Definition of difficulty in English:

difficulty

nounPlural difficulties ˈdɪfɪk(ə)ltiˈdɪfəkəlti

mass noun

1The state or condition of being difficult.
困难；困境
Guy had no difficulty in making friends
盖伊很善于交朋友。
I managed with difficulty to struggle upright
我努力克服困难，尽量做个正直的人。
Example sentencesExamples
- He was also critical over farmers' difficulty in getting licences to move animals.
- I have difficulty in walking, so getting to the top of town is virtually impossible.
- The European court had no difficulty in deciding that it was unfair for that to happen.
- Trying to pin down a connection between art and morality is fraught with difficulty.
- Nor do we have any difficulty in seeing the alternatives as real alternatives.
- But the cost and difficulty in getting hold of such items made them the stuff of dreams.
- He was, however, having difficulty in getting a suitable test case to the starting gate.
- The lack of air in a birth chart can indicate difficulty in the expression of that person.
- That was, by the way and a propos of nothing, one of the few words that I had difficulty in spelling as a child.
- I regarded him as an honest and sensible witness and have no difficulty in believing what he told me.
- No wonder we have such difficulty in getting really good candidates to stand.
- When he did paint actual places he had no difficulty in ruthlessly leaving out bits he didn't want.
- However, there can be difficulty in defining what is actual or physical retirement.
- He eventually manhandled the rock into his goody bag and dragged it with difficulty to the surface.
- Monet's desire to become a painter was something his father accepted with difficulty.
- Europeans often have difficulty in overcoming their initial aversion to this smell.
- It's a journey fraught with difficulty, aided by a whole string of people smugglers.
- Nevertheless, it is a tragedy that such a splendid player has such difficulty in running.
- Because of this, there may be some difficulty in giving or receiving affection.
- They are apt to lead to much difficulty in application because they give rise to much uncertainty.
Synonyms
strain, struggling, awkwardness, trouble, toil, labour, laboriousness, strenuousness, arduousness
pains, problems, trials and tribulations
informal hassle, stress
literary dolour, travails
complexity, complicatedness, intricacy, perplexity, knottiness, awkwardness
difficultness, trickiness, hardness
obscurity, abstruseness
1. 1.1count noun A thing that is hard to accomplish, deal with, or understand.
  难事，难题；难懂的事
  there is a practical difficulty
  有实际的困难。
  a club with financial difficulties
  有财政困难的俱乐部。
  Example sentencesExamples
  It is understood that one of her difficulties related to an arranged marriage.
  Even the club had difficulties finding a translator at the time of his signing.
  He had a very hard life and due to difficulties with his family found himself on the streets.
  School was very hard for me but doing sports helped me deal with the difficulties of it.
  What do you do when someone comes to you with an emotional difficulty he or she wishes to deal with?
  It is like a mindset, and that is the difficulty we have when dealing with cases like this.
  My Lords, there is in any event a considerable conceptual difficulty in a stay of this sort of order.
  Of course, there will be short moments where there will be problems and difficulties.
  If there is any trouble, the team try to deal with it and report back to me any difficulties.
  I could understand the difficulties, we had a lot of nationalities in the back four.
  A solution to these difficulties is needed to develop a general vision into a practical policy.
