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Demanding Work Lot Time Job Hard Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词

英语单词 demanding
英美音标 英 [dɪ'mɑːndɪŋ] 美 [dɪ'mændɪŋ]
中文释义 adj.要求多的;吃力的
动词demand的现在分词.
英语例句 (1) Teaching is a demanding profession.
(2) Certainly I can agree with you that such duty is both dangerous and demanding.
(3) During that time, messages on the picket signs became more demanding.
(4) He is a demanding child.
(5) The work is physically demanding.
中文例句 (1) 教学工作是个要求很高的工作。
(2) 我当然能同意你的看法,这种任务既危险,要求又严格。
(3) 在那个时候,抗议海报上的要求也越来越积极。
(4) 他是个很难满足的孩子。
(5) 这工作需要有很好的体力。
vocabulary简明 Something that's demanding calls for more work or skill than the typical task. Babysitting might seem like an easy job, but depending on the kids it can actually be incredibly demanding.
vocabulary扩展 A demanding job might require a lot of physical work, like farming, or a lot of patience and diplomacy, like being a teacher or a marriage counselor. When a person is described as demanding, it usually means that he or she has very high standards or is especially hard to satisfy. The word comes from the Old French demander, "to request or demand," by way of the Latin demandare, "entrust."
柯林斯解释
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[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.
  [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。

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[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。

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