"a tall order" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 艱鉅的任務
• 很難做到的事

Definition

用來形容非常難以完成或實現的事情，常常超出合理的期望。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

屬於非正式用語，描述難以完成的任務。如“That’s a tall order.”，容易和正常的‘order’（訂單、點餐）搞混。

Examples

Finishing all this work in one day is a tall order.

一天內完成所有這些工作是**艱鉅的任務**。

Winning against the champion is a tall order for our team.

要打敗冠軍對我們隊來說是**很難做到的事**。

For a child, reading a 500-page book can be a tall order.

對於孩子來說，讀完一本500頁的書是**艱鉅的任務**。

Convincing her to change her mind is a tall order, but you can try.

說服她改變主意是**很難做到的事**，但你可以試試。

Getting everyone to agree here is going to be a tall order.

讓大家都同意這件事會是**艱鉅的任務**。

That’s a tall order even for someone as talented as you.

即使對你這麼有才華的人來說，這也是**艱鉅的任務**。