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adversity

/ad-vur-si-tee/US // ædˈvɜr sɪ ti //UK // (ədˈvɜːsɪtɪ) //

逆境,抗逆境,抗逆性,逆境中

Related Words

disaster灾难,灾害,灾祸,灾情crunch紧缩,缩紧,紧缩性,紧缩的misfortune厄运,祸患,不幸,祸害hardship艰难困苦,困苦,困难,困难重重sorrow悲哀,悲痛,哀伤,悲伤suffering痛苦,苦难,煎熬,苦痛mishap意外事故,意外事件,不测事件,不测difficulty困难,难度,难点,困难重重calamity劫难,灾难,灾祸,灾情misery苦难,痛苦,悲哀,忧患trouble麻烦,麻烦的事,烦恼,困难catastrophe灾难,浩劫,灾害,灾难性的hard times艰难时期,困难时期,艰难时刻,艰难的时刻reverse逆转,反转,逆向,颠倒clutch离合器,离合,攥紧,攥住contretemps争吵,纠纷,争论,矛盾poison毒药,毒物,毒害,毒trial审判,试验,审理,审判工作drag拖动,拖累,拖拽,拖曳jam卡住,卡住了,卡纸,果酱

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural ad·ver·si·ties for 2.

    • : adverse or unfavorable fortune or fate; a condition marked by misfortune, calamity, or distress: Friends will show their true colors in times of adversity.
    • : an adverse or unfortunate event or circumstance: You will meet many adversities in life.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounbad luck, situation
Forms: adversities
Synonyms
calamity劫难,灾难,灾祸,灾情catastrophe灾难,浩劫,灾害,灾难性的crunch紧缩,缩紧,紧缩性,紧缩的difficulty困难,难度,难点,困难重重disaster灾难,灾害,灾祸,灾情hard times艰难时期,困难时期,艰难时刻,艰难的时刻hardship艰难困苦,困苦,困难,困难重重misery苦难,痛苦,悲哀,忧患misfortune厄运,祸患,不幸,祸害mishap意外事故,意外事件,不测事件,不测sorrow悲哀,悲痛,哀伤,悲伤suffering痛苦,苦难,煎熬,苦痛trouble麻烦,麻烦的事,烦恼,困难affliction痛苦,困扰,苦难,苦恼bummer讨厌的人,遗憾的是,讨厌鬼,遗憾clutch离合器,离合,攥紧,攥住contretemps争吵,纠纷,争论,矛盾distress苦恼,危难,痛苦,困扰downer下行者,坠落者,跌落者,跌宕起伏drag拖动,拖累,拖拽,拖曳hurting伤害,伤人,伤痛,伤害的jam卡住,卡住了,卡纸,果酱jinx扫把星,扫帚星,乌鸦嘴,忌讳poison毒药,毒物,毒害,毒reverse逆转,反转,逆向,颠倒trial审判,试验,审理,审判工作bad break坏的突破,不好的突破,糟糕的突破,糟糕的断裂can of worms祸根,祸害,隐患,祸害无穷evil eye邪恶的眼睛,邪恶之眼,恶魔之眼,恶毒的眼睛hard knocks硬碰硬,艰难的考验,艰难困苦,艰难的挑战ill fortune厄运,恶运,祸福相依,命运多舛kiss of death死亡之吻,死神之吻,致命之吻,死之吻on the skids在滑行中,在滑板上,在滑坡中,在滑坡上pain in the neck颈部疼痛,颈痛,颈部的疼痛,颈部痛苦the worst最差的,最糟糕的是,最坏的情况,最糟糕的tough luck艰难的运气,运气不好的时候,运气不好的人
Antonyms
advantage优势assistance援助,协助,帮助,协助工作benefit效益,裨益,补助,效益方面blessing保佑,祝福,护佑,保祐boon蓬勃发展,兴旺,兴隆,兴盛contentment知足常乐,知足,知足者常乐,乐业ease缓解,减轻,舒适度,舒适favor赞成,偏爱,宠爱,恩惠good fortune福禄寿,福气,福禄寿喜,福禄good luck好运,好运气,好运连连,好運happiness幸福,幸福感,快乐,欢乐joy快乐,乐趣,喜悦,欢乐miracle神迹,神蹟,神功,神奇peace和平,安宁,平和,和平问题pleasure乐趣,快感,快乐,愉悦profit利润,盈利,赢利,营利success成功,成功的,成功案例,成功的例子wonder惊叹,想知道,惊奇,奇观comfort舒适度,舒适性,舒适,舒适感health健康,卫生,保健,健康方面aid援助encouragement鼓励,激励,励志,励fortune财富,运气,命运,幸运help帮助,帮忙,帮忙的,帮助的prosperity繁荣,景气度,景气,繁荣度

Examples

  • I feel like road games are the best because you’ve got people going at you, and you’ve got a little bit more adversity.

  • Stories about overcoming adversity and always, always sticking together.

  • So I guess sometimes you learn a lot more from defeat and adversity than you do from winning.

  • Obviously a lot of adversity the first little bit here, and he’s been our best player every night, and we’re pretty lucky to have him back there right now.

  • “We’ve got a little bit of adversity right now and we’re still finding a way to get points, and I think in the long run that’s going to be very big for us,” Oshie said.

  • They are stories of persecution and triumph, adversity and strength.

  • No matter what adversity or fear we may confront, we are always inherently free to choose how to be.

  • She has inspired us all with her courage in the face of adversity and her strength for never giving up.

  • How she triumphed over the adversity in her life is what makes her such a powerful role model for generations of women.

  • And yet these A-listers seem to have that “strength in adversity” image down cold.

  • Even God may look with pleasure upon a brave man struggling against adversity.

  • The blasts of adversity were necessary to winnow the spurious and false away, and to leave the tried and true behind.

  • And therefore he never withdraweth his mercy from us: but though he chastise his people with adversity he forsaketh them not.

  • The former says:—'I condemn thy teaching; it is (mere) adversity.'

  • It is characteristic of the Germans to bring an accusation like that against a brave and innocent man in adversity.

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