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demanding

/dɪˈmændɪŋ/
English Definition
adj. requiring much effort or attention
中文释义
要求高的
Example Sentence

The demanding curriculum at the engineering institute required students to master advanced calculus within the first year.

工程学院要求严格的课程要求学生在第一年内掌握高等微积分。

Synonyms
challenging exacting strenuous
Antonyms
easy undemanding
Seen in practice — from the Digital SAT question bank

Memoirist Solveig Bakke argues that memory itself is inherently reconstructive and imperfect, so demanding strict factual verification misunderstands what a memoir can honestly offer readers in the first place.

From a Cross-Text Connections question · Craft and Structure

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Practice — Definition Match

Which choice best defines “demanding”?

  1. A Very unpleasant or offensive
  2. B Made by humans
  3. C Requiring much effort or attention
  4. D Imaginative or unrealistic
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C — Requiring much effort or attention. “demanding” means requiring much effort or attention.

Practice — Which Word Fits?

Which word means “requiring much effort or attention”?

  1. A disgusting
  2. B demanding
  3. C fanciful
  4. D artificial
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B — demanding. “demanding” means requiring much effort or attention.

Common questions about “demanding”

What does “demanding” mean?

demanding — requiring much effort or attention. In Chinese: 要求高的.

How do you pronounce “demanding”?

demanding is pronounced /dɪˈmændɪŋ/.

How is “demanding” used in a sentence?

The demanding curriculum at the engineering institute required students to master advanced calculus within the first year. (工程学院要求严格的课程要求学生在第一年内掌握高等微积分。)

What are synonyms for “demanding”?

challenging, exacting, strenuous — all close in meaning to demanding (requiring much effort or attention).

What is the opposite of “demanding”?

easy, undemanding — each the opposite of demanding (requiring much effort or attention).

Is “demanding” an SAT vocabulary word?

Yes. demanding is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.

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