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单词 high-maintenance
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Definition of high-maintenance in English:

high-maintenance

adjective
  • 1Needing a lot of work to keep in good condition.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • They tend to rely very heavily on either lab-based practical work requiring expensive, high-maintenance equipment, or on computer-based work requiring expensive software.
    • I'll likely sell it within the next few months as I find it a pretty high-maintenance gadget - there are just too many things that can go wrong, and it needs constant checking.
    • The style of gardening followed at Great Dixter is extremely high-maintenance.
    • The amaryllis is ideal for people who have little time or inclination to spend on high-maintenance flowers and plants.
    • Crpt enables the replacement of high-maintenance metallic aircraft panels with those manufactured from advanced fibre composite materials.
    • Perhaps, as people spend less time at home they will pay less attention to how the place looks and sales of landscaping, high-maintenance plants and home repair supplies will suffer.
    • Glass steps are high-maintenance, but can be superb.
    • With two-thirds of an acre to tend, I stopped growing high-maintenance hybrid teas and turned to rugosas and hybrid musks - they're much easier and very satisfying alternatives.
    • Lifestyle just too hectic for a high-maintenance hairstyle that demands a post-workout shampoo?
    • Of course, wooden floors are too high-maintenance, but in the reception area we have used solid timber on the walls, as it creates a warm and welcoming ambiance.
    • Several cruise lines came to this conclusion after fitting what they found to be high-maintenance electrical systems in passenger areas and low-maintenance photoluminescent systems in crew areas.
    • Mainly, you can choose to blow-dry and straighten your hair on a daily basis, either yourself or at a salon (just don't tell anyone about your high-maintenance grooming regimen).
    • Unless you have a sweeping carriage drive or a generous south-facing frontage, be prepared to forgo grass; high-maintenance lawns belong in the open, sunny space of the back garden.
    • Known for its speed, high reliability, and ease of use, MySQL is rapidly becoming a low-cost alternative to high-priced, high-maintenance database systems.
    • I don't consider them any more high-maintenance than a dog or cat, and I'm thankful in the winter that my pets don't need to be walked outside when it's freezing.
    • Hanging baskets are a high-maintenance form of gardening, but with regular care can look beautiful all year round.
    • So I'm genuinely baffled to see that the fashion for small, high-maintenance lap dogs persists - and not just in America.
    • The more expensive your material, the less high-maintenance it will be.
    • Colour-treated hair is a high-maintenance choice, so make sure that you visit your salon regularly to keep your roots in check.
    • The first rule is, if you haven't much time then don't make the front garden a copy of your back garden, with high-maintenance beds, lawns and boundaries.
    1. 1.1informal (of a person) demanding a lot of attention.
      I freely admit to being high-maintenance
      Caitlin is our only child and she's very high-maintenance
      Example sentencesExamples
      • With three young boys, a high-maintenance husband, volunteering at school and a small personal training business she doesn't have a lot of extra time.
      • He didn't like shallow, high-maintenance blondes.
      • Are you a wash-n-go girl or a high-maintenance honey?
      • He has a gorgeous, yet high-maintenance, girlfriend, ambition, and loads of cash.
      • This job is like a possessive, high-maintenance lover.
      • If you are high-maintenance, book your hotels now.
      • Are you going to be one of those high-maintenance women?
      • I'm not a high-maintenance kinda girl, so it's usually the little things that really make my day.
      • So, now I've written a book about the decline of my neighbourhood and the lives of its new, high-maintenance residents.
      • ‘He's what we call a high-maintenance individual,’ the coach says.
      • I've been with some high-maintenance women in my time but my daughter takes the biscuit.
      • Lets be real about it, there is a difference between being high-maintenance, and being a diva.
      • You're set on being one of those high-maintenance girlfriends, aren't you?
      • I believe that we women primary care docs attract a higher percentage of emotionally high-maintenance patients than do our male colleagues.
      • But it's a good place to pick up chicks - expensive, high-maintenance ones.
      • She is the most high-maintenance person who ever lived, throwing tantrums at the least provocation: ‘I haven't had a bath for seven hours!
      • He insisted he would never become a high-maintenance pop star, but now says his favourite food when eating out is foie gras pate, Chateaubriand steak and sorbet, washed down with champagne.
      • Gonzalez has a reputation for being a high-maintenance player who travels with an entourage that includes a trainer, a spiritual adviser and a barber, but G.M. John Hart says the entourage won't be coming to Cleveland.
      • Valerie is the single mother of two wonderful yet high-maintenance kids, a 9 yr. old girl and a 14 yr. old boy.
      • She could be high-maintenance occasionally - okay, she was always high-maitenance - and she was really quite snobby at times.
 
