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  • Derivatives : adv  demandingly
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

demanding [dɪ'mɒːndɪŋ]
  1. 1. adjective [+work] 高要求的
  2. 2. adjective [+boss] [ child] 苛求的

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

demanding [dɪ'mændɪŋ] [dɪ'mɑːndɪŋ]
  1. 1. adjective 强人所难的,强求的,苛求的

Collins English-English Dictionary

demanding [dɪ'mɒːndɪŋ]
  1. 1. adj requiring great patience, skill, etc
    a demanding job

Examples

There is a new global movement demanding affordable health care for all.
这是一场要求全面降低医疗费用的全球性运动。
The protesters occupied city hall, demanding to speak with the mayor.
抗议者占领了市政厅,要求和市长谈话。
Several thousand have signed a petition demanding more change.
数千人签署了请愿书迫切要求更多的改革。
The commander wrote to the editor, demanding an apology.
指挥官给那个编辑写信要求他道歉。
Perhaps now he was, like a child, content with little, not demanding detail.
或许现在他就像一个小孩,有就知足,对细节没有要求。
They were demanding a professional wage for the professional job they do.
他们对所从事的专业性很强的工作要求获得职业薪水。
I'm not demanding that you succeed, only that you try.
我不要求你成功,只要求你尝试。
Experience is a demanding teacher.
经验教训是位严师。
The victim's family is demanding compensation.
受害者家庭要求赔偿。

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