grueling deployment
Chinese meaning
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Example
The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier has docked in eastern Thailand after its grueling deployment in the Middle East.
Source: CBS News · 2 Sep 2026
Background ✎
Roots · etymology
gruel 原指"惩罚";deploy 源自拉丁 plicare(折叠)
- grueling ← gruel(使吃苦头)+ -ing;deployment ← de- + ploy(拉丁 plicare"折叠")+ -ment
Collocations
- grueling deployment / grueling schedule / military deployment
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