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单词 difficulty
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difficulty
noun
uk
/ˈdɪf.ɪ.kəl.ti/us
/ˈdɪf.ə.kəl.t̬i/
B1[U]
thefactof not beingeasyto do orunderstand:
困难，艰辛
Wefinishedthejob, but onlywithgreatdifficulty.我们非常艰难地完成了工作。
The difficultyofthetaskexcitedthem.这项任务之艰巨让他们感到非常刺激。
[+ -ing verb]Shehadgreatdifficultyfindingajob.她找工作及其困难。
UKPeople withasthmahave difficultyinbreathing.哮喘患者呼吸有困难。
B2[C]
aproblem:
问题，难题
tohavefinancial/personaldifficulties遇到财务问题／个人困难
childrenwithlearningdifficulties有学习障碍的孩子
Peoplelearninga newlanguageoftenencountersomedifficultiesat first.学习一门新语言最初常常会遇到一些困难。
Anunforeseendifficulty hasarisen.出现了一个没有预料到的难题。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
a problem
  • problemWhat's the problem here?
  • difficultyThe company is having some financial difficulties at the moment.
  • troubleWe've had a lot of trouble with the new computer system.
  • hitchThe ceremony went without a hitch.
  • glitchWe've had a few technical glitches, but I'm confident we'll be ready on time.
  • hurdleGetting a work permit is only the first hurdle.
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be in difficultiesUK(USbe in difficulty)
to haveproblemsor be in adifficultsituation:
遇到问题；有难处，处于困境
Ashipis indifficultiesoff thecoastof Ireland.一艘船在爱尔兰海岸附近遇到了麻烦。
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  • If you show thereceipt, there ought not to be any difficulty gettingyourmoneyback.
  • Manypeoplehave difficulty inrebuildingtheirliveswhen they come out ofprison.
  • If you're infinancialdifficulty, we'rehappytoletyouspreadyourpaymentsover twoyears.
  • "Did you have any difficultyfindingthetheatre?" "No,yourdirectionswereexcellent."
  • There are threelevelsof difficulty in thisgame:low,intermediateand high.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Difficult things and people
  • albatross
  • bane
  • be dead meatidiom
  • be in the clearidiom
  • be out of the woodsidiom
  • bump
  • equation
  • hindrance
  • hot potato
  • impediment
  • incubus
  • job
  • marathon
  • nut
  • teething troubles
  • the tip of the icebergidiom
  • thorn inyourflesh/sideidiom
  • tiesomeoneup
  • to-do
  • twist
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Difficult to understand
(Definition ofdifficultyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

difficulty| American Dictionary

difficulty
noun[C/U]
us
/ˈdɪf·ɪ·kəl·ti,-ˌkʌl·ti/
thefactof not beingeasy, or of being hard to do orunderstand:
[U]He has some difficultyhearingpeoplewhen theyspeaksoftly.
A difficulty is also aproblem:
[Cusually pl]In 1986 heexperiencedfinancialdifficulties and wasforcedtosellhisbusiness.
(Definition ofdifficultyfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdifficulty

difficulty
There were no differences between the four groups for experiencing a non-severe event, although depressed probands also experienced more difficulties than the other three groups.
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However, the difficulties in a theoretical explanation of robustness within the linguistic modelling suggested the adoption of an empirical notion.
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We have described difficulties associated with semantic query expansion.
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However, we did not code for stress, which is much less well understood in sign than in spoken languages and presents many difficulties for coding.
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No difficulties arise when one allows and to vary over time, as long as this variation is independent of the policy instrument. 20.
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We finish the section with a discussion of the main difficulties to set the -calculus in a dependent-type theory.
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We overcame two principal difficulties in this study.
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Following a discussion of authenticity, and of difficulties with obtaining and using authentic mater ials, the article explains the source of the data examined.
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A range of strateg ies to address some of the difficulties inherent in these two areas is proposed.
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There are, however, a number of major difficulties which necessar ily co-occur alongside any attempted classroom implementation.
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What are the particular difficulties that might be encountered when attempting 'exact' replications of a previous study in our field?
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Of course, there are always difficulties recording people in real life situations while trying to remain as inconspicuous as possible.
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However, to benefit from this early - and splendid - effort, the reader has to overcome several difficulties.
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The interpretative difficulties of these reversions are heightened as soon as we acknowledge that there was more than a fictional character at stake.
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The developmental benefits of democratic institutions, and the difficulties in building and keeping such institutions are, in this sense, two sides of the same coin.
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Collocationswithdifficulty

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added difficulty
The added difficulty for the researchers in this research project is the problematic definitions of rural that exist within the academic literature.
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conceptual difficulty
On the other hand, introduction of logical (or equivalently set-theoretic) operations also leads to aconceptualdifficulty.
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considerable difficulty
For example, the basic learning module described in section 4.1 would seem to haveconsiderabledifficultysimulating common prototype effects.
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