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difficultly

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

艰难地,困难,困难地,艰难

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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.

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Examples

  • Computer-guided meditation is nice for those of us who have difficultly even understanding what focus feels like.

  • This fragrant residue was difficultly soluble in water and the solution reduced silver nitrate in ammonia.

  • The ions of the two metals may be separated and identified by means of difficultly soluble salts.

  • The word "difficulty" was sometimes employed as an adverb; herein it is converted to "difficultly" in this usage.

  • It is insoluble in water and ether, difficultly soluble in the hot; and fairly soluble in aniline.

  • This is the difficultly fusible Bohemian tube-glass, so valuable in chemical manipulations.