1. Strenuous efforts had been made to improve conditions in the jail. 为改善那家监狱里的条件已做了艰苦的努力。
2. Richard Long's A Line Made By Walking, however, involved nothing more strenuous than a 20-minute train ride from Waterloo. 然而，理查德·朗的《行走的路线》并不比从滑铁卢坐20分钟火车更费力。
3. She made strenuous efforts to tame her anger. 她竭力压制心头怒火。
4. The ship went down although strenuous efforts were made to save it. 尽管人们为营救这条船做了很大的努力，它还是沉了。
5. I can concede that a player's mental attitude can be the deciding factor in an event, for instance, a marathon running or even a less strenuous game such as chess. 我承认，一个运动员的心态可能是一个赛事的决定因素，如马拉松赛跑，或甚至是一个不那么激烈的比赛，如国际象棋。
