challenging
Word family
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++chal·leng·ing /ˈtʃæləndʒɪŋ/ ●○○ AWL adjective DIFFICULTdifficult in an interesting or enjoyable way 富于挑战性的；困难而有趣的 Teaching young children is a challenging and rewarding job. 幼儿教育是一项具有挑战性和有意义的工作。 a challenging problem 具有挑战性的难题► see thesaurus at difficult —challengingly adverbExamples from the Corpus
challenging• This has to be achieved without adversely affecting design quality, a task that can prove quite challenging.• Planning a wedding reception for over 1000 guests will be very challenging.• Yet the custom side is more challenging and helps us to design and produce new and better products.• The only shortfall, he said, was of facilities for patients with very difficult and challenging behaviour.• They had misgivings about Mr Major's diffidence, felt he was not carrying the battle to the strongly challenging enemy.• The job wasn't challenging enough for me - I wanted something more creative.• a challenging game• As we all know marine fishkeeping is a challenging hobby in so many ways.• A challenging language, carrying with it the sweet allure of forbidden fruit.• Bowden called the piece, "one of the most challenging pieces of music I've ever played."• But the really challenging upshot of the report was not this predictable hypocrisy.• Not only have there been many important exhibitions held on these issues but many women artists have developed brave and challenging work.chal·leng·ing adjectiveChineseSyllable
or difficult enjoyable interesting Corpus an way in
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challenging
chal‧leng‧ing AC /ˈtʃæləndʒɪŋ, ˈtʃælɪndʒɪŋ/
adjective
Teaching young children is a challenging and rewarding job.
a challenging problem
—challengingly adverb
▪ difficult not easy to do, understand, or deal with: a difficult question | The homework was really difficult. | It is difficult to see how peace can be achieved in the region.
▪hard difficult. Hard is less formal than difficult and is very common in spoken English: The test was really hard. | a hard decision | It was hard to forgive him.
▪tough very difficult, because you have to use a lot of effort, or because it affects you emotionally: a tough race | Doctors have to make tough decisions about who to treat first. | The team faces some tough competition. | Life is tough sometimes.
▪tricky difficult because it is complicated and full of problems: She had helped him out of a tricky situation. | Merging the two companies was bound to be tricky.
▪awkward rather difficult to deal with – used especially when something could be embarrassing: You’ve put me in a very awkward position. | It was getting dark and foggy, which made the rescue even more awkward.
▪challenging difficult in an interesting or enjoyable way: I wanted a job that was more challenging. | a challenging piece of music
▪demanding difficult and tiring, because it takes a lot of effort: Being a nurse in a busy hospital is a demanding job. | it can be very demanding bringing up young children.
▪daunting if something seems daunting, you think that it will be difficult and you do not feel confident about being able to do it: a daunting challenge | The task seemed a little daunting at first.
▪delicate needing to be dealt with carefully or sensitively, especially in order to avoid offending people or causing problems: This is a very delicate subject, and it can be difficult to talk about it with your parents. | He thanked me for the way in which this delicate matter had been handled.
chal‧leng‧ing AC /ˈtʃæləndʒɪŋ, ˈtʃælɪndʒɪŋ/
adjective Word Family: adjective: challenging, challenged ≠ unchallenged, unchallengeable; noun: challenge, challenger; verb: challenge; adverb: challengingly
difficult in an interesting or enjoyable way: —challengingly adverb
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difficult not easy; needing effort or skill to do or understand 指困难的、费力的、难做的、难懂的 ：◆ The exam questions were quite difficult. 考题相当难。 ◆ It is difficult for young people to find jobs around here. 年轻人要在附近找到工作很难。 hard not easy; needing effort or skill to do or understand 指困难的、费力的、难做的、难懂的 ：◆ I always found languages quite hard at school. 在学校读书时我总觉得语言很难学。 ◆ It was one of the hardest things I ever did. 这是我做过的最难的事情之一。
difficult or hard? 用 difficult 还是 hard？
challenging ( difficult in an interesting way that tests your ability指困难而有意思的、有挑战性的、考验能力的 demanding difficult to do or deal with and needing a lot of effort, skill or patience 指要求高的、需要高技能或耐性的、费力的 ：◆ It is a technically demanding piece of music to play. 演奏这一段音乐需要有很高的技艺。 taxing (often used in negative statements) difficult to do and needing a lot of mental or physical effort （常用于否定句）指繁重的、费力的、伤脑筋的 ：◆ This shouldn't be too taxing for you. 这对你来说不至于太费劲。
Patterns
difficult/hard/challenging/demanding/taxing for sbdifficult/hard to do sth physically difficult/hard/challenging/demanding/taxingtechnically difficult/challenging/demandingmentally/intellectually challenging/demanding/taxing