剑桥高阶英汉双解词典 - demanding collapse

demanding
[UK]/dɪ'mɑ:n.dɪŋ/ [US]/-'mæn-/
adjective
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* needing a lot of time, attention or energy
费时费力的，耗费精力的

1. She's a very demanding child.
她是个特别不让人省心的孩子。

2. a demanding job/task
艰巨的工作／任务

柯林斯COBUILD高阶英汉双解学习词典 - demanding collapse

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1.ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词费时的;费力的;劳神的;要求很高的 A demanding job or task requires a lot of your time, energy, or attention.

【搭配模式】：usu ADJ n

  • He found he could no longer cope with his demanding job...

    他发现自己已无力应对那份劳神费力的工作了。

  • It is a demanding role and she needs to work hard at it.

    那是一个要求很高的角色，她必须要加倍努力。

2.ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词难伺候的;难取悦的;挑剔的;苛刻的 People who are demanding are not easily satisfied or pleased.

  • Ricky was a very demanding child...

    里基是个非常难伺候的孩子。

  • Her boss was very demanding but appreciative of Christina's talents.

    克里斯蒂娜的老板非常苛刻，但同时也很欣赏她的才华。

牛津高阶英汉双解 第7版 - demanding collapse

demanding
de·mand·ing / di5mB:ndiN; NAmE -5mAn- / adjective1. (of a piece of work 工作) needing a lot of skill, patience, effort, etc.
   要求高的；需要高技能(或耐性等)的；费力的:
   The work is physically demanding.
   这工作需要有很好的体力。
⇨ note at difficult
2. (of a person 人) expecting a lot of work or attention from others; not easily satisfied
   要求极严的；苛求的；难满足的:
   a demanding boss / child
   苛刻的老板；难满足的孩子
   OPP  undemanding

牛津搭配语词典 第2版 - demanding collapse

demanding adj.

• VERBS be, seem | become, get

• ADVERB extremely, fairly, very, etc. | highly | increasingly | overly (esp. AmE), too The role is not overly ~. | physically, technically a technically ~ piece of music to play

Demanding is used with these nouns: job, requirement, schedule, target, task, test, work

牛津英语同义词学习词典 - demanding collapse

demanding adj.
⇨ difficult 1

新牛津英语同义词词典 - demanding collapse

demanding

adjective
1 a demanding task
DIFFICULT ,
CHALLENGING , testing, taxing, exacting, tough, hard, onerous, burdensome, stressful, formidable; arduous, tiring, wearing, exhausting, wearying, wearisome, draining, uphill, rigorous, gruelling, back-breaking, Herculean, punishing; informal a tall order; Brit. informal knackering; archaic toilsome.
-opposite(s): EASY, EFFORTLESS.

2 a demanding child | her demanding behaviour
NAGGING , clamorous, importunate, insistent; possessive; trying, tiresome, hard to please; rare exigent.
-opposite(s): EASY-GOING.

词源记忆 - demanding collapse

demanding

demanding：要求高的，费力的，费心的

词根词缀： de-加强意义 + -mand- 命令 + -ing