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		Definition of painstaking in English: painstakingadjective ˈpeɪnzteɪkɪŋˈpeɪnzˌteɪkɪŋ Done with or employing great care and thoroughness. 刻苦的;下苦功的  painstaking attention to detail 煞费苦心地精益求精。  he is a gentle, painstaking man 他是一个温和勤恳的人。 Example sentencesExamples -  It is a historical document showing the author's painstaking research and narrative skills.
 -  Lots of painstaking research work went before we came up with the design.
 -  However, all her painstaking attention to detail ended up being slightly derailed.
 -  His technique shows a painstaking attention to detail in a labour-intensive process.
 -  Bringing such a collection to life took months of painstaking research and development.
 -  Forensic experts yesterday continued the painstaking search for clues to the London bombers.
 -  He then set about a thorough and painstaking exploration of what an orchestral work of the late 20th century might be.
 -  The foxy-coloured glazes had been applied with painstaking attention to detail.
 -  He has a worldwide patent on the unique vehicle, now at its prototype stage after two and a half years of painstaking research.
 -  It took almost a decade of meticulous and painstaking work to empty the tomb of Tutankhamen.
 -  Besides, tons of hard work, painstaking efforts and perseverance are required.
 -  Instead art students using all sorts of craft normally do it with painstaking care.
 -  Compulsive working out at the gym is common, as is painstaking attention to diet and dietary supplements.
 -  After a year of painstaking scientific research, the world's funniest joke was revealed on yesterday.
 -  Although one has to admire the painstaking attention to detail in keeping the scaffold holes.
 -  The secret of good tiling is painstaking preparation and accurate cutting and fixing.
 -  Yesterday forensic experts continued their painstaking search for clues at the pensioner's home.
 -  He warned that the investigation could prove to be a long haul as it would be thorough and painstaking.
 -  The officers then begin the painstaking job of searching the house for drugs and stolen property.
 -  The training was with painstaking precision and hard work was expected of all of us.
 
 Synonyms careful, meticulous, thorough, assiduous, sedulous, attentive, diligent, industrious, laborious, hard-working, conscientious, ultra-careful, punctilious, scrupulous, demanding, exacting, searching, close, elaborate, minute, accurate, correct, studious, rigorous, particular religious, strict pedantic, fussy 
 Derivativesnoun   The script's rendering into Latin, Hebrew, and Aramaic is of a heroic painstakingness not seen since the mid '60s heyday of Esperanto cinema. Example sentencesExamples -  Courage, patience and painstakingness are necessary for good science: he engaged in the arduous task of developing an anatomy register by determining anatomic nomenclature and forming the language of anatomy.
 -  His methodical painstakingness was another point of divergence from the Impressionists and he devoted many studies to creating the composition.
 
 
 
    Definition of painstaking in US English: painstakingadjectiveˈpānzˌtākiNGˈpeɪnzˌteɪkɪŋ Done with or employing great care and thoroughness. 刻苦的;下苦功的  painstaking attention to detail 煞费苦心地精益求精。  he is a gentle, painstaking man 他是一个温和勤恳的人。 Example sentencesExamples -  Instead art students using all sorts of craft normally do it with painstaking care.
 -  He warned that the investigation could prove to be a long haul as it would be thorough and painstaking.
 -  Forensic experts yesterday continued the painstaking search for clues to the London bombers.
 -  Compulsive working out at the gym is common, as is painstaking attention to diet and dietary supplements.
 -  Lots of painstaking research work went before we came up with the design.
 -  After a year of painstaking scientific research, the world's funniest joke was revealed on yesterday.
 -  The training was with painstaking precision and hard work was expected of all of us.
 -  Bringing such a collection to life took months of painstaking research and development.
 -  He then set about a thorough and painstaking exploration of what an orchestral work of the late 20th century might be.
 -  Yesterday forensic experts continued their painstaking search for clues at the pensioner's home.
 -  The secret of good tiling is painstaking preparation and accurate cutting and fixing.
 -  Although one has to admire the painstaking attention to detail in keeping the scaffold holes.
 -  However, all her painstaking attention to detail ended up being slightly derailed.
 -  It is a historical document showing the author's painstaking research and narrative skills.
 -  The foxy-coloured glazes had been applied with painstaking attention to detail.
 -  His technique shows a painstaking attention to detail in a labour-intensive process.
 -  It took almost a decade of meticulous and painstaking work to empty the tomb of Tutankhamen.
 -  Besides, tons of hard work, painstaking efforts and perseverance are required.
 -  The officers then begin the painstaking job of searching the house for drugs and stolen property.
 -  He has a worldwide patent on the unique vehicle, now at its prototype stage after two and a half years of painstaking research.
 
 Synonyms careful, meticulous, thorough, assiduous, sedulous, attentive, diligent, industrious, laborious, hard-working, conscientious, ultra-careful, punctilious, scrupulous, demanding, exacting, searching, close, elaborate, minute, accurate, correct, studious, rigorous, particular     |