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单词 demanding
释义
demandingde‧mand‧ing /dɪˈmɑːndɪŋ $ dɪˈmæn-/ ●●○ adjective Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • a demanding boss
  • a very demanding job
  • Being a nurse in a busy hospital is a demanding job - you don't get much free time.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Anyway it would have been foolish to force some one into a life so demanding.
  • As a physiotherapist, Roebuck knew how painful, demanding and difficult the recovery period and rehabilitating process would be.
  • First, customers are becoming more demanding.
  • More importantly, she continued to struggle with the increasingly demanding role of Mrs Hoffman.
  • The airport was again reported closed on Nov. 22, with gunmen demanding payment to allow relief flights to land.
  • These demanding on-site visits gave Pearl a better perspective on the tenders received.
  • This outward looking emphasis does not stop with the clergy but is even more demanding for the bishops.
Thesaurus
THESAURUS
not easy to do, understand, or deal with: · a difficult question· The homework was really difficult.· It is difficult to see how peace can be achieved in the region.
difficult. Hard is less formal than difficult and is very common in spoken English: · The test was really hard.· a hard decision· It was hard to forgive him.
very difficult, because you have to use a lot of effort, or because it affects you emotionally: · a tough race· Doctors have to make tough decisions about who to treat first.· The team faces some tough competition.· Life is tough sometimes.
difficult because it is complicated and full of problems: · She had helped him out of a tricky situation.· Merging the two companies was bound to be tricky.
rather difficult to deal with – used especially when something could be embarrassing: · You’ve put me in a very awkward position.· It was getting dark and foggy, which made the rescue even more awkward.
difficult in an interesting or enjoyable way: · I wanted a job that was more challenging.· a challenging piece of music
difficult and tiring, because it takes a lot of effort: · Being a nurse in a busy hospital is a demanding job.· it can be very demanding bringing up young children.
if something seems daunting, you think that it will be difficult and you do not feel confident about being able to do it: · a daunting challenge· The task seemed a little daunting at first.
needing to be dealt with carefully or sensitively, especially in order to avoid offending people or causing problems: · This is a very delicate subject, and it can be difficult to talk about it with your parents.· He thanked me for the way in which this delicate matter had been handled.
Longman Language Activatorneeding a lot of skill, hard work, and determination
a challenging job or activity needs a lot of hard work and skill, but it is also interesting and enjoyable: · The job wasn't challenging enough for me - I wanted something more creative.· Bowden called the piece "one of the most challenging pieces of music I've ever played."
if a new job or activity is a challenge , it is difficult, but you are determined to do it because it is interesting and exciting: · You may find your first couple of months in the job quite a challenge.· Getting the two groups to work together was a challenge, but we did it.
a demanding job or activity is very difficult and tiring, because it needs all your effort and skill: · Being a nurse in a busy hospital is a demanding job - you don't get much free time.
if something is daunting , it seems almost impossible, and the idea of doing it makes you feel nervous: · Climbing Everest is a daunting challenge for any mountaineer.daunting task: · I was faced with the daunting task of learning the whole script in 24 hours.
spoken use this about something that needs a lot of effort, skill, or determination, and you admire someone who does it: · Winning 3 gold medals in the Olympic Games takes some doing.· It took some doing, but I finally persuaded Jim to give me a few more days off.
formal difficult for someone because of needing more mental or physical effort than they are able to give: · The job was taxing, but there were some good moments.· Later in the pregnancy when the drive to work was getting too taxing, I worked at home two days a week.
needing hard work and a lot of attention given to the details of a job, in order to make sure that it is done well: · Film-editing is a difficult and exacting job.· The article is based on the institute's exacting study of wages in the health care professions.
if an activity, job etc stretches you, it is difficult enough to make you use all your skill, ability etc, and this helps you become better at it: · The exercises are designed to stretch the abilities of even the most advanced students.· I was disappointed with the course -- I didn't feel I was being stretched enough.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
 a demanding job
 Climbing is physically demanding.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
 His people came to him demanding justice.
 He was charged with demanding money with menaces.
· A petition calling for an inquiry was signed by 15,118 people.
 The kidnappers were demanding a ransom of $250,000.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
· By level 8, the reading material is as demanding as it can be.· Be as demanding as you want.
· From there on, the topography is less demanding, the road undulating gently all the way to Monmouth.· The programme's brief is to embrace literature and architecture as well as less demanding subjects such as fashion, video and film.· The car was not so exciting to drive as the Mascot, but he had to admit that it was less demanding.· It is less demanding on the people involved and offers less chance of something going drastically wrong.· Ann was less demanding and feeling less suspicious of Charles.· Quite obviously the passivity of, say, looking at some one else's drawing is considerably less demanding than doing one's own.· Democracy is less demanding in the rich world.· Standards which can not be attained by negotiation or legal enforcement may at least be achieved if made less demanding.