 

Definition of high-maintenance in US English:

high-maintenance

adjective
  • 1Needing a lot of work to keep in good condition.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Several cruise lines came to this conclusion after fitting what they found to be high-maintenance electrical systems in passenger areas and low-maintenance photoluminescent systems in crew areas.
    • The more expensive your material, the less high-maintenance it will be.
    • The first rule is, if you haven't much time then don't make the front garden a copy of your back garden, with high-maintenance beds, lawns and boundaries.
    • Hanging baskets are a high-maintenance form of gardening, but with regular care can look beautiful all year round.
    • With two-thirds of an acre to tend, I stopped growing high-maintenance hybrid teas and turned to rugosas and hybrid musks - they're much easier and very satisfying alternatives.
    • Of course, wooden floors are too high-maintenance, but in the reception area we have used solid timber on the walls, as it creates a warm and welcoming ambiance.
    • The amaryllis is ideal for people who have little time or inclination to spend on high-maintenance flowers and plants.
    • Glass steps are high-maintenance, but can be superb.
    • Colour-treated hair is a high-maintenance choice, so make sure that you visit your salon regularly to keep your roots in check.
    • Unless you have a sweeping carriage drive or a generous south-facing frontage, be prepared to forgo grass; high-maintenance lawns belong in the open, sunny space of the back garden.
    • They tend to rely very heavily on either lab-based practical work requiring expensive, high-maintenance equipment, or on computer-based work requiring expensive software.
    • The style of gardening followed at Great Dixter is extremely high-maintenance.
    • Lifestyle just too hectic for a high-maintenance hairstyle that demands a post-workout shampoo?
    • Mainly, you can choose to blow-dry and straighten your hair on a daily basis, either yourself or at a salon (just don't tell anyone about your high-maintenance grooming regimen).
    • Perhaps, as people spend less time at home they will pay less attention to how the place looks and sales of landscaping, high-maintenance plants and home repair supplies will suffer.
    • I don't consider them any more high-maintenance than a dog or cat, and I'm thankful in the winter that my pets don't need to be walked outside when it's freezing.
    • So I'm genuinely baffled to see that the fashion for small, high-maintenance lap dogs persists - and not just in America.
    • I'll likely sell it within the next few months as I find it a pretty high-maintenance gadget - there are just too many things that can go wrong, and it needs constant checking.
    • Known for its speed, high reliability, and ease of use, MySQL is rapidly becoming a low-cost alternative to high-priced, high-maintenance database systems.
    • Crpt enables the replacement of high-maintenance metallic aircraft panels with those manufactured from advanced fibre composite materials.
    1. 1.1informal (of a person or relationship) demanding a lot of attention.
      I freely admit to being high-maintenance
      Caitlin is our only child and she's very high-maintenance
      Example sentencesExamples
      • He didn't like shallow, high-maintenance blondes.
      • Valerie is the single mother of two wonderful yet high-maintenance kids, a 9 yr. old girl and a 14 yr. old boy.
      • So, now I've written a book about the decline of my neighbourhood and the lives of its new, high-maintenance residents.
      • Lets be real about it, there is a difference between being high-maintenance, and being a diva.
      • If you are high-maintenance, book your hotels now.
      • Are you a wash-n-go girl or a high-maintenance honey?
      • Are you going to be one of those high-maintenance women?
      • But it's a good place to pick up chicks - expensive, high-maintenance ones.
      • ‘He's what we call a high-maintenance individual,’ the coach says.
      • I've been with some high-maintenance women in my time but my daughter takes the biscuit.
      • With three young boys, a high-maintenance husband, volunteering at school and a small personal training business she doesn't have a lot of extra time.
      • I believe that we women primary care docs attract a higher percentage of emotionally high-maintenance patients than do our male colleagues.
      • He has a gorgeous, yet high-maintenance, girlfriend, ambition, and loads of cash.
      • She is the most high-maintenance person who ever lived, throwing tantrums at the least provocation: ‘I haven't had a bath for seven hours!
      • She could be high-maintenance occasionally - okay, she was always high-maitenance - and she was really quite snobby at times.
      • You're set on being one of those high-maintenance girlfriends, aren't you?
      • This job is like a possessive, high-maintenance lover.
      • Gonzalez has a reputation for being a high-maintenance player who travels with an entourage that includes a trainer, a spiritual adviser and a barber, but G.M. John Hart says the entourage won't be coming to Cleveland.
      • He insisted he would never become a high-maintenance pop star, but now says his favourite food when eating out is foie gras pate, Chateaubriand steak and sorbet, washed down with champagne.
      • I'm not a high-maintenance kinda girl, so it's usually the little things that really make my day.
 
 
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