challenging是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为adj. 具有挑战性的，这个词在很多英文原版小说中怎么应用呢，今天小编就带您了解一下。
在列夫·托尔斯泰的《安娜·卡列尼娜》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Insufferably insolent and challenging was the effect in Alexey Alexandrovitch's eyes of the black lace about the head, admirably touched in by the painter, the black hair and handsome white hand with one finger lifted, covered with rings.
-- Katavasov said to Levin with a smile, distinctly challenging him to a discussion.
在辛克莱·刘易斯的《阿罗史密斯》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- (But one cannot convey the quality of it: the thin drawl, the sardonic amiability, the hiss of the S's, the D's turned into blunt and challenging T's.)
在费奥多尔·陀思妥耶夫斯基的《罪与罚》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- he added defi-antly, as though challenging some power of darkness.
-- In spite of her embarrassment before Rodya's urgent and challenging look, she could not deny herself that satisfaction.
在列夫·托尔斯泰的《复活》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Some held their fingers tightly closed, as if challenging anyone to part them; others, again, loosened them, now closed them again.
-- An armed soldier walked to and fro challenging every one attempting to pass him.
在乔纳森•斯威夫特的《格列夫游记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Nothing angered and mortified me so much as the queen's dwarf; who being of the lowest stature that was ever in that country (for I verily think he was not full thirty feet high), became so insolent at seeing a creature so much be-neath him, that he would always affect to swagger and look big as he passed by me in the queen's antechamber, while I was standing on some table talking with the lords or la-dies of the court, and he seldom failed of a smart word or two upon my littleness; against which I could only revenge myself by calling him brother, challenging him to wrestle, 130 Gulliver's Travelsand such repartees as are usually in the mouths of court pages.
在戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯的《查太莱夫人的情人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- He remained strange and bright and cheerful, almost, one might say, chirpy, with his ruddy, healthy-looking face, arid his pale-blue, challenging bright eyes.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《小杜丽》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- She also stumbled, with a large balance of success against her failures, through various philanthropic recommendations to Try our Mixture, Try our Family Black, Try our Orange-flavoured Pekoe, challenging competition at the head of Flowery Teas; and various cautions to the public against spurious establishments and adulterated articles.
-- 'I am glad,' said Mr Rugg, challenging him specially in that character, 'to have the distinguished gratification of making your acquaintance, sir.
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