task

Herculean \Her*cu"le*an\, a. [L. herculeus, fr. Hercules: cf. F.
hercul['e]en. See {Hercules}.]
1. Requiring the strength of Hercules; hence, very great,
difficult, or dangerous; as, an Herculean task.

2. Having extraordinary strength or size; as, Herculean
limbs. ``Herculean Samson.'' --Milton.

"We appreciate the support of the thousands of employees and customers who made herculean efforts to keep the company going," Gerry McIntyre, P-I-E president, said in a news release Monday.
"There's a herculean adjustment going on here," says Robert Hormats, vice chairman of Goldman Sachs International. "You're breaking out of the straitjacket, so prices are going up and the currency is trying to find a rate closer to the market.
Half of the 60-foot tree has died, despite $100,000 in donations and herculean efforts to save it, officials have said.
Last year, the single mother of two children entered Iowa's Self-Employment Investment Demonstration, a pilot project with a herculean task: to help welfare recipients start their own businesses.

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