英语词汇difficult的词组、短语、固定搭配翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

difficult /ˈdɪfɪkəlt/ adjective hard to do, understand, or deal withnounsa difficult job/task Peter had the difficult task of judging the competition.a difficult question There were some difficult questions in the test.a difficult situation/position The country is in a difficult economic situation.difficult circumstances/conditions Staff are doing a good job in difficult circumstances.a difficult problem/issue Anti-social behaviour is a difficult problem for the police to deal with.a difficult decision/choice The government is facing some difficult decisions.a difficult time/period/day/year Gina has had a difficult time recently – she has just lost her job.a difficult person/man/child etc Joe was a very difficult man to live with.difficult words/language Lawyers tend to use a lot of long and difficult words.adverbsextremely/incredibly/extraordinarily difficult The past week has been an incredibly difficult time.fiendishly difficult (=used to emphasize that something is difficult) This piece of music is fiendishly difficult to play.increasingly difficult/more and more difficult As the disease develops, walking becomes increasingly difficult.notoriously difficult (=in a way that many people know about) Mountain weather is notoriously difficult to predict.doubly difficult (=much more difficult than usual) If you have sensitive skin, finding suitable skin products can be doubly difficult.verbsmake sth difficult Shortages of food during the war made life very difficult.find sth difficult He’s finding it difficult to get a job.prove difficult (=be difficult) The task was proving more difficult than she had imagined.become/get difficult When things get difficult, I know I can always ask him for help.look difficult The puzzle looks more difficult than it really is.prepositionsdifficult for sb Talking about personal problems is very difficult for many people.phrasesit is difficult to understand/imagine It’s difficult to imagine what life was like in the 18th century.it is difficult to know/say/see It’s difficult to see how peace can be achieved in the region.THESAURUS: difficult hardjob | work | time | day | decision | choice | question | test | problem | life | part difficult: It’s a hard job and some of the drivers work seven days a week. | I was having a hard time finding a place at university. | We will have to make some hard decisions. | The test was really hard. | You can see from her face that she has had a hard life. | The hardest part is over. | It was hard to forgive him after what he had done.Hard or difficult?Hard is less formal than difficult and is very common in spoken English.If something is tiring and you have to use a lot of effort, you usually use hard rather than difficult: It was a hard race. It was a long hard climb to the summit.You say a difficult problem/issue or a difficult situation, not a ‘hard’ one. toughtime | decision | choice | question | game | challenge | competition | life very difficult, because you have to use a lot of effort, or because it affects you emotionally: James has had a tough time at home recently – his parents have just got divorced. | Doctors had to make tough decisions about who to treat first. | The team faces some tough competition. | Life is tough sometimes. demandingjob | task | work | schedule | day difficult and tiring, because it takes a lot of effort: Being a nurse in a busy hospital is a demanding job. | He was exhausted after a busy and demanding day at work. | It can be very demanding bringing up young children. challengingtask | work | job | role | position | situation difficult in an interesting or enjoyable way: This was a challenging task even for an experienced manager. | I wanted a job that was more challenging. | The course is meant to be intellectually challenging.You sometimes use challenging when you want to politely avoid using the word difficult: Some of the students can be rather challenging to teach. dauntingtask | prospect | challenge | problem | experience if something seems daunting, you think that it will be difficult and you do not feel confident about being able to do it: We are faced with the daunting task of raising $5 million. | Your first solo performance may seem a daunting prospect (=an idea of something that will happen, which worries you). | The aim is to make a visit to the hospital less daunting for children. awkwardquestion | position | situation | problem | moment | silence rather difficult to deal with – used especially when something could be embarrassing: They started asking awkward questions about where the money had gone. | You’ve put me in a very awkward position. | There was an awkward moment during the meal when she asked him about his family. | It was getting dark and foggy, which made the rescue even more awkward. trickysituation | business | task | job | operation | question | subject | issue | problem difficult because it is complicated and full of problems. Tricky is more informal than awkward and is used especially in spoken English: She had helped him out of a tricky situation. | Fixing up a curtain rail can be a tricky business (=a tricky job). | It was a tricky operation to move the barrels. | Then there is the tricky issue of who is going to pay for the wedding. | Merging the two companies was bound to be tricky. delicatebalance | matter | subject | issue | question | task | operation | process | situation | negotiations needing to be dealt with carefully or sensitively, especially in order to avoid offending people or causing problems: There is a delicate balance between treating every student equally and rewarding those who do better. | I need to speak to you about a rather delicate matter. | The country is beginning the delicate task of maintaining peace.If something is difficult and needs a lot of time and effort, you say that it is an uphill battle/struggle/task: For a long time, it was an uphill struggle and we didn’t think we would succeed. If you are impressed that someone has done something very difficult, you say that it is no mean feat: Sailing across the Atlantic Ocean is no mean feat.You can also use negative sentences, and say that something is not easy: It’s not easy bringing up three children on your own.ANTONYMS → easy

词组	difficult
