adj.繁重的
Overtime work is often onerous, though it is well paid. 報(bào)酬很好,但常常是很繁重的。
She desired a fixed occupation-no matter how onerous, how irksome. 她希望有個(gè)固定的職業(yè),不管這個(gè)職業(yè)多么繁重,多么令人厭倦。