| 单词 | difficulty |
| 释义 | difficultydifficultiesdifficultydifficulty /ˈdɪfɪkəlti/ noun (plural difficulties)1[uncountable] when something is not easy to dohave difficulty (in) doing somethingDid you have difficulty finding the house?dofind你找那房子有困难吗？with/without difficultyShe stood up with difficulty.stand她费力地站起来。GrammarDo not say ‘He had difficulty to sleep.’ Say He had difficulty sleeping.havesleep（他睡眠有障碍。）2[countable] a problem: the country’s severe economic difficultiesdifficulty国家严峻的经济困难We’ve had a few difficulties recently.havedifficulty最近我们碰到了一些难题。get/run into difficultiesThe boat ran into difficulties in rough seas.rundifficultysea那艘小船在汹涌的大海里遇到了麻烦。3[uncountable] a situation in which you have problemsin difficultyMany families are in financial difficulty.familybe很多家庭都有经济上的困难。THESAURUS: difficultyproblem something that causes difficulty or trouble: If you have any problems, give me a call.problemCrime is a big problem here.beThere was a problem with one of the plane’s engines.beenginedifficulty a problem that makes it difficult to do what you want: If it doesn’t rain soon, farmers will face serious difficulties.farmerdifficultyWe’ve had difficulty selling the house.havesellissue a subject or problem that needs to be discussed. People often use issue instead of problem in more formal contexts: Global warming is one of the most important issues facing all countries.warmbeissuefacecountrysnag informal a problem that seems small, but spoils your plans and prevents you from doing something: There’s just one snag – we don’t have a car.setback something that happens that stops you from making progress: The peace talks have had a series of setbacks.talkhavesetbackhitch a small problem that delays or prevents you from doing something: The concert went off without a hitch. (=there weren’t any problems)gohassle informal if something is a hassle, it is annoying because it causes a lot of problems or extra work for you: I don’t want to cook a big meal – it’s too much hassle.There were the usual hassles about money.behassle |
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