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be stressful
主语常是事情或情境，be 后接 stressful 说明其性质。
Long commutes can be very stressful.
长时间通勤会让人压力很大。
压力大的；令人紧张的
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压力大的；令人紧张的
causing stress; making someone feel worried, nervous, or tense
Long commutes can be very stressful.
长时间通勤会让人压力很大。
使人烦躁的；引起压力的。
Irritating; causing stress.
耗费脑力的；费神的。
Mentally taxing.
Working long hours in a noisy office can be very stressful.
在嘈杂的办公室里长时间工作可能会让人压力很大。
She tries to avoid stressful situations on the weekends.
她周末尽量避开令人紧张的情况。
Moving to a new city is exciting but also stressful.
搬到一个新城市令人兴奋，但也让人有压力。
主语常是事情或情境，be 后接 stressful 说明其性质。
Long commutes can be very stressful.
长时间通勤会让人压力很大。
find + 宾语 + stressful 表示“觉得……有压力”，宾语可以是事或活动。
Many people find job interviews stressful.
很多人觉得求职面试压力很大。
it 为形式主语，真正主语是不定式；也可说 it can be stressful to do sth。
It is stressful to make decisions under uncertainty.
在不确定的情况下做决定很有压力。
Not this
My job is very stress.
Use this
My job is very stressful.
stress 是名词“压力”，不能直接放在 be 动词后作表语；描述事物令人感到有压力时，要用形容词 stressful。
Not this
I am stressful about the exam.
Use this
I am stressed about the exam.
stressful 表示“令人紧张的”，形容事物或情况；当主语是人、表示自己感到紧张/压力大时，应用 stressed（感到压力的）。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
压力大的情况
Moving to a new city can be a stressful situation.
搬到一个新城市可能是一种压力很大的情况。
压力大的工作
She left her stressful job to start her own business.
她辞去了压力很大的工作，开始自己创业。
令人紧张的经历
Taking the final exam was a stressful experience for everyone.
参加期末考试对每个人来说都是一次令人紧张的经历。
压力很大的一周
I've had a stressful week at work and need a break.
我工作上度过了压力很大的一周，需要休息一下。
极其紧张的
The meeting was extremely stressful for the whole team.
这次会议让整个团队感到极其紧张。
高压环境
Some people thrive in a stressful environment.
有些人在高压环境中反而能茁壮成长。
Use stressful naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 stressful 拆成 stress（压力）+ ful（满满的），想象身上压力满满，自然就是“令人紧张的”。
语域：neutral 常见场景：工作、学习、生活 stressful 是中性常用词，口语和书面语中都常见，多用来形容使人感到有压力或紧张的工作、学习或生活情境。
Genuine rhyme: successful /səkˈsɛsfəl/ shares the stressed vowel /ɛ/ and final /sfəl/ with stressful /ˈstrɛsfəl/. The others are -ful lookalikes: peaceful has /iː/, helpful adds /lp/ before -ful, careful has /ɛə/, useful has /juː/, beautiful has /juː/ plus /tɪ/ before -ful.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.