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difficult

/dif-i-kuhlt, -kuhlt/US // ˈdɪf ɪˌkʌlt, -kəlt //UK // (ˈdɪfɪkəlt) //

困难,难,艰难,困难的

Related Words

troublesome烦人,烦人的,麻烦的事,麻烦的事情crucial关键,重要的,重要,关键的tough艰难的,艰难,坚韧,坚韧的problematic有问题的,有问题,问题多多,存在问题的arduous艰巨的,艰辛的,艰巨,艰辛onerous繁重的,沉重的,繁重,严苛的demanding要求高的,要求高,苛刻的,苛刻的要求severe严重,严厉,严峻,严峻的strenuous费力的,费力,吃力,艰苦ambitious有雄心的,有雄心壮志,雄心勃勃的,雄心勃勃burdensome繁重的,繁琐的,繁琐,繁重的负担laborious辛苦,辛苦的,费力的,费力painful痛苦的,疼痛的,痛苦的是,痛苦不堪的challenging具有挑战性的,具有挑战性,有挑战性的,挑战complex复杂的,复杂,复合,复合体delicate微妙,细致,微妙的,精致confusing混乱的,混乱,令人困惑的,扑朔迷离grim严峻的,严酷的,严峻,严肃的intractable棘手的,难以解决的问题,棘手的问题,难以解决的gargantuan巨型,天大的,巨大的,巨型的

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : not easily or readily done; requiring much labor, skill, or planning to be performed successfully; hard: a difficult job.
    • : hard to understand or solve: a difficult problem.
    • : hard to deal with or get on with: a difficult pupil.
    • : hard to please or satisfy: a difficult employer.
    • : hard to persuade or induce; stubborn: a difficult old man.
    • : disadvantageous; trying; hampering: The operation was performed under the most difficult conditions.
    • : fraught with hardship, especially financial hardship: We saw some difficult times during the depression years.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.hard on someone; hard to do
Synonyms
ambitious有雄心的,有雄心壮志,雄心勃勃的,雄心勃勃arduous艰巨的,艰辛的,艰巨,艰辛burdensome繁重的,繁琐的,繁琐,繁重的负担challenging具有挑战性的,具有挑战性,有挑战性的,挑战crucial关键,重要的,重要,关键的demanding要求高的,要求高,苛刻的,苛刻的要求laborious辛苦,辛苦的,费力的,费力onerous繁重的,沉重的,繁重,严苛的painful痛苦的,疼痛的,痛苦的是,痛苦不堪的problematic有问题的,有问题,问题多多,存在问题的severe严重,严厉,严峻,严峻的strenuous费力的,费力,吃力,艰苦tough艰难的,艰难,坚韧,坚韧的troublesome烦人,烦人的,麻烦的事,麻烦的事情backbreaker背摔,背摔者,背击者,背摔手bothersome烦人的,烦人,麻烦的事,烦人的事difficile困难症,困难症患者,艰难地easier said than done说起来容易做起来难,说来容易做来难effortful努力的,费力的,努力,费力exacting严格的,严格,严谨,严谨的formidable厉害的,艰巨的,强大的,可怕的galling紧张的,紧张,紧张不安,紧张兮兮gargantuan巨型,天大的,巨大的,巨型的hard-wonheavy沉重,沉重的,重,厚重herculean艰苦卓绝,艰巨的,艰苦卓绝的,艰巨的任务immense巨大的,巨大,庞大的,硕大的intricate复杂的,错综复杂的,错综复杂,复杂irritating烦人的,刺激性的,刺激性,可气的labored辛勤工作,劳动,勤劳的,勤奋no picnic没有野餐,不野餐,没有野炊,没有郊游not easy不容易,不易,不简单,不太容易operose操作性,戏曲,运作,运营problem问题,问题所在,问题的,问题的解决prohibitive高昂的,禁止性的,禁止的,禁止rigid刚性,僵化,刚性的,僵硬的stiff僵硬的,坚硬的,僵硬,坚硬titanic泰坦尼克号,泰坦尼克,大力神,土星toilsome费力的,辛苦,劳累的,劳累trying试图,尽力而为,试试,尽力unyielding不屈不挠,不屈不挠的,坚忍不拔,坚韧不拔uphill上坡,上坡路,上山,上坡时upstream逆流而上,上游,上游的,往上wearisome疲惫不堪,疲惫不堪的,疲惫,疲倦
adj.complicated; hard to comprehend
Synonyms
complex复杂的,复杂,复合,复合体confusing混乱的,混乱,令人困惑的,扑朔迷离delicate微妙,细致,微妙的,精致troublesome烦人,烦人的,麻烦的事,麻烦的事情abstract抽象的,抽象,抽取,抽象派abstruse玄妙,玄妙的,艰深的,艰深难懂baffling令人费解的,令人困惑的,莫名其妙的,令人困惑的是bewildering令人困惑的,令人费解的,莫名其妙,令人困惑的是confounding混杂的,混杂的因素,混淆性,混杂性dark黑,黑黑的,暗色,暗deep深,深深的,深的,深入enigmatic神秘莫测,神秘莫测的,难以捉摸的,难以捉摸enigmatical莫名其妙,莫名其妙的,神秘的,玄妙的entangled纠缠不清的,纠缠在一起的,纠缠不清,纠缠在一起esoteric深奥的,深奥,深入浅出,奥秘的formidable厉害的,艰巨的,强大的,可怕的hard to explain难以解释,很难解释,难以解释的,难言之隐hard to solve难以解决,难解,难解难分,难以解决的问题hidden隐藏的,隐蔽的,隐秘的,隐蔽inexplicable莫名其妙,莫名其妙的,莫名的,莫明其妙intricate复杂的,错综复杂的,错综复杂,复杂involved涉及的,涉及到的,涉及,涉及的问题knotty疑难杂症,复杂的,棘手的,棘手的问题labyrinthine迷宫式的,迷路的,曲折的,迷路loose松散的,松散,松动,松脱meandering蜿蜒曲折,弯弯曲曲的,弯弯曲曲,蜿蜒曲折的mysterious神秘的,神秘,神奇的,玄妙的mystical神秘的,神奇的,神秘,神奇mystifying阴阳怪气,神秘的,阴阳怪气的,神奇的nice不错的,很好,很好的,不错obscure模糊不清,不明显,不明显的,无名小卒obstinate倔强,倔强的,顽固的,顽固paradoxical矛盾的,悖论式的,自相矛盾的,悖论性perplexing令人困惑的,令人费解的,令人疑惑的,令人费解problematical有问题的,有问题,存在问题的profound深刻的,精深的,深刻,精深puzzling令人费解的是,令人费解的,令人困惑的是,令人费解rambling漫无边际,胡言乱语,漫无边际的,漫无目的subtle微妙的,微妙,巧妙的,巧妙tangled错综复杂,错综复杂的,紊乱的,纠结的thorny多刺的,棘手的,荆棘丛生,棘手的问题ticklish痒痒的,怕痒,痒痒,怕痒的人unclear不清楚,不明确,不清楚的,不明unfathomable莫测高深,莫名其妙,莫名其妙的,不可思议unintelligible无法理解,难以理解,无法理解的,难以理解的vexing烦人,烦人的,令人烦恼的,烦扰
adj.unmanageable socially
Synonyms
demanding要求高的,要求高,苛刻的,苛刻的要求grim严峻的,严酷的,严峻,严肃的intractable棘手的,难以解决的问题,棘手的问题,难以解决的tough艰难的,艰难,坚韧,坚韧的troublesome烦人,烦人的,麻烦的事,麻烦的事情argumentative争论性,争论性的,议论性的,议论性bearish看跌,看跌的,看跌期权,看衰boorish粗野的,粗鲁的,粗犷的,粗野的人dark黑,黑黑的,暗色,暗fastidious迅速,迅速的,勤奋的,勤奋finicky挑剔的,挑剔的人,狡猾的,棘手的fractious烦躁不安,烦躁不安的,烦躁的,烦乱的fussy挑剔,挑剔的,挑剔的人,烦人hard to please难以取悦,难以令人满意,难以让人满意,难以取悦的impolite不礼貌的,不客气的,不客气,不礼貌irritable烦躁,烦躁不安,烦躁的,易怒oafish笨手笨脚的,无精打采的,笨手笨脚,无精打采obstreperous顽固不化,蛮横无理,桀骜不驯,顽固的perverse反常的,反常,乖张,悖逆的picky挑剔的,挑剔,挑剔的人,挑剔的家伙refractory耐火,耐火性,耐火的,耐火材料rigid刚性,僵化,刚性的,僵硬的rude无礼,无礼的,不客气,不客气的tiresome无聊的,无聊,令人厌烦的,令人厌烦trying试图,尽力而为,试试,尽力unaccommodating不通情达理,不通融,不通情达理的,不通融的unamenable徒劳无功,徒劳无益,徒劳的,徒劳无功的

