be time-consuming

基本解釋

In addition, training people to understand and consistently apply a classification can be time-consuming.
此外，培訓(xùn)人們?nèi)ダ斫夂鸵恢碌貞?yīng)用一種分類是很費(fèi)時(shí)的。
Installing and maintaining these applications on each user's desktop, though, can be time-consuming and expensive.
但是，在每個(gè)用戶的桌麪上安裝和維護(hù)這些應(yīng)用程序非常耗費(fèi)時(shí)間，成本很高。
Removing the namespace from the XML document by preprocessing it with an XSLT might be an option, but doing so might be time-consuming.
利用一個(gè) XSLT 對(duì) XML 文檔進(jìn)行預(yù)処理以刪除其中的名稱空間也是一種解決方案，但是這樣做可能比較費(fèi)時(shí)間。

A DNA-based vaccine wouldn't have to be grown in chicken eggs, doing away with the time-consuming and finicky manufacturing process of the current flu vaccine.
And frankly it would be incredibly time-consuming and tedious for me, to count this room full of people old school style-- 1, 2, 3 and so forth.
坦白說，按學(xué)校的老辦法一個(gè)人一個(gè)人的數(shù),1個(gè)，2個(gè)，3個(gè)……,對(duì)我來說極其費(fèi)時(shí)費(fèi)力。
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