单词	high-maintenance
释义	high-maintenance adjective high-main·​te·​nance ˈhī-ˈmānt-nən(t)s  -ˈmān-tə-nən(t)s 1 : requiring a large amount of care or maintenance The high-maintenance "Dracula" orchid constantly needs high levels of humidity and cooler temperatures. Victoria Colliver They can't even afford the high-maintenance hairdos, let alone the Adidas sweats. Gerri Hirshey 2 of a person : tending to cause problems or demand attention : extremely sensitive, demanding, or temperamental Playing the victim gets you absolutely nowhere, and it only makes you seem tiring and high-maintenance to your boss. Cosmopolitan Matthäus is the greatest German sweeper since Beckenbauer, but he's high-maintenance. At various times in his career, he has accused a ref of taking bribes, scrapped with a teammate and, three years ago, ripped his universally beloved German teammate Jürgen Klinsmann in a tell-all book. Jeff Bradley Word History First Known Use 1916, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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