demanding 音标拼音: [dɪm'ændɪŋ]
a . 要求多的,吃力的
要求多的,吃力的
demanding adj 1 :
requiring more than usually expected or thought due ;
especially great patience and effort and skill ; "
found the job very demanding "; "
a baby can be so demanding "
[
ant : {
undemanding }]
Demand \
De *
mand "\,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Demanded };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Demanding }.] [
F .
demander ,
LL .
demandare to demand ,
summon ,
send word ,
fr .
L .
demandare to give in charge ,
intrust ;
de -
mandare to commit to one '
s charge ,
commission ,
order ,
command .
Cf . {
Mandate }, {
Commend }.]
1 .
To ask or call for with authority ;
to claim or seek from ,
as by authority or right ;
to claim ,
as something due ;
to call for urgently or peremptorily ;
as ,
to demand a debt ;
to demand obedience .
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1913 Webster ]
This ,
in our foresaid holy father '
s name ,
Pope Innocent ,
I do demand of thee . --
Shak .
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1913 Webster ]
2 .
To inquire authoritatively or earnestly ;
to ask ,
esp .
in a peremptory manner ;
to question .
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1913 Webster ]
I did demand what news from Shrewsbury . --
Shak .
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1913 Webster ]
3 .
To require as necessary or useful ;
to be in urgent need of ;
hence ,
to call for ;
as ,
the case demands care .
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1913 Webster ]
4 . (
Law )
To call into court ;
to summon . --
Burrill .
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1913 Webster ]
111 Moby Thesaurus words for "
demanding ":
Herculean ,
Spartan ,
Spartanic ,
abstruse ,
accurate ,
arduous ,
astringent ,
attentive ,
austere ,
authoritarian ,
brutal ,
burdensome ,
cajoling ,
clamant ,
clamorous ,
close ,
coaxing ,
complex ,
conscientious ,
correct ,
critical ,
crying ,
delicate ,
detailed ,
difficile ,
difficult ,
dour ,
draining ,
dunning ,
exact ,
exacting ,
exigent ,
exorbitant ,
exquisite ,
extortionate ,
fine ,
finical ,
finicking ,
finicky ,
formidable ,
fussy ,
grasping ,
grievous ,
grim ,
hairy ,
hard ,
hard -
earned ,
hard -
fought ,
harsh ,
imperative ,
importunate ,
insistent ,
instant ,
intricate ,
jawbreaking ,
knotted ,
knotty ,
laborious ,
loud ,
mean ,
meticulous ,
minute ,
nagging ,
narrow ,
nice ,
no picnic ,
not easy ,
operose ,
oppressive ,
particular ,
persistent ,
pertinacious ,
pestering ,
plaguing ,
precise ,
precisianistic ,
precisionistic ,
pressing ,
punctilious ,
punctual ,
refined ,
religious ,
rigid ,
rigorous ,
rough ,
rugged ,
scrupulous ,
scrutinizing ,
set with thorns ,
severe ,
spiny ,
steep ,
stern ,
strenuous ,
strict ,
stringent ,
subtle ,
taxing ,
teasing ,
thorny ,
ticklish ,
toilsome ,
tough ,
tricky ,
trying ,
unsparing ,
uphill ,
urgent ,
weighty ,
wheedling ,
wicked
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DEMANDING Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of DEMANDING is requiring much time, effort, or attention : exacting How to use demanding in a sentence
DEMANDING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary DEMANDING definition: 1 needing a lot of time, attention, or energy: 2 needing a lot of time, attention, or energy… Learn more
DEMANDING Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com Demanding definition: requiring or claiming more than is generally felt by others to be due See examples of DEMANDING used in a sentence
Demanding - definition of demanding by The Free Dictionary 1 Requiring much effort or attention: exhausted by a demanding job 2 Requiring others to work hard or meet high expectations: a demanding teacher
DEMANDING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary demanding in American English (dɪˈmændɪŋ ) adjective making difficult or irksome demands on one's resources, patience, energy, etc
Demanding - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com When a person is described as demanding, it usually means that he or she has very high standards or is especially hard to satisfy The word comes from the Old French demander, "to request or demand," by way of the Latin demandare, "entrust "
Demanding - Definition, Meaning, Synonyms Etymology Requiring a lot of effort, attention, skill, or dedication to meet or satisfy "The athlete underwent a demanding training regimen to prepare for the marathon " It implies that the task, situation, or person presents challenges or expectations that are difficult to fulfill
demanding - WordReference. com Dictionary of English To demand is to ask in a bold, authoritative way: to demand an explanation To claim is to assert a right to something: He claimed it as his due
DEMANDING Synonyms: 227 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster Synonyms for DEMANDING: challenging, difficult, tough, burdensome, exacting, onerous, arduous, hard; Antonyms of DEMANDING: undemanding, light, easy, nondemanding, simple, unchallenging, smooth, effortless
Demanding Definition Meaning | Britannica Dictionary DEMANDING meaning: 1 : requiring much time, attention, or effort; 2 : expecting much time, attention, effort, etc , from other people hard to satisfy