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    taxing

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    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++tax·ing /ˈtæksɪŋ/ adjective  DIFFICULTneeding a lot of effort 繁重的，累人的，费劲的 SYN demanding The job turned out to be more taxing than I’d expected. 后来发觉这个工作比我原来想的要辛苦。
    Examples from the Corpus
    taxing• On the Home Front, women's tasks were diverse and often physically taxing.• The job was taxing, but there were some good moments.• It is an extremely physically taxing competition.• Later in the pregnancy when the drive to work was getting too taxing, I worked at home two days a week.• You need a sound night's sleep to prepare you for the taxing journey tomorrow.• Perhaps the room revived a taxing memory of what had happened.• Some day the theme may find its historian, who will find many taxing questions to answer.• For most of them it will be without doubt the most taxing year they can remember.
    tax·ing adjectiveChineseSyllable
    of effort Corpus needing a lot


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    taxing
    tax‧ing /ˈtæksɪŋ/ adjective
     Word Family: noun: tax, taxation; adjective: taxable, taxing; verb: tax
    needing a lot of effort
       SYN  demanding:
        The job turned out to be more taxing than I’d expected.


    tax·ingBrE /ˈtæksɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtæksɪŋ/ 🔊 adjectiveneeding a great amount of physical or mental effort 繁重的；费力的；伤脑筋的 SYN demanding ◆a taxing job繁重的工作◆This shouldn't be too taxing for you. 这对你来说不至于太费劲。🔊🔊<titled tranID="19" status="1">difficult</titled>hard ◇ challenging ◇ demanding ◇ taxing

    These words all describe sth that is not easy and requires a lot of effort or skill to do. 以上各词均形容事情困难、费力、难做。

    • 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？

    Hard is slightly less formal than difficult. It is used particularly in the structure hard to believe/say/find/take, etc., although difficult can also be used in any of these examples. * hard 较 difficult 稍非正式，主要用于 hard to believe/say/find/take 等结构中，不过 difficult 亦可用于上述结构。

    • challenging (approving) 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 sb
    • difficult/hard to do sth
    • physically difficult/hard/challenging/demanding/taxing
    • technically difficult/challenging/demanding
    • mentally/intellectually challenging/demanding/taxing