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

1 (adjective) in the sense of urgent

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urgent

There is an urgent need for food and water.

pressing

There is a pressing need for more funds.

necessary

Is your journey really necessary?

Please make all the necessary arrangements.

critical

The incident happened at a critical point in the campaign.

crucial (informal)

the most crucial election campaign in years

acute

The war aggravated an acute economic crisis.

imperative

It's imperative to know your rights at such a time.

constraining

insistent

He is most insistent on this point.

needful

I will do whatever is needful to obtain the release of my friends.

importunate (formal)

My receptionist shielded me from importunate visitors.

2 (adjective) in the sense of demanding

Synonyms

demanding

It is a demanding job.

hard

Coping with three babies is very hard work.

taxing

You won't be asked to do anything too taxing.

difficult

It is difficult to read the sign from here.

tough

He announced tough measures to limit the money supply.

severe

He had faced an appallingly severe task in the jungle.

strict

French privacy laws are very strict.

exacting

He was not well enough to carry out such an exacting task.

harsh

a prison where conditions are particularly harsh

stiff

stiff anti-drugs laws

rigorous

rigorous military training

stringent

Its drug-testing procedures are the most stringent in the world.

arduous

The task was more arduous than he had calculated.

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释义	Trends of exigent View usage for: exigent in British English (ˈɛksɪdʒənt) adjective 1. urgent; pressing 2. exacting; demanding Derived forms exigently (ˈexigently) adverb Word origin C15: from Latin exigere to drive out, weigh out, from agere to drive, compel exigent in American English (ˈɛksədʒənt) adjective 1. calling for immediate action or attention; urgent; critical 2. requiring more than is reasonable; demanding; exacting Derived forms exigently (ˈexigently) adverb Word origin L exigens, prp. of exigere, to drive out: see exact Examples of 'exigent' in a sentence exigent He didn't debate; he collected briskly the Captain's salute, and strode off to attend to his exigent duties. Harvey, John COUP D'ETAT (2001) He rushed up here and searched the house without a warrant because he had established exigent circumstances. Phillip Margolin WILD JUSTICE (2001) Synonyms of 'exigent' urgent, pressing, necessary, critical demanding, hard, taxing, difficult More Synonyms of exigent 1 (adjective) in the sense of urgent Synonyms urgent There is an urgent need for food and water. pressing There is a pressing need for more funds. necessary Is your journey really necessary? Please make all the necessary arrangements. critical The incident happened at a critical point in the campaign. crucial (informal) the most crucial election campaign in years acute The war aggravated an acute economic crisis. imperative It's imperative to know your rights at such a time. constraining insistent He is most insistent on this point. needful I will do whatever is needful to obtain the release of my friends. importunate (formal) My receptionist shielded me from importunate visitors. 2 (adjective) in the sense of demanding Synonyms demanding It is a demanding job. hard Coping with three babies is very hard work. taxing You won't be asked to do anything too taxing. difficult It is difficult to read the sign from here. tough He announced tough measures to limit the money supply. severe He had faced an appallingly severe task in the jungle. strict French privacy laws are very strict. exacting He was not well enough to carry out such an exacting task. harsh a prison where conditions are particularly harsh stiff stiff anti-drugs laws rigorous rigorous military training stringent Its drug-testing procedures are the most stringent in the world. arduous The task was more arduous than he had calculated. Additional synonyms in the sense of acute Definition (of a disease) sudden and severe The war aggravated an acute economic crisis. Synonyms serious, important, dangerous, critical, crucial (informal), alarming, severe, grave, sudden, urgent, decisive in the sense of arduous Definition difficult to accomplish The task was more arduous than he had calculated. Synonyms difficult, trying, hard, tough, tiring, severe, painful, exhausting, punishing, harsh, taxing, heavy, steep, formidable, fatiguing, rigorous, troublesome, gruelling, strenuous, onerous, laborious, burdensome, backbreaking, toilsome (literary) in the sense of critical Definition very important or dangerous The incident happened at a critical point in the campaign. Synonyms crucial, decisive, momentous, deciding, pressing, serious, vital, psychological, urgent, all-important, pivotal, high-priority, now or never Nearby words of exigent exhortation exhume exigency exigent exiguous exile exiled Synonyms of 'exigent' exigent Explore 'exigent' in the dictionary
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