\\\"the burdensome task of preparing the income tax return\\\"
\\\"my duties weren\\\'t onerous; I only had to greet the guests\\\"
\\\"a taxing schedule\\\"
造句
用作形容詞(adj.)
Overtime work is often onerous, though it is well paid. 報酬很好，但常常是很繁重的。
She desired a fixed occupation-no matter how onerous, how irksome. 她希望有個固定的職業，不管這個職業多么繁重，多么令人厭倦。
I\\\'ve always led an onerous timetable but I like it. 我的日程表總是排得緊緊的，但我喜歡這樣。
常用短語
onerous contract
有償契約
onerous loan
有償貸款
組詞
The final terms..were onerous, and involved my taking great risks.
出自：S. Unwin
Greece and its people have a role of great honour fraught with onerous responsibility.