"heavy going" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 难以理解
• 难读
• 吃力

Definition

用来描述难以理解、完成或坚持的事物，比如书、文章、任务，甚至某些人很难相处，需要很大努力。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

非正式用语，常形容难以理解或消化的书、电影、工作等，也可以说人很难相处。不是指真实重量，只是比喻难度。

Examples

This textbook is heavy going for me.

这本教材对我来说很**难以理解**。

The meeting was heavy going and lasted three hours.

会议**很吃力**，持续了三个小时。

I found that movie heavy going and hard to enjoy.

我觉得那部电影**难以看懂**，很难享受。

Wow, that legal contract was heavy going—I needed a break halfway through.

哇，那份法律合同**很难看懂**——我读到一半需要休息一下。

Some people are just heavy going—they make every conversation exhausting.

有些人真的很**难相处**，和他们聊天很累。

Getting through all those tax forms was pretty heavy going for us.

完成这些税表对我们来说真的很**吃力**。