Sisyphean

英 [ˌsɪsɪ'fiːən] 美 [ˌsɪsɪ'fiːən]

• adj. 永远做不完的；徒劳的

英英释义

Adjective:

1. of or relating to Sisyphus

2. both extremely effortful and futile

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. What they do is a Sisyphean task.
   他们所干的活是徒劳的苦役。

经典引文

• The more such chores are postponed, the more Sisyphean the task becomes.

  出自：American Speech

词汇搭配

• stone of Sisyphean stone labor of s...
• Sisyphean task labour of ...