单词 | exacting |
释义 | exacting (ɪgzæktɪŋ ) adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] You use exacting to describe something or someone that demands hard work and a great deal of care. The Duke was not well enough to carry out such an exacting task. Privately they seem to have the same exacting standards. Synonyms: demanding, hard, taxing, difficult Collocations: exacting specifications Targets are made to very exacting specifications with regard to their weight and dimensions and must conform to set international standards. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The mirror and optical systems of the telescope determine the final performance, and they were designed to exacting specifications. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The company still winds pickups by hand to the exacting specifications of each customer. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They are described by exacting specifications, used for further processing within the chemical industry and sold for more than $10/kg (see the comparison of fine chemicals, commodities and specialties). Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The restoration has been done to the most exacting standards, with hundreds of yards of trim holly hedges tapering to a point like obelisks. Times, Sunday Times He sets exacting standards in all areas - personal, physical and cricketing - and his players know that he will not tolerate slackers. Times, Sunday Times We are a nation battling with the weight of expectation and the pressure to meet exacting standards at work, school and in our social lives. Times, Sunday Times First they bought in other people's tackle and then began making their own to exacting standards. Times, Sunday Times Some felt that his high and exacting standards were not maintained under his successors. Times, Sunday Times But, given his success and exacting work ethic, one that he doesn't have much need for. Times, Sunday Times This exacting work occupied the greater part of his time for fifteen years. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They spent their weekdays in the rigorous and exacting work of describing and classifying species. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There are two types of sheaths, both of which require exacting work to create. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 费劲的 Japanese: 骨の折れる |
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