  There has been no disguising the financial difficulties the party has been in since the election.
  Its previous owner had bought it from an aircraft museum that got into financial difficulties.
  The main difficulty in discussing morality is agreeing the meaning of the terms we use.
  I have the professional experience that allows me to understand his difficulties.
  A difficulty in applying the definition is to decide what is a specific cognitive domain.
  In addition, some firms encounter difficulties in understanding the new rules of the game.
  It's the last and only resort for very many people in all sorts of crises and difficulties.
  Many farmers and farm workers are experiencing real financial difficulties, he says.
  I understand the difficulty and if we don't put it right it has huge implications for staff.
  Synonyms
  problem, complication, issue, disadvantage, snag, hitch, drawback, pitfall, handicap, impediment, hindrance, obstacle, hurdle, stumbling block, obstruction, barrier
  informal fly in the ointment, prob, headache, hiccup, facer
  British informal spanner in the works
  North American informal monkey wrench in the works
  dated cumber
  literary trammel
2. 1.2difficulties A situation that is difficult or dangerous.
  困境；险境
  they went for a swim but got into difficulties
  他们去游泳却陷入险境。
  Example sentencesExamples
  But in London, only 1 per cent of borrowers were in difficulties, following the increase in the capital's property prices.
  Nicky got into difficulties on Sunday afternoon as he was swimming with two friends.
  Their chopper got into difficulties as it came in to land just off the Shetland Islands on Friday evening.
  He had gone in to save his friend and then got into difficulties himself.
  He claims his daughter got into difficulties while driving on a motorway.
  Stephen and a colleague were pulled from the blaze by fellow firefighters after they got into difficulties inside the building last night
  They had been out together for the day and he was swimming when he got into difficulties.
  In two separate incidents, two divers got into difficulties in Scapa Flow on Sunday.
  The recovery project ran into difficulties as the data was saved in an obscure format that modern Amiga emulators could not read.
  "We must also avoid putting undue pressure on companies that may be in difficulties."
  We are also aware of the problems facing the minority of payday lending customers who get into difficulties repaying their loans.
  He played the first 14 holes in four under par until he ran into difficulties in the hole 15.
  He then ran into difficulties after promoting his movie in Toronto earlier in the week.
  Poor visibility and heavy rain did not prevent three jet skiers taking to the water off the Exmouth coast before they got into difficulties.
  The money will come from a fund set up to deal with credit unions in difficulties.
  It is thought one of the men may have fallen in, and then the other went to try to help and also got into difficulties.
  He had got into difficulties in the Atlantis outdoor swimming pool on Sunday afternoon.
  A dog will get itself out of water so if you do see an animal in difficulties, by all means call the emergency services and wait for help but do not try to be a hero.
  Publicly available documents reveal one of the companies she owns got into difficulties at the end of 2011.
  Two other friends got into difficulties in the rescue attempt and had to be pulled to safety.
  Synonyms
  trouble, distress, crisis, hardship
  adversity, extremity, need
  hard times, dire straits
  predicament, quandary, dilemma, plight
  informal hot water, deep water, a fix, a jam, a spot, a scrape, a stew, a hole, a pickle

