Taxing

释义 Definition

（形容词）费力的；令人疲惫的；对体力或脑力要求很高的。（也可指“征税的”，但更常见义为“费力的”。）

发音 Pronunciation

/ˈtæk.sɪŋ/

例句 Examples

The hike was taxing, but we reached the top.
这次徒步很费力，但我们还是到达了山顶。

After a taxing week of exams and late-night studying, she finally took a day off.
经过一周紧张又费神的考试和熬夜复习后，她终于休息了一天。

词源 Etymology

Taxing 来自动词 tax，原义与“征税、课税”有关；后来引申为“使负担沉重、使精力被大量消耗”，因此 taxing 常用来形容“让人吃力、耗费心力”的事情。

相关词 Related Words

• Demanding
• Challenging
• Strenuous
• Exhausting
• Draining
• Grueling
• Laborious
• Arduous

文学作品 Literary Works

• A Room with a View — E. M. Forster
• The Return of the Native — Thomas Hardy
• The Jungle Book — Rudyard Kipling