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not easy; needing effort or skill to do or to understand 困难的；费力的；难做的；难解的 The competition judges were given a very difficult task. 竞赛评委被赋予了一项非常艰巨的任务。 a difficult decision/question 困难的决定/问题 - difficult for somebody
Asking for help is extremely difficult for some people. 对有些人来说，寻求帮助是极其困难的。 - it is difficult to do something
It's really difficult to read your writing. 你的笔迹真是难以辨认。 - something is difficult to do
Your writing is really difficult to read. 你的笔迹真是难以辨认。 It is difficult to imagine a woman in the 1950s behaving like this. 很难想象一个20世纪50年代的女人会有这样的行为。 She finds it very difficult to get up early. 她觉得很难早起。 - it is difficult for somebody to do something
It's difficult for them to get here much before seven. 他们很难在七点以前早早地来到这里。 It has become increasingly difficult for young people to buy a house. 年轻人买房越来越难了。
Synonyms difficultdifficult- hard
- challenging
- demanding
- taxing
- difficult not easy; needing effort or skill to do or understand:
The exam questions were quite difficult. 考题相当难。 It is difficult for young people to find jobs around here. 年轻人要在附近找到工作很难。
- hard not easy; needing effort or skill to do or understand:
I always found languages quite hard at school. 在学校读书时我总觉得语言很难学。 It was one of the hardest things I ever did. 这是我做过的最难的事情之一。
difficult or hard? 用 difficult 还是 hard？ - challenging (approving) difficult in an interesting way that tests your ability.
- demanding difficult to do or deal with and needing a lot of effort, skill, etc.:
It is a technically demanding piece of music to play. 演奏这一段音乐需要有很高的技艺。
- taxing (often used in negative statements) difficult to do and needing a lot of mental or physical effort:
This shouldn’t be too taxing for you. 这对你来说不至于太费劲。
- difficult/hard/challenging/demanding/taxing for somebody
- difficult/hard to do something
- physically difficult/hard/challenging/demanding/taxing
- technically difficult/challenging/demanding
- mentally/intellectually challenging/demanding/taxing
Extra ExamplesIt is getting more and more difficult to find a job. 找工作越来越难了。 The fog made driving very difficult. 大雾使得开车很困难。 He finds French pronunciation quite difficult. 他发现法语发音很难。 Finding an acceptable solution proved more difficult. 事实证明，找到一个可接受的解决方案更加困难。 I was given the difficult task of informing the girl's parents of her disappearance. 我被赋予了一项艰巨的任务，那就是通知女孩的父母她的失踪。 Senior lawyers handle the most difficult cases. 资深律师负责处理最棘手的案子。 She is confronted with a difficult choice. 她面临着一个艰难的选择。 The design of the building posed some difficult challenges. 这座建筑的设计提出了一些困难的挑战。 The exam questions were particularly difficult. 试题特别难。 We didn't realize how difficult it was going to be. 我们当时并没有意识到这将会有多难。 The application process is notoriously difficult. 申请过程是出了名的困难。 It is difficult to understand who this book is aimed at. 很难理解这本书是针对谁的。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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full of problems; causing a lot of trouble 问题很多的；充满艰难困苦的；麻烦的 I found myself in a difficult situation. 我发现自己处境艰难。 difficult conditions/circumstances 困难的条件/环境 I'd had a difficult time and needed a break. 我度过了一段艰难的时光，需要休息一下。 a difficult year/month 困难的一年/一月 My boss is making life very difficult for me. 我的老板总是给我找麻烦。 13 is a difficult age. 13 岁是个容易出问题的年龄。
Extra ExamplesTopics Difficulty and failurea1, Personal qualitiesa1They had to set up camp in extremely difficult conditions. 他们不得不在极其困难的条件下扎营。 His presence there put me in a very difficult position. 他的出现使我处于非常困难的境地。 The next few months were quite difficult. 随后几个月出现了很多问题。 These are difficult and painful memories. 这些都是艰难痛苦的回忆。 Her childhood was incredibly difficult. 她的童年极其艰难。 Change is difficult for everyone. 改变对每个人来说都很难。 Her disability made taking care of the home and raising a family doubly difficult. 她的残疾令顾家养家难上加难。 What's the most difficult personal situation you've ever been in? 你所经历过的最麻烦的个人困境是什么？ There was a great deal of difficult terrain to be covered. 要穿越许多难以通过的地带。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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(of people 人 not easy to please; not helpful 难以讨好的；难以取悦的；不愿帮助的 a difficult child/customer/boss 难哄的孩子；难对付的顾客；难讨好的老板 Don't pay any attention to her—she's just being difficult. 别理她，她不过是在故意刁难。 The singer has a difficult reputation. 这位歌手名声不好。
Extra ExamplesRoger was always a difficult child. 罗杰一直是个难相处的孩子。 We have training in how to deal with difficult customers. 我们有培训课教大家如何对付难缠的顾客。 In every workplace there's always someone you find difficult. 在每个工作场所，总有人让你觉得难以相处。 Stop being so difficult. 别这么难。
Word Originlate Middle English: back-formation from difficulty.
Idioms
have a (hard/difficult) job doing/to do something
to have difficulty doing something 干某事很困难（或很吃力、很费力） You'll have a job convincing them that you're right. 要让他们信服你是对的还要费点劲。 He had a hard job to make himself heard. 他好不容易才使别人听见他的声音。
Extra ExamplesTopics Difficulty and failurec2He'll have a tough job getting the team into shape in time. 他将面临一项艰巨的任务，即及时组建团队。 It's very dark out there, you'll have a job to see anything. 外面很黑，你有工作可以看任何东西。