turn somebody/something↔down: to reject or refuse to consider an offer, a proposal, etc. or the person who makes it 拒絕,頂回(提議、建議或提議人)
Why did she turn down your invitation? 她為什么謝絕你的邀請?
He has been turned down for ten jobs so far. 他迄今申請了十份工作都遭到拒絕.
He asked her to marry him but she turned him down. 他請求她嫁給他,但是她回絕了.
Challenging: difficult in an interesting way that tests your ability 挑戰(zhàn)性的;考驗(yàn)?zāi)芰Φ?/STRONG>
challenging work/questions/problems 具有挑戰(zhàn)性的工作/提問╱問題
a challenging and rewarding career as a teacher 富有挑戰(zhàn)性且有意義的教師職業(yè)
stress: pressure or worry caused by the problems in somebody's life 精神壓力;心理負(fù)擔(dān);緊張
Things can easily go wrong when people are under stress. 人在壓力之下,辦事情就容易出差錯.
to suffer from stress 有精神壓力
coping with stress 應(yīng)對壓力
She failed to withstand the stresses and strains of public life. 她承受不了作為一個公眾人物的生活壓力和緊張.