difficult
['dɪf.ɪ.kəlt] adjective
ESSENTIAL
■needing skill or effort; not easy 困难的，费力的，艰难的•a difficult problem/choice/task/language难题／艰难的选择／艰钜的任务／难学的语言 •[+ to infinitive] It will be very difficult to prove that they are guilty.证明他们有罪将非常困难。 •Many things make it difficult for women to reach the top in US business.有很多因素使女性难以进入美国商界的上层。 •[+ -ing verb] He finds it extremely difficult being a single parent.他发现当一名单亲家长非常艰辛。 IMPROVER
■not friendly, easy to deal with, or behaving well 不友好的；难以接近的；难对付的；没教养的•[+ to infinitive] The manager is difficult to deal with/a difficult person to deal with.那位经理很难对付。 •His wife is a very difficult person.他妻子是个难以接近的人。 •Please children, don't be so difficult!孩子们，不要这样没规矩！ |