stressful

IPA/ˈstresfl/
KK[strˈɛsfəl]IPA/ˈstresfl/

stressful — 形容詞

  • stressfulpositive
  • more stressfulcomparative
  • most stressfulsuperlative

1. describes a job, situation, or period that causes you to feel anxious or tense b

1.形容詞B1
釋義

壓力大的

使人感到緊張焦慮的

describes a job, situation, or period that causes you to feel anxious or tense because it is demanding or difficult.

例句

Kian found his new job as a night-shift nurse very stressful.

Kian 發現他擔任夜班護士的新工作壓力很大。

predicate adjective with 'find + object + adjective'

Moving to a new city can be a stressful experience for young children.

搬到新城市對年幼的孩子來說可能是一次壓力很大的經歷。

attributive adjective before noun

常見搭配
  • stressful job
  • stressful experience
  • stressful situation
  • stressful time
  • stressful day
  • stressful event
  • stressful period
  • stressful week
  • stressful relationship
  • stressful work environment
  • extremely stressful
  • incredibly stressful
  • particularly stressful
  • emotionally stressful
  • find something stressful
  • stressful for someone
同義詞
  • tense

    focuses on the feeling of mental or emotional strain rather than the situation causing it; 'a tense atmosphere' vs 'a stressful job'

  • nerve-wracking

    more informal and emotional, often used for specific events like exams or speeches

  • taxing

    emphasises the physical or mental effort required; slightly more formal

  • demanding

    highlights the amount of effort required rather than the negative emotional effect

反義詞
  • relaxing

    causing calm rather than worry; opposite in effect

  • calming

    actively reducing anxiety rather than creating it

  • restful

    giving a feeling of peace and recovery; often used for holidays or environments

文法句型

stressful + noun

find + it + stressful + to-infinitive

be + stressful + for + someone

用法筆記

Commonly used to describe work, study, relationships, and life transitions. The subject is usually a situation or experience, not a person — you say 'a stressful day', not 'a stressful person' (use 'stressed' instead for people).

常見錯誤

I feel very stressful about the exam.
I feel very stressed about the exam.
'stressful' describes the thing that causes stress; 'stressed' describes how a person feels.
She is a stressful teacher.' (if you mean she feels stressed).
She is a stressed teacher.
Use 'stressful' only when the person or thing causes stress in others.

同根字

  • stress
    名詞B1
  • stress
    動詞B1
  • stressed
    形容詞B1
  • stressor
    名詞C1
  • unstressed
    形容詞C1

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • job
  • experience
  • situation
  • time
  • day
  • event
  • period
  • week
  • relationship
  • environment
  • conversation
  • meeting
  • task

副詞搭配

  • extremely
  • incredibly
  • particularly
  • highly
  • emotionally
  • physically
  • mentally

常用片語

  • find something stressful
  • feel stressed about

介系詞搭配

  • for