Word · Frequency #14528
taxing
累人的；费神的；耗神的
Exhausting; draining (said of an experience).
多指经历、活动等使人精疲力竭。
- 1.
With respect to an experience: exhausting; draining.
(指经历)使人精疲力竭的；耗神的。
- 2.
Burdensome, difficult, exacting.
繁重的；困难的；苛求的。
繁重的；困难的；苛求的；(指经历)使人精疲力竭的；耗神的。；繁重的；困难的；苛求的。；繁重的；费力的；[法] 征税的
In use
After carrying the heavy boxes up five floors, the last stairway was truly taxing.
Running a small farm alone is a taxing job that leaves little time for rest.
The hike was so taxing that we stopped several times to catch our breath.
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。
be taxing on sb/sth
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 sth taxing
find + 宾语 + taxing 用来表达主观上认为某事困难或费力。
Connections
Collocations
- taxing experience
- 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。
- taxing job
- 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。
- taxing day
- 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。
- taxing workout
- 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。
- mentally taxing
- 费神的
- Solving complex problems all day is mentally taxing.整天解决复杂问题很费神。
- physically taxing
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把taxing想成交重税(tax)：掏钱又费力，令人精疲力竭。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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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