adjective · neutral
arduous
UK/ˈɑːdjuəs/US/ˈɑːrdjuəs/AR·du·ous
Band 6-7speakingtask2
involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring
Examples
“Training for the marathon was an arduous process that tested her patience.”
“The expedition crossed an arduous mountain route.”
“Completing the thesis proved to be an arduous task.”
Band 8 sentence
“Completing such an ambitious research project was arduous, but the results justified the effort.”
Collocations
- an arduous task
- an arduous journey
Word family
arduous adjectivearduously adverbarduousness noun
Common mistakes
He is very arduous.→His work is arduous.
Say it for a higher band
5difficult→6challenging→7+arduous
Synonyms
strenuous
Easily confused
difficult
“Preparing for exams can be difficult, but long-term projects are often arduous.”
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