"heavy going" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 難以理解
• 難讀
• 喫力

Definition

用來形容難以理解、完成或堅持的事物，如書本、文章、任務，甚至有些人很難相處，需要付出很多努力。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

非正式用語，常用來形容難以理解或吸收的書、電影、工作等，也可形容人很難相處。不表示實際重量，是比喻難度。

Examples

This textbook is heavy going for me.

這本教材對我來說很**難以理解**。

The meeting was heavy going and lasted three hours.

會議**很喫力**，持續了三個小時。

I found that movie heavy going and hard to enjoy.

我覺得那部電影**難以看懂**，很難享受。

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

哇，那份法律合約**很難看懂**——我中途必須休息一下。

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

有些人真的很**難相處**，跟他們聊聊天都覺得累。

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

完成這些稅表對我們來說真的很**喫力**。