time-consuming

英 [ˈtaɪm kənsjuːmɪŋ]

美 [ˈtaɪm kənsuːmɪŋ]

adj.  费时的; 耗时间的

TOEFL

Collins.1

牛津词典

adj.

• 费时的；耗时间的
  taking or needing a lot of time
  1. a difficult and time-consuming process
     困难而又费时的过程

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 耗时的;费时的
  If something istime-consuming, it takes a lot of time.
  1. It's just very time consuming to get such a large quantity of data...
     获取如此大量的数据非常费时。
  2. Starting a new business, however small, is a time-consuming exercise.
     创办一家新企业，不管多小，都是件旷日持久的事。

英英释义

adj

• of a task that takes time and patience

双语例句

• To avoid this expensive and time-consuming process, they now can use an electronic file management system.
  为避免这种昂贵费时的过程，他们现在可以使用的电子文件管理系统。
• This piece of work is rather time-consuming.
  这项工作很费时。
• The test teams and tools teams inevitably have costly and time-consuming disagreements over the tools.
  测试团队和工具团队不可避免地要在工具的成本和时间消耗上产生分歧。
• This is a time-consuming, error-prone process that is seldom reproducible.
  这是一个耗时的又容易犯错的过程，因而这个过程几乎不可重复。
• The most time-consuming portion of this process is analyzing the assessment and response regarding potential hazards identified.
  这个过程中最耗时的部分就是对识别的潜在的危险进行分析评估和反馈。
• This can be a time-consuming operation.
  这是一个耗时的操作。
• This is because the deletion of a composite application might be time-consuming.
  这是因为一个复合应用程序的删除可能是耗时的。
• Negotiations would be messy and time-consuming.
  谈判既麻烦又耗时间。
• Manpower to complete these tasks are to be time-consuming, laborious and prone to errors and omissions.
  这些工作都以人力来完成将费时费力，而且容易出现错误和疏漏。
• Testing software can be time-consuming and expensive, especially as software systems are increasing in scope and complexity.
  测试软件是非常耗时和昂贵的，尤其是，当软件系统不断的扩大，复杂度不断增加。