difficult

[ˈdɪfɪkəlt]
  • 释义
  • 困难的;问题多的,麻烦的;不随和的;

  • 词义辨析
  • difficult, hard
  • 这两个词都可表示“困难的”,它们的区别是:
    difficult是较正式的用词,主要指智力方面的困难,多意味着“复杂”“难以处理”“难以了解”“需要智慧或技巧”; hard是口语用词,主要是指体力方面的困难,多意味着“不易做”。试比较:
    Passing the examination is a difficult task.
    通过这次考试并不容易。
    The making of a road is a hard job.
    筑路是项艰苦的工作。
  • 下面三个句子的意思相同:
  • It is difficult to please him.
    He is difficult to please.
    He is a difficult person to please.
    他是一个很难取悦的人。
  • difficult,hard
  • 这两个形容词均有“困难”之意。
    difficult比hard较为正式,侧重需要特别的能力、智力、判断力、技巧或勇气才能克服障碍。也可指深奥或抽象的难题。
    hard含义广,通俗用词,与easy相对,泛指任何难理解,不好处理或不易做的事。
  • 双语例句
  • 1、

    Though it may be possible to measure the value of material goods in terms of money, it is extremely difficult to estimate the true value of the services which people perform for us.

    虽然用金钱来衡量物质产品的价值是可能的;但要估计人们为我们提供的服务的真正价值却极为困难.

    ——《用法词典》
  • 2、

    The process of adjustment to life in another country can be very difficult.

    适应另一国家的生活可能会非常困难.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 3、

    He looked so funny that I found it difficult to keep my countenance.

    他的样子非常滑稽,我难以忍住不笑.

    ——《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • 4、

    It was difficult to tell his exact age.

    很难判断他到底多大岁数.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 5、

    Established practices are difficult to modify.

    既定的惯例是很难更改的.

    《简明英汉词典》
  • 6、

    As a result of collective effort, the difficult situation changed into a favourable one.

    经过大家的努力, 困难的局面终于让位于顺利的局面.

    ——《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 7、

    The terrain is strategically situated and difficult of access.

    地势险要.

    ——《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 8、

    This is a very difficult case.

    这病真缠手.

    ——《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 9、

    It is difficult to relate his argument to the facts.

    很难把他的论证同事实联系起来.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 10、

    Some people find it difficult to discern blue from green.

    有些人很难分辨蓝色与绿色.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 11、

    When she first came to this pastoral area, she found life here a bit difficult to get used to.

    她刚来牧区的时候, 生活上感到有点别扭.

    ——《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 12、

    It was more difficult to make our way up the mountain in pitch darkness.

    昏天黑地的,山路更不好走.

    ——《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 13、

    This is as difficult a problem as you are likely to meet.

    像这样的难题,你可能会碰到.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 14、

    It's not difficult to score off Jim in an argument.

    在辩论中要驳倒吉姆并不难.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 15、

    It's difficult to ascertain the coal deposits.

    煤储量很难探明.

    ——《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 16、

    It is often difficult to get animals to mate in captivity.

    常常很难使被关的动物交配.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 17、

    Why does he always drop on me to answer the most difficult questions?

    为什么他老是选中我回答最难的问题?

    《简明英汉词典》
  • 18、

    I once saw someone do it. It's not very difficult.

    这东西我看见人整过, 并不难.

    ——《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 19、

    This mathematics problem is extremely difficult.

    这道数学题难度很大.

    ——《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 20、

    He didn't purposely make things difficult for you.

    他可不是有心难为你.

    ——《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 21、

    It's difficult to avoid stepping on her sensitive feelings.

    很难不伤害她脆弱的情感.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 22、

    She's frequently difficult [ at odds ] with me.

    她动辄跟我 怄气.

    ——《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 23、

    It's very difficult to treat genetic diseases.

    遗传性疾病治疗起来很困难.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 24、

    The files are difficult for you to get at.

    档案你是难以看到的.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 25、

    There is a difficult time ahead, but we'll rub through somehow.

    艰难的日子在后头, 可是我们总能勉强对付过去.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 26、

    The identification of the crash victims was a long and difficult task.

    鉴别坠机意外伤亡者的工作费时而且困难重重。

    ——《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
  • 27、

    The passage is too difficult and doesn't lend itself to reading aloud.

    这段文字太艰深,不易上口.

    ——《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 28、

    Once you're stuck in deep snow, it's difficult to lever yourself out.

    你一旦陷进深雪中, 那就很难出来.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 29、

    It's difficult to please everybody.

    很难使每个人满意.

    ——《现代英汉综合大词典》