be taxing
用于描述经历或活动令人精疲力竭。
The long climb was taxing.
这次长时间的攀爬很耗体力。
累人的;费神的;耗神的
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累人的;费神的;耗神的
Exhausting; draining (said of an experience).
The long climb was taxing.
这次长时间的攀爬很耗体力。
多指经历、活动等使人精疲力竭。
(指经历)使人精疲力竭的;耗神的。
With respect to an experience: exhausting; draining.
繁重的;困难的;苛求的。
Burdensome, difficult, exacting.
After carrying the heavy boxes up five floors, the last stairway was truly taxing.
把沉重的箱子搬上五层楼后,最后一段楼梯确实令人精疲力竭。
Running a small farm alone is a taxing job that leaves little time for rest.
独自经营一个小农场是一份繁重的工作,几乎没有时间休息。
The hike was so taxing that we stopped several times to catch our breath.
那次徒步太耗人了,我们好几次停下来喘口气。
用于描述经历或活动令人精疲力竭。
The long climb was taxing.
这次长时间的攀爬很耗体力。
表示对某人或某事物造成额外负担时,taxing 后接介词 on。
Caring for her mother is taxing on her energy.
照顾母亲耗费了她很多精力。
find + 宾语 + taxing 用来表达主观上认为某事困难或费力。
Many students find the new syllabus taxing.
许多学生觉得新教学大纲很吃力。
Not this
This meeting is very much taxing.
Use this
This meeting is very taxing.
very much 不能用来修饰形容词;修饰形容词 taxing 表示“非常”时要用 very,去掉 much 才对。
Not this
This assignment is taxinger than the previous one.
Use this
This assignment is more taxing than the previous one.
taxing 是双音节形容词,比较级应使用 more taxing,而不能在词尾直接加 -er。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
耗费精力的经历
Moving to a new country was a taxing experience, but she learned a lot.
移居新国家是一段耗费精力的经历,但她学到了很多。
繁重的工作
Being a nurse is a taxing job, both emotionally and physically.
当护士是份繁重的工作,无论情感上还是身体上都很累。
累人的一天
After a taxing day at work, he just wanted to rest.
在累人的一天工作之后,他只想休息。
高强度的锻炼
This taxing workout left everyone out of breath.
这次高强度的锻炼让每个人都气喘吁吁。
费神的
Solving complex problems all day is mentally taxing.
整天解决复杂问题很费神。
消耗体力的
Carrying the heavy boxes up the stairs was physically taxing.
把沉重的箱子搬上楼很消耗体力。
Use taxing naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把taxing想成交重税(tax):掏钱又费力,令人精疲力竭。
语域:neutral 常见场景:工作任务、学习过程、长途旅行 taxing 指任务繁重或经历耗神,多用于工作、学习、旅行等让人疲惫的场合。它在日常对话和书面语中都比较常见,语气中性;若要更口语化,可用 tiring 或 draining。
Taxing /ˈtæksɪŋ/ rhymes with the /æksɪŋ/ group: waxing, maxing, and relaxing. Beware useful lookalikes that sound different: vexing (/ˈvɛksɪŋ/), fixing (/ˈfɪksɪŋ/), and boxing (/ˈbɑːksɪŋ/).
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