1 ADJ-GRADED 硬的;坚硬的;坚固的 Something that is hard is very firm and stiff to touch and is not easily bent, cut, or broken. 硬的;坚硬的;坚固的
SYN tough, strong, firm, solid
2 ADJ-GRADED [ADJ to-infinitive] 难做的;困难的 Something that is hard is very difficult to do or deal with. 难做的;困难的
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It's hard to tell what effect this latest move will have.
很难说最近这次行动会有什么结果。
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She found it hard to accept some of the criticisms directed towards her and her work.
她发现某些针对自己和自己工作的批评意见很难接受。
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Our traveller's behaviour on the journey is hard to explain.
我们的旅客一路上的行为让人很难解释。
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That's a very hard question.
那是个很难的问题。
SYN difficult, involved, complex, complicated
3 ADV-GRADED [ADVERB after verb] 努力地;使劲地 If you work hard doing something, you are very active or work intensely, with a lot of effort. 努力地;使劲地
SYN strenuously, steadily, persistently, earnestly
Hard is also an adjective.
4 ADJ-GRADED 累人的;费力的;费劲的 Hard work involves a lot of activity and effort. 累人的;费力的;费劲的
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Coping with three babies is very hard work.
照顾3个宝宝是非常累人的活儿。
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...a hard day's work.
一天的辛苦工作
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Their work is hard and unglamorous, and most people would find it boring.
他们的工作又累又平淡,多数人会认为很乏味。
SYN exhausting, tough, exacting, formidable
5 ADV-GRADED [ADVERB after verb] 仔细地;认真地 If you look, listen, or think hard, you do it carefully and with a great deal of attention. 仔细地;认真地
SYN intently, closely, carefully, sharply
Hard is also an adjective.
6 ADV-GRADED [ADVERB after verb] 猛力地;用力地 If you strike or take hold of something hard, you strike or take hold of it with a lot of force. 猛力地;用力地
SYN forcefully, strongly, heavily, sharply
Hard is also an adjective.
7 ADV-GRADED [ADVERB after verb] 强烈地;猛烈的;长时间地 You can use hard to indicate that something happens intensely and for a long time. 强烈地;猛烈的;长时间地
8 ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n] 冷酷无情的;心肠硬的 If a person or their expression is hard, they show no kindness or sympathy. 冷酷无情的;心肠硬的
SYN harsh, severe, strict, cold
9 ADJ-GRADED 苛刻的;严厉的;不友善的 If you are hard on someone, you treat them severely or unkindly. 苛刻的;严厉的;不友善的
10 ADJ-GRADED 有害的;不利的 If you say that something is hard on a person or thing, you mean it affects them in a way that is likely to cause them damage or suffering. 有害的;不利的
11 ADJ-GRADED (生活、一段日子)艰难的,艰苦的 If you have a hard life or a hard period of time, your life or that period is difficult and unpleasant for you. (生活、一段日子)艰难的,艰苦的
SYN grim, dark, painful, distressing
12 ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n] 非常寒冷的;凛冽的 A hard winter or a hard frost is a very cold one. 非常寒冷的;凛冽的
13 ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n] (颜色)刺目的,晃眼的;(声音)刺耳的,难听的 Hard colours or sounds are harsh or bright and unpleasant to see or hear. (颜色)刺目的,晃眼的;(声音)刺耳的,难听的
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The sea was a hard blue.
大海呈一片耀眼的蓝色。
14 ADJ [ADJ n] (证据、资料)可靠的,确凿的 Hard evidence or facts are definitely true and do not need to be questioned. (证据、资料)可靠的,确凿的
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He wanted more hard evidence.
他想要更多确凿的证据。
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There are probably fewer hard facts about the life of Henry Purcell than that of any other great composer since the Renaissance.
有关亨利·普赛尔生平的可靠资料可能比任何其他文艺复兴以来的伟大作曲家都要少。
SYN definite, reliable, verified, cold
15 ADJ-GRADED (水质)硬的(指含钙化合物较多) Hard water contains a lot of calcium compounds that stop soap making bubbles and sometimes appear as a deposit in kettles and baths. (水质)硬的(指含钙化合物较多)
16 ADJ [ADJ n] (毒品)毒性强的,烈性的 Hard drugs are very strong illegal drugs such as heroin or cocaine. (毒品)毒性强的,烈性的
17 ADJ (语音)发硬音的 In phonetics, a hard sound is one such as 'c' or 'g' as pronounced in the words 'cat' or 'give', and not as in the words 'cinema' or 'general'. (语音)发硬音的
18 PREP-PHRASE 离…很近的 If one thing is hard by another, it is very close to it. 离…很近的 [old-fashioned]
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Paradise Street was a short, crowded street near the railway station and hard by the factory.
天堂街是火车站附近一条拥挤的小街道,离该工厂很近。
19 PHRASE 受到不公平待遇的;委屈的 If you feel hard done by, you feel that you have not been treated fairly. 受到不公平待遇的;委屈的 [British]
20 PHRASE 困难的;艰难的 If you say that something is hard going, you mean it is difficult and requires a lot of effort. 困难的;艰难的
21 PHRASE 受到沉重打击的;受严重影响的 To be hard hit by something means to be affected very severely by it. 受到沉重打击的;受严重影响的
22 PHRASE 佯装不感兴趣;故意摆谱 If someone plays hard to get, they pretend not to be interested in another person or in what someone is trying to persuade them to do. 佯装不感兴趣;故意摆谱
23 PHRASE 十分困难的;处于困境的 If someone is hard put to do something or, in British English if they are hard pushed to do something, they have great difficulty doing it. 十分困难的;处于困境的
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Mr Morton is undoubtedly cleverer than Mr Kirkby, but he will be hard put to match his popularity.
莫顿先生无疑比柯克比先生更聪明,但他将很难像柯克比先生那样受人欢迎。
24 PHRASE 为…而非常苦恼(或难受);因…而沮丧 If you take something hard, you are very upset or depressed by it. 为…而非常苦恼(或难受);因…而沮丧
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ADJ. | firm, solid, tough; (ant.) gentle, soft 1 complicated, difficult, tough; (ant.) easy, simple 2 |
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