demanding

adjective

/dɪˈmɑːndɪŋ/

/dɪˈmændɪŋ/

(of a piece of work工作) needing a lot of skill, 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。
- the most demanding challenge I have ever faced我所面临的最艰巨的挑战
Synonyms difficult
difficult
- hard
- challenging
- demanding
- taxing
These words all describe something that is not easy and requires a lot of effort or skill to do.
- 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。
- 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。
difficult or hard?用 difficult 还是 hard？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.
- 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。
- 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。
Patterns
- 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
- a technically demanding piece of music to play一支弹奏起来技术要求很高的曲子
- Childbirth is physically and emotionally very demanding and can leave you feeling shocked and drained.分娩对身体和情感都有很高的要求，会让你感到震惊和疲惫。
- This event is considered one of the most demanding in the sporting calendar.这项比赛是全年体育赛事中最具挑战性的项目之一。
Topics Working lifeb2
Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- seem
- become
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
(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
- My grandma became very demanding as she got older.随着年龄的增长，我奶奶变得非常苛刻。
Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- seem
- become
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …

opposite undemanding

词汇	demanding
释义	demanding adjective /dɪˈmɑːndɪŋ/ /dɪˈmændɪŋ/ (of a piece of work工作) needing a lot of skill, 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。 the most demanding challenge I have ever faced我所面临的最艰巨的挑战 Synonyms difficultdifficult hard challenging demanding taxing These words all describe something that is not easy and requires a lot of effort or skill to do. 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。 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。 difficult or hard?用 difficult 还是 hard？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. 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。 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。 Patterns 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 a technically demanding piece of music to play一支弹奏起来技术要求很高的曲子 Childbirth is physically and emotionally very demanding and can leave you feeling shocked and drained.分娩对身体和情感都有很高的要求，会让你感到震惊和疲惫。 This event is considered one of the most demanding in the sporting calendar.这项比赛是全年体育赛事中最具挑战性的项目之一。 Topics Working lifeb2 Collocations Dictionaryverbs be seem become … adverb extremely fairly very … (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 My grandma became very demanding as she got older.随着年龄的增长，我奶奶变得非常苛刻。 Collocations Dictionaryverbs be seem become … adverb extremely fairly very … opposite undemanding
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