英语词汇“taxing”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

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.
The job was taxing, but there were some good moments.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

For most of them it will be without doubt the most taxing year they can remember.
On the Home Front, women's tasks were diverse and often physically taxing.
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.
You need a sound night's sleep to prepare you for the taxing journey tomorrow.

Longman Language Activatorneeding a lot of skill, hard work, and determination► challenging

a challenging job or activity needs a lot of hard work and skill, but it is also interesting and enjoyable: · The job wasn't challenging enough for me - I wanted something more creative.· Bowden called the piece "one of the most challenging pieces of music I've ever played."

► be a challenge

if a new job or activity is a challenge , it is difficult, but you are determined to do it because it is interesting and exciting: · You may find your first couple of months in the job quite a challenge.· Getting the two groups to work together was a challenge, but we did it.

► demanding

a demanding job or activity is very difficult and tiring, because it needs all your effort and skill: · Being a nurse in a busy hospital is a demanding job - you don't get much free time.

► daunting

if something is daunting , it seems almost impossible, and the idea of doing it makes you feel nervous: · Climbing Everest is a daunting challenge for any mountaineer.daunting task: · I was faced with the daunting task of learning the whole script in 24 hours.

► take some doing

spoken use this about something that needs a lot of effort, skill, or determination, and you admire someone who does it: · Winning 3 gold medals in the Olympic Games takes some doing.· It took some doing, but I finally persuaded Jim to give me a few more days off.

► taxing

formal difficult for someone because of needing more mental or physical effort than they are able to give: · The job was taxing, but there were some good moments.· Later in the pregnancy when the drive to work was getting too taxing, I worked at home two days a week.

► exacting

needing hard work and a lot of attention given to the details of a job, in order to make sure that it is done well: · Film-editing is a difficult and exacting job.· The article is based on the institute's exacting study of wages in the health care professions.

► stretch

if an activity, job etc stretches you, it is difficult enough to make you use all your skill, ability etc, and this helps you become better at it: · The exercises are designed to stretch the abilities of even the most advanced students.· I was disappointed with the course -- I didn't feel I was being stretched enough.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► master

· The upshot of the litigation was that the non-litigation costs, together with the litigation costs, were taxed by the taxing master.· And they provide, also, for costs to be taxed by the taxing masters.· A special cadre of judicial officers, the taxing masters, has been established to carry out this process.· The taxing master must, of course, be told on what basis he is to conduct the taxation.· What directions should, in such a case, be given to the taxing master?

► officer

· However, this is not an approach which all taxing officers would necessarily encourage.· The taxing officer must consider the directions of the court.· If granted, the taxing officer assesses the costs on the same basis as for costs in contentious matters.

WORD FAMILYnountaxtaxationadjectivetaxabletaxingverbtax

单词	taxing
释义	taxingtax‧ing /ˈtæksɪŋ/ adjective Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES 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. The job was taxing, but there were some good moments. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS For most of them it will be without doubt the most taxing year they can remember. On the Home Front, women's tasks were diverse and often physically taxing. 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. You need a sound night's sleep to prepare you for the taxing journey tomorrow. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorneeding a lot of skill, hard work, and determination► challenging a challenging job or activity needs a lot of hard work and skill, but it is also interesting and enjoyable: · The job wasn't challenging enough for me - I wanted something more creative.· Bowden called the piece "one of the most challenging pieces of music I've ever played." ► be a challenge if a new job or activity is a challenge , it is difficult, but you are determined to do it because it is interesting and exciting: · You may find your first couple of months in the job quite a challenge.· Getting the two groups to work together was a challenge, but we did it. ► demanding a demanding job or activity is very difficult and tiring, because it needs all your effort and skill: · Being a nurse in a busy hospital is a demanding job - you don't get much free time. ► daunting if something is daunting , it seems almost impossible, and the idea of doing it makes you feel nervous: · Climbing Everest is a daunting challenge for any mountaineer.daunting task: · I was faced with the daunting task of learning the whole script in 24 hours. ► take some doing spoken use this about something that needs a lot of effort, skill, or determination, and you admire someone who does it: · Winning 3 gold medals in the Olympic Games takes some doing.· It took some doing, but I finally persuaded Jim to give me a few more days off. ► taxing formal difficult for someone because of needing more mental or physical effort than they are able to give: · The job was taxing, but there were some good moments.· Later in the pregnancy when the drive to work was getting too taxing, I worked at home two days a week. ► exacting needing hard work and a lot of attention given to the details of a job, in order to make sure that it is done well: · Film-editing is a difficult and exacting job.· The article is based on the institute's exacting study of wages in the health care professions. ► stretch if an activity, job etc stretches you, it is difficult enough to make you use all your skill, ability etc, and this helps you become better at it: · The exercises are designed to stretch the abilities of even the most advanced students.· I was disappointed with the course -- I didn't feel I was being stretched enough. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► master · The upshot of the litigation was that the non-litigation costs, together with the litigation costs, were taxed by the taxing master.· And they provide, also, for costs to be taxed by the taxing masters.· A special cadre of judicial officers, the taxing masters, has been established to carry out this process.· The taxing master must, of course, be told on what basis he is to conduct the taxation.· What directions should, in such a case, be given to the taxing master? ► officer · However, this is not an approach which all taxing officers would necessarily encourage.· The taxing officer must consider the directions of the court.· If granted, the taxing officer assesses the costs on the same basis as for costs in contentious matters. Word family WORD FAMILYnountaxtaxationadjectivetaxabletaxingverbtax needing a lot of effort SYN demanding: The job turned out to be more taxing than I’d expected.
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