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stressful

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++stress·ful /ˈstresfəl/ ●○○ AWL adjective  WORRIEDa job, experience, or situation that is stressful makes you worry a lot 充满压力的,紧张的 Moving to a new house is a very stressful experience. 搬新家是件很劳心的事。
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stressfulLooking after small children can be very stressful.It starts with, who do I call, and becomes very complex and very stressful.For many people a confrontation may be too stressful and uncomfortable.What's the most stressful aspect of your job?Often they result from particularly stressful circumstances but they may simply be a moment of carelessness.Representatives from out-patient teams played a more active part in stressful daily decisions about child care management.Together with Feeley and Lleland-Clanahan arrived shortly-we watched the events of that stressful day unfold on television.Keeping the whole thing a secret is obviously very stressful for her.Hotel managers must be able to get along with all kinds of people, even in stressful situations.It was a stressful time for the whole family.Relationships grow stressful when managers and subordinates bump elbows, so to speak within the same frame of reference.
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stressful
stressful AC /ˈstresfəl/ adjective
 Word Family: adjective: stressed, stressful; verb: stress; noun: stress
a job, experience, or situation that is stressful makes you worry a lot:
    Moving to a new house is a very stressful experience.


stress·ful AW BrE /ˈstresfl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈstresfl/ 🔊 adjectivecausing a lot of anxiety and worry 压力重的;紧张的a stressful job造成沉重压力的工作It was a stressful time for all of us. 对我们所有人来说,那是一段艰难的时期。🔊🔊