释义	difficult /ˈdɪfɪkəlt/ adjective hard to do, understand, or deal withnounsa difficult job/task Peter had the difficult task of judging the competition.a difficult question There were some difficult questions in the test.a difficult situation/position The country is in a difficult economic situation.difficult circumstances/conditions Staff are doing a good job in difficult circumstances.a difficult problem/issue Anti-social behaviour is a difficult problem for the police to deal with.a difficult decision/choice The government is facing some difficult decisions.a difficult time/period/day/year Gina has had a difficult time recently – she has just lost her job.a difficult person/man/child etc Joe was a very difficult man to live with.difficult words/language Lawyers tend to use a lot of long and difficult words.adverbsextremely/incredibly/extraordinarily difficult The past week has been an incredibly difficult time.fiendishly difficult (=used to emphasize that something is difficult) This piece of music is fiendishly difficult to play.increasingly difficult/more and more difficult As the disease develops, walking becomes increasingly difficult.notoriously difficult (=in a way that many people know about) Mountain weather is notoriously difficult to predict.doubly difficult (=much more difficult than usual) If you have sensitive skin, finding suitable skin products can be doubly difficult.verbsmake sth difficult Shortages of food during the war made life very difficult.find sth difficult He’s finding it difficult to get a job.prove difficult (=be difficult) The task was proving more difficult than she had imagined.become/get difficult When things get difficult, I know I can always ask him for help.look difficult The puzzle looks more difficult than it really is.prepositionsdifficult for sb Talking about personal problems is very difficult for many people.phrasesit is difficult to understand/imagine It’s difficult to imagine what life was like in the 18th century.it is difficult to know/say/see It’s difficult to see how peace can be achieved in the region.THESAURUS: difficult hardjob \| work \| time \| day \| decision \| choice \| question \| test \| problem \| life \| part difficult: It’s a hard job and some of the drivers work seven days a week. \| I was having a hard time finding a place at university. \| We will have to make some hard decisions. \| The test was really hard. \| You can see from her face that she has had a hard life. \| The hardest part is over. \| It was hard to forgive him after what he had done.Hard or difficult?Hard is less formal than difficult and is very common in spoken English.If something is tiring and you have to use a lot of effort, you usually use hard rather than difficult: It was a hard race. It was a long hard climb to the summit.You say a difficult problem/issue or a difficult situation, not a ‘hard’ one. toughtime \| decision \| choice \| question \| game \| challenge \| competition \| life very difficult, because you have to use a lot of effort, or because it affects you emotionally: James has had a tough time at home recently – his parents have just got divorced. \| Doctors had to make tough decisions about who to treat first. \| The team faces some tough competition. \| Life is tough sometimes. demandingjob \| task \| work \| schedule \| day difficult and tiring, because it takes a lot of effort: Being a nurse in a busy hospital is a demanding job. \| He was exhausted after a busy and demanding day at work. \| It can be very demanding bringing up young children. challengingtask \| work \| job \| role \| position \| situation difficult in an interesting or enjoyable way: This was a challenging task even for an experienced manager. \| I wanted a job that was more challenging. \| The course is meant to be intellectually challenging.You sometimes use challenging when you want to politely avoid using the word difficult: Some of the students can be rather challenging to teach. dauntingtask \| prospect \| challenge \| problem \| experience if something seems daunting, you think that it will be difficult and you do not feel confident about being able to do it: We are faced with the daunting task of raising $5 million. \| Your first solo performance may seem a daunting prospect (=an idea of something that will happen, which worries you). \| The aim is to make a visit to the hospital less daunting for children. awkwardquestion \| position \| situation \| problem \| moment \| silence rather difficult to deal with – used especially when something could be embarrassing: They started asking awkward questions about where the money had gone. \| You’ve put me in a very awkward position. \| There was an awkward moment during the meal when she asked him about his family. \| It was getting dark and foggy, which made the rescue even more awkward. trickysituation \| business \| task \| job \| operation \| question \| subject \| issue \| problem difficult because it is complicated and full of problems. Tricky is more informal than awkward and is used especially in spoken English: She had helped him out of a tricky situation. \| Fixing up a curtain rail can be a tricky business (=a tricky job). \| It was a tricky operation to move the barrels. \| Then there is the tricky issue of who is going to pay for the wedding. \| Merging the two companies was bound to be tricky. delicatebalance \| matter \| subject \| issue \| question \| task \| operation \| process \| situation \| negotiations needing to be dealt with carefully or sensitively, especially in order to avoid offending people or causing problems: There is a delicate balance between treating every student equally and rewarding those who do better. \| I need to speak to you about a rather delicate matter. \| The country is beginning the delicate task of maintaining peace.If something is difficult and needs a lot of time and effort, you say that it is an uphill battle/struggle/task: For a long time, it was an uphill struggle and we didn’t think we would succeed. If you are impressed that someone has done something very difficult, you say that it is no mean feat: Sailing across the Atlantic Ocean is no mean feat.You can also use negative sentences, and say that something is not easy: It’s not easy bringing up three children on your own.ANTONYMS → easy
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