difficult
adjective
uk/ˈdɪf.ɪ.kəlt/us/ˈdɪf.ə.kəlt/A1
needingskilloreffort:
困难的,费力的,艰难的a difficultproblem/choice/task/language难题/艰难的选择/艰巨的任务/难学的语言
[+ to infinitive]Itwill be very difficulttoprovethat they areguilty.证明他们有罪将非常困难。
Many things makeitdifficultforwomentoreachthetopin USbusiness.有很多因素使女性难以进入美国商界的上层。
[+ -ing verb]Itisextremelydifficult beingasingleparent.单亲家长生活非常艰辛。
Opposite
easy(NOT DIFFICULT)
not easy to deal with or understand
- difficultIt's very difficult to find a job in this city.
- hardThe exam was really hard.
- complicatedThe instructions were so complicated I just couldn't follow them.
- complexDesigning a house is a complex process.
- trickyIt's quite tricky getting the puzzle pieces to fit together.
B1
notfriendly,easytodealwith, orbehavingwell:
不友好的;难以接近的;难对付的;没教养的[+ to infinitive]Themanageris difficulttodealwith/a difficultpersontodealwith.那位经理很难对付。
Hiswifeis a very difficult woman.他妻子是个难以接近的人。
mainlyUKPleasechildren, don't be so difficult!孩子们,不要这样没规矩!
- Thismeatis difficult tochew.
- Thenoiseoutsidemade it difficult toconcentrate.
- It must be difficult tocopewith threesmallchildrenand ajob.
- She has had to make some very difficultdecisions.
- Thisnovelis too difficult forintermediatestudentsofEnglish.
Complicated and difficult to do
- advanced
- ambitious
- ambitiously
- another
- arduous
- formidable
- formidably
- get blood out of/from a stoneidiom
- grail
- gruelling
- onerous
- overdemanding
- painstaking
- picnic
- problematic
- tuff
- ultra-sensitive
- unresolved
- unsolved
- unwieldy