Word · Frequency #11188
stressful
压力大的；令人紧张的
causing stress; making someone feel worried, nervous, or tense
- 1.
Irritating; causing stress.
使人烦躁的；引起压力的。
- 2.
Mentally taxing.
耗费脑力的；费神的。
使人烦躁的；引起压力的。；耗费脑力的；费神的。；着重；强调；重读
In use
Working long hours in a noisy office can be very stressful.
She tries to avoid stressful situations on the weekends.
Moving to a new city is exciting but also stressful.
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。
find sth stressful
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 is stressful to do sth
it 为形式主语，真正主语是不定式；也可说 it can be stressful to do sth。
Connections
Collocations
- stressful situation
- 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。
- stressful job
- 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。
- stressful experience
- 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。
- stressful week
- 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。
- extremely stressful
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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”。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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.
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.