Origin

Late Middle English (in the senses 'requiring effort or skill' and 'something difficult'): from Latin difficultas, from dis- (expressing reversal) + facultas 'ability, opportunity'.

Definition of difficulty in US English:

difficulty

nounˈdɪfəkəltiˈdifəkəltē

1The state or condition of being difficult.
困难；困境
Guy had no difficulty in making friends
盖伊很善于交朋友。
she walks with difficulty
Example sentencesExamples
- I regarded him as an honest and sensible witness and have no difficulty in believing what he told me.
- Nevertheless, it is a tragedy that such a splendid player has such difficulty in running.
- The lack of air in a birth chart can indicate difficulty in the expression of that person.
- That was, by the way and a propos of nothing, one of the few words that I had difficulty in spelling as a child.
- They are apt to lead to much difficulty in application because they give rise to much uncertainty.
- However, there can be difficulty in defining what is actual or physical retirement.
- The European court had no difficulty in deciding that it was unfair for that to happen.
- I have difficulty in walking, so getting to the top of town is virtually impossible.
- He was also critical over farmers' difficulty in getting licences to move animals.
- When he did paint actual places he had no difficulty in ruthlessly leaving out bits he didn't want.
- He eventually manhandled the rock into his goody bag and dragged it with difficulty to the surface.
- No wonder we have such difficulty in getting really good candidates to stand.
- He was, however, having difficulty in getting a suitable test case to the starting gate.
- Monet's desire to become a painter was something his father accepted with difficulty.
- It's a journey fraught with difficulty, aided by a whole string of people smugglers.
- Nor do we have any difficulty in seeing the alternatives as real alternatives.
- But the cost and difficulty in getting hold of such items made them the stuff of dreams.
- Because of this, there may be some difficulty in giving or receiving affection.
- Trying to pin down a connection between art and morality is fraught with difficulty.
- Europeans often have difficulty in overcoming their initial aversion to this smell.
Synonyms
strain, struggling, awkwardness, trouble, toil, labour, laboriousness, strenuousness, arduousness
complexity, complicatedness, intricacy, perplexity, knottiness, awkwardness
1. 1.1 A thing that is hard to accomplish, deal with, or understand.
  难事，难题；难懂的事
  there is a practical difficulty
  有实际的困难。
  a club with financial difficulties
  有财政困难的俱乐部。
  Example sentencesExamples
  If there is any trouble, the team try to deal with it and report back to me any difficulties.
  He had a very hard life and due to difficulties with his family found himself on the streets.
  I have the professional experience that allows me to understand his difficulties.
  Its previous owner had bought it from an aircraft museum that got into financial difficulties.
  It is like a mindset, and that is the difficulty we have when dealing with cases like this.
  In addition, some firms encounter difficulties in understanding the new rules of the game.
  Of course, there will be short moments where there will be problems and difficulties.
  I could understand the difficulties, we had a lot of nationalities in the back four.
  A solution to these difficulties is needed to develop a general vision into a practical policy.
  A difficulty in applying the definition is to decide what is a specific cognitive domain.
  What do you do when someone comes to you with an emotional difficulty he or she wishes to deal with?
  Even the club had difficulties finding a translator at the time of his signing.
  My Lords, there is in any event a considerable conceptual difficulty in a stay of this sort of order.
  The main difficulty in discussing morality is agreeing the meaning of the terms we use.
  Many farmers and farm workers are experiencing real financial difficulties, he says.
  School was very hard for me but doing sports helped me deal with the difficulties of it.
  It is understood that one of her difficulties related to an arranged marriage.
  It's the last and only resort for very many people in all sorts of crises and difficulties.
  There has been no disguising the financial difficulties the party has been in since the election.
  I understand the difficulty and if we don't put it right it has huge implications for staff.
  Synonyms
  problem, complication, issue, disadvantage, snag, hitch, drawback, pitfall, handicap, impediment, hindrance, obstacle, hurdle, stumbling block, obstruction, barrier
2. 1.2often difficulties A situation that is difficult or dangerous.
  困境；险境
  they went for a swim but got into difficulties
  他们去游泳却陷入险境。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The recovery project ran into difficulties as the data was saved in an obscure format that modern Amiga emulators could not read.
  In two separate incidents, two divers got into difficulties in Scapa Flow on Sunday.
  He had gone in to save his friend and then got into difficulties himself.
  He had got into difficulties in the Atlantis outdoor swimming pool on Sunday afternoon.
  Poor visibility and heavy rain did not prevent three jet skiers taking to the water off the Exmouth coast before they got into difficulties.
  Two other friends got into difficulties in the rescue attempt and had to be pulled to safety.
  It is thought one of the men may have fallen in, and then the other went to try to help and also got into difficulties.
  Nicky got into difficulties on Sunday afternoon as he was swimming with two friends.
  He claims his daughter got into difficulties while driving on a motorway.
  They had been out together for the day and he was swimming when he got into difficulties.
  He then ran into difficulties after promoting his movie in Toronto earlier in the week.
  But in London, only 1 per cent of borrowers were in difficulties, following the increase in the capital's property prices.
  Their chopper got into difficulties as it came in to land just off the Shetland Islands on Friday evening.
  Stephen and a colleague were pulled from the blaze by fellow firefighters after they got into difficulties inside the building last night
  We are also aware of the problems facing the minority of payday lending customers who get into difficulties repaying their loans.
  "We must also avoid putting undue pressure on companies that may be in difficulties."
  He played the first 14 holes in four under par until he ran into difficulties in the hole 15.
  A dog will get itself out of water so if you do see an animal in difficulties, by all means call the emergency services and wait for help but do not try to be a hero.
  The money will come from a fund set up to deal with credit unions in difficulties.
  Publicly available documents reveal one of the companies she owns got into difficulties at the end of 2011.
  Synonyms
  trouble, distress, crisis, hardship

Origin

Late Middle English (in the senses ‘requiring effort or skill’ and ‘something difficult’): from Latin difficultas, from dis- (expressing reversal) + facultas ‘ability, opportunity’.

