big ask
noun[S]
informalukussomething that youasksomeone to do orhopethat willhappen, but that will bedifficulttoachieve:
If theoperationsin Japan aresuccessful, then thebusinessshould have afuture, but it's abigask.
| 单词 | a big ask |
| 释义 | a big askinformal something youasksomeone to do that will bedifficultfor them: 令人为难的请求It's abigask, Iknow, but we need theprojectfinishedbyJune.我知道这个要求令你为难，但是我们需要在六月之前完工。 Causing difficulties for oneself or others
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Making appeals & requests big ask| Business Englishbig ask noun[S] informalukussomething that youasksomeone to do orhopethat willhappen, but that will bedifficulttoachieve: If theoperationsin Japan aresuccessful, then thebusinessshould have afuture, but it's abigask. Examplesofa big aska big ask That's abigaskfor a company with next to no brand recognition. FromWired It's a verybigaskto add that kind of extra component to the standard cosmological model. FromPhys.Org That's abigaskfor any human being. FromBloomberg That may be abigaskahead of the elections, with party divisions critical to securing votes. FromReuters It's not abigaskfor the tech-savvy, but it'll surely put off some users. FromThe Verge None of this is abigask. FromOregonLive.com These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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