Examples

  • These are difficult conversations that aren’t going to go away whether or not we play the national anthem.

  • It’s really difficult to do a cost-benefit analysis when you can’t quantify the benefits, which is the case with rotational-energy protection systems.

  • That would make it much more difficult to operate a site like Yelp, which relies on having negative user content that people that it’s about would want taken down.

  • Under normal circumstances, with a defeated incumbent president, it is difficult for a party to change.

  • The Washington Football Team is also in need of a quarterback, but it’s difficult to imagine an intra-divisional trade.

  • The choice between freedom and fear is not difficult when seen with perspective.

  • Although Huckabee's condescending tone - like that of an elementary school history teacher - makes it difficult to take seriously.

  • That makes it incredibly difficult to determine the effects of airstrikes, for example.

  • Being the first to declare feelings is incredibly difficult.

  • White rappers are always difficult to comprehend, difficult to deal with.

  • In the early stages of chronic nephritis, when diagnosis is difficult, it is usually normal.

  • It was difficult, with the mean appliances of the time, to wring subsistence from the reluctant earth.

  • It was difficult to describe—a little sterner, a little wilder, a faint emphasis of the barbaric peering through it.

  • Ajoutez cecy, s'il vous plaist, la grande difficult qu'il y a de tirer d'eux les mots mesmes qu'ils ont.

  • Numbers have dribbled back from firing line and cannot be collected in this difficult country.

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