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dif·fi·cul·ty /ˈdɪfɪkəltɪ/ n. | phr.
n.
1. 难，困难性；困难程度
the difficulty of driving a car through deep mud 开车通过泥淖的困难
a task of great difficulty 极困难的任务
2. 困难，难事
He had (或 found) little difficulty (in) learning mathematics. 他学习数学没有什么困难。(注意：句中的 in通常省略)
Students of English often encounter difficulty with professional titles. 英语学生在使用职衔称呼方面常遇困难。
Difficulties with manpower made the project out of the question. 人力的困难使这一项目全无实施的可能。
3. 费劲；不自在；笨拙
The man walked with difficulty. 那人行走时步履艰难。
The dog squeezed himself through the bars of the gate with no difficulty at all. 那条狗毫不费劲地从大门栅栏中间钻了过去。
overcome the difficulty of meeting strangers 克服见生人时的腼腆
4. 难点，难题
The difficulty with this car is getting it to start. 这辆汽车难在发动。
5. 麻烦；麻烦的起因； [常作 difficulties](尤指经济上的)困境；危难
John was in difficulty with the police. 约翰同警察发生了麻烦。
Mr. Smith was at a difficulty. 史密斯先生很为难。
His difficult stomach never revealed its difficulties in an X-ray. 他那老犯病的胃在X光透视时却总是看不出问题出在哪里。
He's in (financial) difficulties. 他手头拮据。
Those lifeboats go to the help of vessels that are in difficulties. 那些救生艇用来援救遇难船只。
get into difficulties 陷入困境
6. 争论，争执；分歧
She had some difficulty with her husband when she came home with the jewels she had bought. 她买了珠宝首饰回家，因此与丈夫起了龃龉。
Labour difficulties grew. 劳工纠纷加剧。
7. [常作 difficulties] 异议，反对；障碍
Jones keeps raising difficulties over my new plans. 琼斯对我的新计划老是横生梗阻。
[< L difficultās < difficilis hard < dis- not, away from + facilis easy, facile]
phr. make a difficulty (或 difficulties) 提出异议；制造障碍；刁难，梗阻 I do not expect him to make any difficulty about the deal. 我不认为他会作梗阻挠这笔交易。 |