demanding

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a. 要求高的, 费力的

发音

UK /dɪˈmɑːndɪŋ/
其它
US /dəˈmændɪŋ/

词形变化

demandings 复数 demandings more demanding 比较级 most demanding 最高级

教材释义与例句

动词

要求；查问（demand的ing形式）

形容词

苛求的；要求高的；吃力的

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The act of making a demand.

    2012, Janet Haslam, Rachel's Daughter She had had enough whimperings and demandings this morning to last her a week, and her face hardened as a tear rolled down Sarah's cheek.

v.
  1. 1.

    present participle and gerund of demand

adj. B2
  1. 1.

    Requiring much endurance, strength, or patience.

    This bike is built to withstand even the most demanding terrain.

  2. 2.

    Making great demands in terms of quality, quantity, accuracy or other criteria; difficult to satisfy.

    Near-synonyms: see Thesaurus:fastidious

    Our wines will satisfy even the most demanding of connoisseurs.

词汇关系

形容词

反义词 1

undemanding

近义相关 8

tight strict stern needy rigorous exacting stringent exigent

参见 2

hard difficult

词源

From demand + -ing.

来源：wiktionary