difficult
difficult 英 [ˈdɪfɪkəlt] 美 [ˈdɪfɪˌkʌlt, -kəlt]
adj. 困难的
a difficult problem, a difficult task, a difficult exam 难题；艰巨的任务；很难的考试
It's really difficult to read your writing. 你的笔迹真是难以辨认。
- If something is difficult, it requires physical effort or brain power to complete, like climbing Mount Everest, a difficult journey.
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- adj. 困难的
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1. a difficult problem, a difficult task, a difficult exam
难题；艰巨的任务；很难的考试
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2. It's really difficult to read your writing.
你的笔迹真是难以辨认。
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3. She finds itvery difficult to get up early.
她觉得很难早起。
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4. to be in a difficult position, to be in a difficult situation
处于困境
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5. a difficult child, a difficult customer, a difficult boss
难哄的孩子；难对付的顾客；难讨好的老板
- difficult (adj.) c. 1400, apparently a back-formation from difficulty. French has difficile, Latin difficilis. Of persons, "hard to please," from 1580s.
dif·fi·cult ★ / ˈdɪfɪkəlt ; NAmE ˈdɪfɪkəlt / adjective 1 ★ difficult(for sb) (to do sth) not easy; needing effort or skill to do or to understand 困难的；费力的；难做的；难解的 ◆ a difficult problem/task/exam 难题；艰巨的任务；很难的考试 ◆ It's difficultfor them to get here much before seven. 他们很难在七点以前早早地来到这里。 ◆ It's really difficult to read your writing. 你的笔迹真是难以辨认。 ◆ Your writing is really difficult to read. 你的笔迹真是难以辨认。 ◆ She finds itvery difficultto get up early. 她觉得很难早起。 2 ★ full of problems; causing a lot of trouble 问题很多的；充满艰难困苦的；麻烦的 ◆ to be in a difficult position/situation 处于困境 ◆ My boss is making lifevery difficultfor 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。 3 ★ (of people 人 ) not easy to please; not helpful 难以讨好的；难以取悦的；不愿帮助的 SYN awkward ◆ 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。 IDIOMsee job , life SYNONYMS 同义词辨析 difficult hard ◆challenging ◆demanding ◆taxing These words all describe sth that is not easy and requires a lot of effort or skill to do. 以上各词均形容事情困难、费力、难做。 ■ difficult not easy; needing effort or skill to do or understand 指困难的、费力的、难做的、难懂的： ◆ The exam questions were quite difficult. 考题相当难。 ◆ It is difficult for young people to find jobs around here. 年轻人要在这里附近找到工作很难。 ■ hard not easy; needing effort or skill to do or understand 指困难的、费力的、难做的、难懂的： ◆ 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？ Hardis slightly less formal than difficult.It is used particularly in the structure hard to believe/say/find/take, etc.,although difficultcan also be used in any of these examples. *hard 较 difficult 稍非正式，主要用于 hard to believe/say/find/take 等结构中，不过 difficult 亦可用于上述结构。 ■ challenging ( approving) difficult in an interesting way that tests your ability 指困难而有意思的、有挑战性的、考验能力的 ■ demanding difficult to do or deal with and needing a lot of effort, skill or patience 指要求高的、费力的、需要高技能或耐性的： ◆ 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 （常用于否定句）指繁重的、费力的、伤脑筋的： ◆ This shouldn't be too taxing for you. 这对你来说不至于太费劲。 PATTERNS ◆ difficult/hard/challenging/demanding/taxing forsb ◆ difficult/hard to do sth ◆ physicallydifficult/hard/challenging/demanding/taxing ◆ technicallydifficult/challenging/demanding ◆ mentally / mentally challenging/demanding/taxing dif·fi·cult / ˈdɪfɪkəlt ; NAmE ˈdɪfɪkəlt /
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