单词	difficulty
释义	Definition of difficulty in English: difficulty nounPlural difficulties ˈdɪfɪk(ə)ltiˈdɪfəkəlti mass noun 1The state or condition of being difficult. 困难；困境 Guy had no difficulty in making friends 盖伊很善于交朋友。 I managed with difficulty to struggle upright 我努力克服困难，尽量做个正直的人。 Example sentencesExamples He was also critical over farmers' difficulty in getting licences to move animals. I have difficulty in walking, so getting to the top of town is virtually impossible. The European court had no difficulty in deciding that it was unfair for that to happen. Trying to pin down a connection between art and morality is fraught with difficulty. Nor do we have any difficulty in seeing the alternatives as real alternatives. But the cost and difficulty in getting hold of such items made them the stuff of dreams. He was, however, having difficulty in getting a suitable test case to the starting gate. The lack of air in a birth chart can indicate difficulty in the expression of that person. That was, by the way and a propos of nothing, one of the few words that I had difficulty in spelling as a child. I regarded him as an honest and sensible witness and have no difficulty in believing what he told me. No wonder we have such difficulty in getting really good candidates to stand. When he did paint actual places he had no difficulty in ruthlessly leaving out bits he didn't want. However, there can be difficulty in defining what is actual or physical retirement. He eventually manhandled the rock into his goody bag and dragged it with difficulty to the surface. Monet's desire to become a painter was something his father accepted with difficulty. Europeans often have difficulty in overcoming their initial aversion to this smell. It's a journey fraught with difficulty, aided by a whole string of people smugglers. Nevertheless, it is a tragedy that such a splendid player has such difficulty in running. Because of this, there may be some difficulty in giving or receiving affection. They are apt to lead to much difficulty in application because they give rise to much uncertainty. Synonyms strain, struggling, awkwardness, trouble, toil, labour, laboriousness, strenuousness, arduousness pains, problems, trials and tribulations informal hassle, stress literary dolour, travails complexity, complicatedness, intricacy, perplexity, knottiness, awkwardness difficultness, trickiness, hardness obscurity, abstruseness 1.1count noun A thing that is hard to accomplish, deal with, or understand. 难事，难题；难懂的事 there is a practical difficulty 有实际的困难。 a club with financial difficulties 有财政困难的俱乐部。 Example sentencesExamples It is understood that one of her difficulties related to an arranged marriage. Even the club had difficulties finding a translator at the time of his signing. He had a very hard life and due to difficulties with his family found himself on the streets. School was very hard for me but doing sports helped me deal with the difficulties of it. What do you do when someone comes to you with an emotional difficulty he or she wishes to deal with? It is like a mindset, and that is the difficulty we have when dealing with cases like this. My Lords, there is in any event a considerable conceptual difficulty in a stay of this sort of order. Of course, there will be short moments where there will be problems and difficulties. If there is any trouble, the team try to deal with it and report back to me any difficulties. I could understand the difficulties, we had a lot of nationalities in the back four. A solution to these difficulties is needed to develop a general vision into a practical policy. There has been no disguising the financial difficulties the party has been in since the election. Its previous owner had bought it from an aircraft museum that got into financial difficulties. The main difficulty in discussing morality is agreeing the meaning of the terms we use. I have the professional experience that allows me to understand his difficulties. A difficulty in applying the definition is to decide what is a specific cognitive domain. In addition, some firms encounter difficulties in understanding the new rules of the game. It's the last and only resort for very many people in all sorts of crises and difficulties. Many farmers and farm workers are experiencing real financial difficulties, he says. I understand the difficulty and if we don't put it right it has huge implications for staff. Synonyms problem, complication, issue, disadvantage, snag, hitch, drawback, pitfall, handicap, impediment, hindrance, obstacle, hurdle, stumbling block, obstruction, barrier informal fly in the ointment, prob, headache, hiccup, facer British informal spanner in the works North American informal monkey wrench in the works dated cumber literary trammel 1.2difficulties A situation that is difficult or dangerous. 