- 词义辨析
difficult, hard
这两个词都可表示“困难的”,它们的区别是:
difficult是较正式的用词,主要指智力方面的困难,多意味着“复杂”“难以处理”“难以了解”“需要智慧或技巧”; hard是口语用词,主要是指体力方面的困难,多意味着“不易做”。试比较:
Passing the examination is a difficult task.
通过这次考试并不容易。
The making of a road is a hard job.
筑路是项艰苦的工作。
下面三个句子的意思相同:
It is difficult to please him.
He is difficult to please.
He is a difficult person to please.
他是一个很难取悦的人。
difficult,hard
这两个形容词均有“困难”之意。
difficult比hard较为正式,侧重需要特别的能力、智力、判断力、技巧或勇气才能克服障碍。也可指深奥或抽象的难题。
hard含义广,通俗用词,与easy相对,泛指任何难理解,不好处理或不易做的事。
- 速记技巧
谐音记忆法
谐音:得分靠腿”
联想:中国足球:得分靠腿踢,困难;得分靠假球,玩完。
词根词缀法
dis-,不,非。facile,简单的,好做的(如facilitate促进;帮助;使容易),词源同fact,efficient.即不好做的,困难的。
- 近义词
- 反义词
- fussyadj.大惊小怪的;难取悦的;易烦恼的;(衣着,字句等上)充分讲究的;
- grimadj.冷酷的,残忍的;严厉的;阴冷的;可怕的,讨厌的;
- hardadj.困难的;硬的;有力的;努力的;
- obscureadj.模糊的;无名的;鲜为人知的;费解的;难以理解的
- painfuladj.令人疼痛的;令人痛苦的;不愉快的;
- steepadj.陡峭的;突然的,急剧的;过分的;
- stiffadj.严厉的;僵硬的,坚硬的;呆板的,拘谨的;顽固的;
- ticklishadj.(指人)怕痒的;需要小心处理的;难对付的;棘手的;
- toughadj.棘手的;坚强的;粗野的;治安很差的;艰难的;强硬的;坚固的;嚼不动的;倒霉的;
- tryingadj.令人难于忍受的;难堪的;令人厌烦的;
- 知识拓展
单词用法
表示做某事有困难,通常用It is difficult to do sth,这类句型的主语通常是it,不能是具体的人或事物,除非这个人或物与其后的不定式有动宾关系(且这个不定式必须用主动式表示被动意义):
English is difficult to learn.英语难学。
He is difficult to work with.他不好共事。
但不能说He is difficult to learn English.
同根单词
difficulty n.困难
- 双语例句 更多例句
When she first came to this pastoral area, she found life here a bit difficult to get used to.
她刚来牧区的时候, 生活上感到有点别扭.
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《用法词典》
The process of adjustment to life in another country can be very difficult.
适应另一国家的生活可能会非常困难.
《简明英汉词典》
The identification of the crash victims was a long and difficult task.
鉴别坠机意外伤亡者的工作费时而且困难重重。
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As a result of collective effort, the difficult situation changed into a favourable one.
经过大家的努力, 困难的局面终于让位于顺利的局面.
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- 相关词组
- difficult to难以;
- difficult to deal with别扭;
- lawsuit case difficult to judge疑狱
- difficult situation困厄;
- in a difficult position困窘;八方受困;狼狈;
- doubly difficult难上加难;
- be nothing difficult不在话下;
- difficult to decline sb's generous intentions盛情难却
- difficult position困境;
- manage to do a difficult job beyond one's reach勉为其难
- ask doubtful questions and inquire into difficult problems质疑问难
- difficult withdrawal of needles[医]滞针;
- a place difficult of access险;险地;
- avoid the difficult and choose the easy避难就易
- sth difficult to voice难言之隐
- as difficult as going to heaven难如登天
- as difficult as to climb up to the sky难如登天
- too difficult太难了;太难;太困难;太困难了
- travel along a long and difficult road梯山航海
- extremely difficult万难;千难万难;难得要命;难上加难;
- 今日热词
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- parking n.(车辆等的)停放;停车场所,停车位;v.停车(park的ing形式);
- shelter n.遮蔽(物),庇护(处);居所;收容所;v.遮蔽;躲避,避难;庇护;
- 利物浦 Liverpool;
- via prep.经由,经过;通过,凭借;
- fridge n.冰箱;
- basketball n.篮球(运动);
- b n.英语字母表的第2个字母;n.B音(C大调的第7音或音符);(学业成绩)第二等,良
- tutor n.家庭教师;导师;教师;助教;课本;v.任课;当教师;指导;
- dive v.跳水,潜水;冲向;迅速将手伸入;暴跌;n.跳水,潜水;冲;下等酒吧;
- green adj.绿色的;未熟的,青春的;未成熟的;主张保护环境的;n.绿色蔬菜;绿色的衣服;植物;
- sacred adj.宗教的;神圣的;受崇敬的,值得崇敬的;有宗教性质的;
- deadline n.截止时间,最后期限;