词组 | hardship |
释义 | hardship /ˈhɑːdʃɪp $ ˈhɑːrd-/ noun conditions that make someone’s life difficult, especially lack of moneyadjectivesgreat/immense/deep hardship The report looks at the great hardship caused by the earthquake.considerable/substantial hardship formal (=great hardship) People in this troubled region experienced considerable hardship and poverty.severe/serious/extreme hardship (=very bad) The 1930s was a period of severe hardship for many people in America.economic/financial hardship The closure of the steelworks brought economic hardship.real/genuine hardship Prolonged illness can cause real hardship for families.unnecessary hardship also undue hardship formal He believes the ban is causing unnecessary hardship. | The court decided that putting him in prison would cause undue hardship to his family.physical hardship (=when you lack the things that your body needs) The people of the war-torn region face severe physical hardship.personal hardship (=affecting one person in particular) The victim of a crime often suffers considerable personal hardship.material hardship formal (=a serious lack of money or of things that you need in order to live) Aid workers report that victims of the flood are experiencing enormous material hardship.verbscause/create hardship The severe winter caused great hardship in remote villages.experience/suffer hardship also endure hardship formal Many old people are experiencing hardship as a result of the new tax.face hardship (=be likely to experience it) The state of the economy left many families facing financial hardship.inflict hardship on sb (=cause someone to experience it) Civil war has inflicted hardship and suffering on thousands.alleviate hardship formal (=make it less severe) The programme aims to alleviate hardship among the poorest sections of society.survive hardship People who lived through the war survived terrible hardship.prepositionshardship to/for sb The change would cause considerable hardship to university students.in hardship Dozens of factories closed, leaving many families in real hardship.phrasesin times of hardship In times of hardship, she knew she could rely on her family for help. |
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