困境；险境 they went for a swim but got into difficulties 他们去游泳却陷入险境。 Example sentencesExamples But in London, only 1 per cent of borrowers were in difficulties, following the increase in the capital's property prices. Nicky got into difficulties on Sunday afternoon as he was swimming with two friends. Their chopper got into difficulties as it came in to land just off the Shetland Islands on Friday evening. He had gone in to save his friend and then got into difficulties himself. He claims his daughter got into difficulties while driving on a motorway. Stephen and a colleague were pulled from the blaze by fellow firefighters after they got into difficulties inside the building last night They had been out together for the day and he was swimming when he got into difficulties. In two separate incidents, two divers got into difficulties in Scapa Flow on Sunday. The recovery project ran into difficulties as the data was saved in an obscure format that modern Amiga emulators could not read. "We must also avoid putting undue pressure on companies that may be in difficulties." We are also aware of the problems facing the minority of payday lending customers who get into difficulties repaying their loans. He played the first 14 holes in four under par until he ran into difficulties in the hole 15. He then ran into difficulties after promoting his movie in Toronto earlier in the week. Poor visibility and heavy rain did not prevent three jet skiers taking to the water off the Exmouth coast before they got into difficulties. The money will come from a fund set up to deal with credit unions in difficulties. It is thought one of the men may have fallen in, and then the other went to try to help and also got into difficulties. He had got into difficulties in the Atlantis outdoor swimming pool on Sunday afternoon. A dog will get itself out of water so if you do see an animal in difficulties, by all means call the emergency services and wait for help but do not try to be a hero. Publicly available documents reveal one of the companies she owns got into difficulties at the end of 2011. Two other friends got into difficulties in the rescue attempt and had to be pulled to safety. Synonyms trouble, distress, crisis, hardship adversity, extremity, need hard times, dire straits predicament, quandary, dilemma, plight informal hot water, deep water, a fix, a jam, a spot, a scrape, a stew, a hole, a pickle Origin Late Middle English (in the senses 'requiring effort or skill' and 'something difficult'): from Latin difficultas, from dis- (expressing reversal) + facultas 'ability, opportunity'. Definition of difficulty in US English: difficulty nounˈdɪfəkəltiˈdifəkəltē 1The state or condition of being difficult. 困难；困境 Guy had no difficulty in making friends 盖伊很善于交朋友。 she walks with difficulty Example sentencesExamples I regarded him as an honest and sensible witness and have no difficulty in believing what he told me. Nevertheless, it is a tragedy that such a splendid player has such difficulty in running. The lack of air in a birth chart can indicate difficulty in the expression of that person. That was, by the way and a propos of nothing, one of the few words that I had difficulty in spelling as a child. They are apt to lead to much difficulty in application because they give rise to much uncertainty. However, there can be difficulty in defining what is actual or physical retirement. The European court had no difficulty in deciding that it was unfair for that to happen. I have difficulty in walking, so getting to the top of town is virtually impossible. He was also critical over farmers' difficulty in getting licences to move animals. When he did paint actual places he had no difficulty in ruthlessly leaving out bits he didn't want. He eventually manhandled the rock into his goody bag and dragged it with difficulty to the surface. No wonder we have such difficulty in getting really good candidates to stand. He was, however, having difficulty in getting a suitable test case to the starting gate. Monet's desire to become a painter was something his father accepted with difficulty. It's a journey fraught with difficulty, aided by a whole string of people smugglers. Nor do we have any difficulty in seeing the alternatives as real alternatives. But the cost and difficulty in getting hold of such items made them the stuff of dreams. Because of this, there may be some difficulty in giving or receiving affection. Trying to pin down a connection between art and morality is fraught with difficulty. Europeans often have difficulty in overcoming their initial aversion to this smell. Synonyms strain, struggling, awkwardness, trouble, toil, labour, laboriousness, strenuousness, arduousness complexity, complicatedness, intricacy, perplexity, knottiness, awkwardness 1.1 A thing that is hard to accomplish, deal with, or understand. 