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taxing adj.
⇨ difficult 1difficult1 adjective a difficult task 艰巨的任务make life difficult for sb 给某人找麻烦perversea difficult customerdifficult ♦︎ hard ♦︎ challenging ♦︎ demanding ♦︎ taxing ♦︎ testingThese words all describe sth that is not easy and requires a lot of effort or skill to do. 这些词均表示费力的、难做的、艰巨的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆difficult / hard / challenging / demanding / taxing for sb◆difficult / hard to do sth◆difficult / hard to believe / see / tell / say◆a difficult / hard / challenging / demanding / taxing / testing time / week / year◆difficult / hard / challenging / demanding / taxing work◆a difficult / hard / challenging / demanding / taxing job◆a difficult / hard / challenging / demanding task / target◆a difficult / hard / challenging / taxing / testing question◆very / quite difficult / hard / challenging / demanding / taxing / testing◆physically difficult / hard / challenging / demanding / taxing◆emotionally difficult / challenging / demanding / taxing◆technically difficult / challenging / demanding◆mentally / intellectually challenging / demanding / taxing■ difficult not easy; needing effort or skill to do or understand 困难的；费力的；难做的；难解的◆It's really difficult to read your writing.你的笔迹真是难以辨认。◆It can be difficult for young people to find jobs around here.年轻人要在这附近找到工作可能有困难。◆We didn't realize how difficult it was going to be.我们当时并没有意识到这将会有多难。◆Senior lawyers handle the most difficult cases.资深律师负责处理最棘手的案子。OPP easy , simple ⇨ easy 1 see also difficulty ⇨ problem ■ hard difficult 困难的；费力的；难做的；难解的◆I always found languages quite hard at school.上学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。◆It must be hard for her, bringing up four children on her own.她一人抚养四个孩子一定很困难。◆It's hard to believe she's only nine years old.很难相信她只有九岁。◆'When will the job be finished?' 'It's hard to say.'“这活儿什么时候能干完？”“难说。”◆I find his attitude quite hard to take (= difficult to accept).他的态度让我难以接受。OPP easy ⇨ easy 1 NOTE 辨析 Difficult or hard? Hard is slightly less formal than difficult. It is used particularly in the structure hard to believe/say/find/take/come by, etc., although difficult can also be used in any of these examples. 与difficult相比，hard略为不正式，尤用于hard to believe/say/find/take/come by等结构。当然，difficult也可用于这些结构。■ challenging (approving) difficult in an interesting way that tests your ability 挑战性的；考验能力的◆I have had a challenging and rewarding career as a teacher.我从事过富有挑战性且非常有意义的教师职业。◆We have changed the programme to make it more academically challenging.我们已经修改了这个课程，使其更具学术挑战性。 see also challenge ⇨ problem ■ demanding difficult to do or deal with and needing a lot of effort, skill or patience 费力的；需要技能（或耐性）的◆It is a technically demanding piece of music to play.演奏这段音乐需要有高超的技艺。◆This event is considered one of the most demanding in the sporting calendar.这项比赛是全年体育赛事中最具挑战性的项目之一。OPP undemanding ⇨ easy 1 ■ taxing (often used in negative statements 常用于否定陈述) difficult to do and needing a lot of mental or physical effort 费力的；伤脑筋的；繁重的◆This shouldn't be too taxing for you.这对于你来说不至于太费劲。◆There was nothing intellectually taxing about the excercise.这项练习很简单，根本不用费脑筋。■ testing difficult to deal with and needing particular strength or abilities 棘手的；繁重的；伤脑筋的◆This has been a testing time for us all.对我们大家来说，这是一段难熬的时间。NOTE 辨析 Demanding, taxing or testing? Demanding is the strongest of these words and describes tasks and experiences. It is often used with more or most or an adverb such as physically, mentally or emotionally that says in what way the activity is difficult. Taxing is used especially in negative statements and to talk about problems or tasks that need (or do not need) mental effort. Testing describes experiences but not tasks and is used particularly with time, week or year. 这三个词中demanding语气最强，指任务或经历艰难，常与more、most或physically、mentally、emotionally等副词连用，表示某方面有困难。taxing尤用于否定陈述，表示问题或任务需要（或不需要）费脑筋。testing用于形容经历而非任务，尤与time、week或year连用。 |