Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #7641
demanding
费力的；需要大量精力的；需要耐心的
needing much effort, patience, or skill
- 1.
Requiring much endurance, strength, or patience.
需要大量耐力、力量或耐心的。
- 2.
Making great demands in terms of quality, quantity, accuracy or other criteria; difficult to satisfy.
在质量、数量、准确性或其他标准方面要求很高；难以满足的。
要求高的；苛刻的；难以满足的；需要大量耐力、力量或耐心的。；在质量、数量、准确性或其他标准方面要求很高；难以满足的。；要求高的；费力的
In use
Her job as a surgeon is very demanding, requiring long hours and intense concentration.
This training program is demanding but will greatly improve your skills.
He finds it hard to keep up with his demanding boss who always expects perfection.
demanding + noun
a demanding job
一份要求高的工作
be demanding of sb
She is very demanding of her students.
她对她的学生要求很高。
find sth demanding
I find this task physically demanding.
Connections
Collocations
- demanding job
- 要求高的工作
- She left her demanding job to spend more time with her family.她辞去了要求高的工作，以便有更多时间陪伴家人。
- demanding schedule
- 紧张的日程
- The project requires a demanding schedule, including weekends.这个项目要求紧张的日程，包括周末。
- demanding boss
- 苛刻的老板
- Her demanding boss expects everything to be perfect.她苛刻的老板期望一切都完美。
- demanding task
- 艰巨的任务
- Climbing Mount Everest is a physically demanding task.攀登珠穆朗玛峰是一项体力要求高的艰巨任务。
- physically demanding
- 体力要求高的
- Farming is a physically demanding occupation.农耕是一项体力要求高的职业。
- emotionally demanding
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象老板不断命令（demand）你加班，任务要求高又费力。记住：demand加ing，持续要求很累。
Context & Register
语域：混合。常见语境：工作（高要求任务）、学习（难度大的课程）、技能训练（需大量努力）等。通常用于描述需要付出很多努力或技能的情景。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the ending spelling "anding" and are pronounced with the stressed vowel /æ/ followed by /ndɪŋ/, making them perfect rhymes with "demanding".
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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