难事，难题；难懂的事 there is a practical difficulty 有实际的困难。 a club with financial difficulties 有财政困难的俱乐部。 Example sentencesExamples If there is any trouble, the team try to deal with it and report back to me any difficulties. He had a very hard life and due to difficulties with his family found himself on the streets. I have the professional experience that allows me to understand his difficulties. Its previous owner had bought it from an aircraft museum that got into financial difficulties. It is like a mindset, and that is the difficulty we have when dealing with cases like this. In addition, some firms encounter difficulties in understanding the new rules of the game. Of course, there will be short moments where there will be problems and difficulties. I could understand the difficulties, we had a lot of nationalities in the back four. A solution to these difficulties is needed to develop a general vision into a practical policy. A difficulty in applying the definition is to decide what is a specific cognitive domain. What do you do when someone comes to you with an emotional difficulty he or she wishes to deal with? Even the club had difficulties finding a translator at the time of his signing. My Lords, there is in any event a considerable conceptual difficulty in a stay of this sort of order. The main difficulty in discussing morality is agreeing the meaning of the terms we use. Many farmers and farm workers are experiencing real financial difficulties, he says. School was very hard for me but doing sports helped me deal with the difficulties of it. It is understood that one of her difficulties related to an arranged marriage. It's the last and only resort for very many people in all sorts of crises and difficulties. There has been no disguising the financial difficulties the party has been in since the election. I understand the difficulty and if we don't put it right it has huge implications for staff. Synonyms problem, complication, issue, disadvantage, snag, hitch, drawback, pitfall, handicap, impediment, hindrance, obstacle, hurdle, stumbling block, obstruction, barrier 1.2often difficulties A situation that is difficult or dangerous. 困境；险境 they went for a swim but got into difficulties 他们去游泳却陷入险境。 Example sentencesExamples The recovery project ran into difficulties as the data was saved in an obscure format that modern Amiga emulators could not read. In two separate incidents, two divers got into difficulties in Scapa Flow on Sunday. He had gone in to save his friend and then got into difficulties himself. He had got into difficulties in the Atlantis outdoor swimming pool on Sunday afternoon. Poor visibility and heavy rain did not prevent three jet skiers taking to the water off the Exmouth coast before they got into difficulties. Two other friends got into difficulties in the rescue attempt and had to be pulled to safety. It is thought one of the men may have fallen in, and then the other went to try to help and also got into difficulties. Nicky got into difficulties on Sunday afternoon as he was swimming with two friends. He claims his daughter got into difficulties while driving on a motorway. They had been out together for the day and he was swimming when he got into difficulties. He then ran into difficulties after promoting his movie in Toronto earlier in the week. But in London, only 1 per cent of borrowers were in difficulties, following the increase in the capital's property prices. Their chopper got into difficulties as it came in to land just off the Shetland Islands on Friday evening. Stephen and a colleague were pulled from the blaze by fellow firefighters after they got into difficulties inside the building last night We are also aware of the problems facing the minority of payday lending customers who get into difficulties repaying their loans. "We must also avoid putting undue pressure on companies that may be in difficulties." He played the first 14 holes in four under par until he ran into difficulties in the hole 15. A dog will get itself out of water so if you do see an animal in difficulties, by all means call the emergency services and wait for help but do not try to be a hero. The money will come from a fund set up to deal with credit unions in difficulties. Publicly available documents reveal one of the companies she owns got into difficulties at the end of 2011. Synonyms trouble, distress, crisis, hardship Origin Late Middle English (in the senses ‘requiring effort or skill’ and ‘something difficult’): from Latin difficultas, from dis- (expressing reversal) + facultas ‘ability, opportunity’.
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