endurance
noun /ɪnˈdjʊərəns/
/ɪnˈdʊrəns/
[uncountable]- the ability to continue doing something painful or difficult for a long period of time without giving up
忍耐力；耐久力 - He showed remarkable endurance throughout his illness.
他在整个生病期间表现出非凡的忍耐力。 - This event tests both physical and mental endurance.
该比赛项目既是对体力也是对心理承受力的考验。 - The task was a test of their powers of endurance.
这项任务是对他们忍耐力的考验。 - beyond endurance They were humiliated beyond endurance.
他们被羞辱到忍无可忍的地步。 - The party turned out to be more of an endurance test than a pleasure.
这次聚会结果成了一次耐力测试，而不是一件乐事。
- Heavy manual work calls for strength and endurance.
繁重的体力劳动需要力气和耐力。 - Running a marathon is seen by many as the ultimate test of endurance.
许多人将跑马拉松视为对耐力极限的挑战。 - She showed great endurance in the face of pain.
她面对痛苦表现出极大的忍耐力。 - She was almost at the limits of her endurance.
她几乎坚持不住了。 - Swimming a little farther each session will build endurance.
每次游得远一点将会增强耐力。 - The astronauts will undergo a series of trials to test their physical and mental endurance in space.
宇航员将接受一系列试验以测试他们在太空中的生理和心理承受力。 - They are capable of amazing feats of endurance.
他们有非凡的忍耐力。 - This behaviour is beyond endurance.
这种行为让人难以忍受。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- long
- remarkable
- …
- have
- show
- test
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- test
- exercise
- training
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- beyond endurance
- a feat of endurance
- the limit of your endurance
- the limits of your endurance
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词源late 15th cent. (in the sense ‘continued existence, ability to last’; formerly also as indurance): from Old French, from endurer ‘make hard’, from Latin indurare ‘harden’, from in- ‘in’ + durus ‘hard’. - He showed remarkable endurance throughout his illness.