· First, customers are becoming more demanding.· Lexical lookup is more demanding of storage and processing but is better at rejecting unacceptable letter strings.· Midwives have even more demanding requirements!· In that way more of our players are being exposed to a more demanding grade of rugby.· As life developed, so desire became ever more demanding, and more complex.· Now they are composite, multi-faceted and potentially more dangerous - and the governments contributing troops tend to be much more demanding.· Body pieces are usually more demanding of your time.· This outward looking emphasis does not stop with the clergy but is even more demanding for the bishops.
· Here at once we recognize the language of Anselm's warmest and most demanding friendship.· He steered a middle course between intimacy and aloofness which would have endeared him to the most demanding of guests.· As explained elsewhere classical technique is the most demanding.· One of the most demanding things for this choir is the physical stamina required to perform for an hour.· It is the most demanding and requires a high commitment of all staff involved.· Outstandingly agile, it has a grip and steering response which the most demanding driver will enjoy.· She had also come through a baptism in front of Britain's most demanding audience.· The rigours of the most demanding season the game has known were etched on Moore's face.
· It is very physically demanding and you know, you have to work hard to be good at it.· Ufford Park offers a stern test without being too physically demanding.· Life on a yacht, even one as well equipped as this, was far more physically demanding than she had ever imagined.· A third change, and probably the most physically demanding, is to introduce weights into the routine.· Employees have often found their work with new machines less physically demanding and have often regarded it as more skilled.
· Anyway it would have been foolish to force some one into a life so demanding.· He was so ... so strong, so demanding.· The work was interesting but not so demanding that there was no time for anything else.· This is work which requires an emotional coldness but which can on occasions be so demanding that detachment is difficult to maintain.· And so demanding was Doctor Who that both Barry and I were working sixty- and seventy-hour weeks in those days, consistently.
· Have interesting decoration by all means, but avoid anything too demanding on the eye.· He assured her the job would not be too demanding.· This commitment is only once a fortnight so it is not too demanding.· Old-fashioned, not too demanding, and no drunks.· It could also make process of up-dating too demanding to sustain.· When original composition is too demanding, translation, sometimes with original additions, is the next best thing.· Jazz and dance exercise and aerobics are likely to be too demanding at the pace established in many classes.· Sometimes a patient will have failed to carry out his task because it was inappropriate or too demanding.
· And Parliament can be a very demanding mistress indeed.· Cultivation: This plant is not very demanding as to its growing medium, and therefore can even be grown in gravel.· Daily contact with the Partners, whilst a very demanding experience, is equally rewarding.· The place value identification of criterion 1a is required in addition to the distributive law and this combination proved very demanding for low attainers.· This is not a very demanding condition.· His wife cares for him at home but this is very demanding and she finds that she needs regular breaks.· Far from being restful they are very demanding, needing almost constant attention.· The disadvantage of Windows word-processors is that they, together with Windows programs in general, are very demanding of the hardware.
NOUN
· How far does the knowledge that the state will tax away high salaries deter people from entering high-earning and demanding jobs?· It fails to recognize that child-rearing is both a vital and demanding job which deserves adequate remuneration.· He fits in his taxing training and competing schedule with a demanding job as captain of the Life Guards.· These women, often with family responsibilities of their own, do a heavy and demanding job with great generosity of spirit.
· You're demanding money without a reason.· Caught him by the Arran-knit jumper, he did, and flung him against the railings, demanding money.· Landlords knocking on doors, demanding money.· All of a sudden this woman downs her hoe and runs up to me demanding money.· He has denied demanding money to keep quiet.· Tommy's demanding money from people in the streets.
· Viewers are excused the demanding task of following the logic of a Horizon exposition; the important thing is to marvel.· Elementary evaluation involves collecting data on service provision, but examining the effectiveness and efficiency of services is a more demanding task.· Please contact the Office immediately if you would like to take on the challenge of this demanding task.· As the Ford booklet points out, there is more than enough of these demanding tasks to keep you busy.· It was just a difficult, demanding task to perform.· If he does play, Mowbray is likely to be handed the demanding task of subduing Mark Hateley.
Word family
WORD FAMILYnoundemanddemandsadjectivedemandingundemandingverbdemand
1needing a lot of ability, effort, or skill:  a demanding jobphysically/emotionally/intellectually etc demanding Climbing is physically demanding. see thesaurus at difficult2expecting a lot of attention or expecting to have things exactly the way you want them, especially in a way that is not fair:  Her mother could be very demanding at times.
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