| 单词 | difficult |
| 释义 | difficultdifficult /ˈdɪfəˌkʌlt/ ●●● S2 W1 adjective 1not easy to do, understand, or deal with OPP easy: His accent was difficult to understand. A lot of students find calculus difficult.be difficult (for somebody) to do something Tickets for the Super Bowl are always difficult to get. Being too warm can make it difficult to sleep. It was difficult to believe.► see thesaurus at hard1THESAURUShard – making you tired because you have to use a lot of physical or mental effort: Chopping wood is hard work. The midterms were harder than I expected.tough – very difficult to do or deal with. Tough sounds more informal than difficult: Doctors have to make tough decisions about who to treat first.awkward – difficult to deal with or handle: The big pieces of wood were awkward to carry.complicated/complex – difficult to understand because of having a lot of different parts: The rules of the game are very complicated.tricky informal – complicated and full of problems: The contract negotiations have been tricky.delicate – needing to be dealt with carefully or sensitively in order to avoid problems or failure: You must understand that this is a delicate situation, and I cannot discuss it publicly.challenging – difficult in a way that is interesting and enjoyable: The class is intended to be challenging for students.demanding – difficult and needing a lot of time, effort, and skill. Used about jobs: Being a nurse is a demanding job.daunting – so difficult that you do not feel confident about being able to do it: The task may seem a little daunting.formidable formal – seeming very difficult and needing a lot of effort or skill to do: The city still has a formidable problem of homelessness to deal with.grueling/arduous – difficult and tiring and continuing for a long time: The race is a grueling 24-hour run across the desert.laborious formal – difficult and long and needing to be done very slowly and carefully: Making a movie is a laborious process involving a huge amount of work.2involving a lot of problems and causing a lot of trouble or worry: My wife and I have gone through some difficult times.make life/things difficult (for somebody) The bus strike is making life difficult for commuters.3someone who is difficult is never satisfied, friendly, or helpful: Stop being difficult! |
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