The industrious bees worked tirelessly to build a complex honeycomb structure within the hive.
勤奋的蜜蜂不知疲倦地在蜂巢内构建复杂的蜂巢结构。
Which choice best defines “industrious”?
D — Hardworking, diligent. “industrious” means hardworking, diligent.
Which word means “hardworking, diligent”?
C — industrious. “industrious” means hardworking, diligent.
industrious — hardworking, diligent. In Chinese: 勤奋的，努力的.
industrious is pronounced /ɪnˈdʌstriəs/.
The industrious bees worked tirelessly to build a complex honeycomb structure within the hive. (勤奋的蜜蜂不知疲倦地在蜂巢内构建复杂的蜂巢结构。)
diligent, hardworking, assiduous — all close in meaning to industrious (hardworking, diligent).
lazy, indolent — each the opposite of industrious (hardworking, diligent).
Yes. industrious is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
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