daunting

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++daunt·ing /ˈdɔːntɪŋ $ ˈdɒːn-/ ●○○ adjective  DIFFICULTfrightening in a way that makes you feel less confident 使人气馁的，吓人的 The trip seemed rather daunting for a young girl. 这次旅行对一个年轻姑娘来说有点吓人。 He’s got the daunting task of following in Ferguson’s footsteps. 他面临继承弗格森事业的艰巨任务。 the daunting prospect of asking for a loan 令人望而却步的贷款申请事宜► see thesaurus at difficult

Examples from the Corpus

daunting• The interview process can be daunting.• Neil was devoted to Claudia, but he found Philip frankly daunting.• Climbing Everest is a daunting challenge for any mountaineer.• A daunting figure came looming out of the night.• Excuses vary from difficulties in obtaining payment to the daunting prospect of completing export documentation.• To give a full picture of this past is a daunting task, not within the scope of this book.• I was faced with the daunting task of learning the whole script in 24 hours.• Steve recently completed the daunting task of photographing 100 leading western philosophers.• Few enterprises, it says, could have been faced with such a daunting task.daunting task• Condensing the novel into a 90 minute script was a daunting task.• But it simply has not measured up to that daunting task.• In my opinion the hardest task on the holding is to overcome inertia, to make a start on the daunting task.• That can be a daunting task.• Planning and producing written work, quoting sources, checking: these too are often daunting tasks for the student.• It is a daunting task in a crowded, segmented marketplace where magazines rear up and expire as quickly as fruit flies.• Five years ago, Lego would have faced a daunting task in almost any community in San Diego.• The judge faces a daunting task in resolving what is now a four-way fight.• Steve recently completed the daunting task of photographing 100 leading western philosophers.

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daunting
daunt‧ing /ˈdɔːntɪŋ $ ˈdɒːn-/ adjective
frightening in a way that makes you feel less confident:
    The trip seemed rather daunting for a young girl.
    He’s got the daunting task of following in Ferguson’s footsteps.
    the daunting prospect of asking for a loan
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ 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.