taxing
adjective /ˈtæksɪŋ/
  /ˈtæksɪŋ/
 - needing a great amount of physical or mental effort
 synonym demanding繁重的;费力的;伤脑筋的 - a taxing job
繁重的工作  - This shouldn't be too taxing for you.
这对你来说不至于太费劲。  - There was nothing intellectually taxing about the exercise.
这项练习没有什么智力上的负担。  
Synonyms difficultdifficultTopics Working lifec2- hard
 - challenging
 - demanding
 - taxing
 
- difficult not easy; needing effort or skill to do or understand:
- The exam questions were quite difficult.
考题相当难。  - It is difficult for young people to find jobs around here.
年轻人要在附近找到工作很难。  
 - The exam questions were quite difficult.
 - hard not easy; needing effort or skill to do or understand:
- I always found languages quite hard at school.
在学校读书时我总觉得语言很难学。  - It was one of the hardest things I ever did.
这是我做过的最难的事情之一。  
 - I always found languages quite hard at school.
 
 Hard is slightly less formal than difficult. It is used particularly in the structure hard to believe/say/find/take, etc., although difficult can also be used in any of these examples.用 difficult 还是 hard? - challenging (approving) difficult in an interesting way that tests your ability.
 - demanding difficult to do or deal with and needing a lot of effort, skill, etc.:
- It is a technically demanding piece of music to play.
演奏这一段音乐需要有很高的技艺。  
 - It is a technically demanding piece of music to play.
 - taxing (often used in negative statements) difficult to do and needing a lot of mental or physical effort:
- This shouldn’t be too taxing for you.
这对你来说不至于太费劲。  
 - This shouldn’t be too taxing for you.
 
- difficult/hard/challenging/demanding/taxing for somebody
 - difficult/hard to do something
 - physically difficult/hard/challenging/demanding/taxing
 - technically difficult/challenging/demanding
 - mentally/intellectually challenging/demanding/taxing
 
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
 - prove
 - become
 - …
 
- extremely
 - fairly
 - very
 - …
 
 - a taxing job