difficult
adjective uk/ˈdɪf.ɪ.kəlt/ us/ˈdɪf.ə.kəlt/
A1 困难的，费力的，艰难的
needing skill or effort
a difficult problem/choice/task/language 难题／艰难的选择／艰巨的任务／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 ] It is extremely difficult being a single parent. 单亲家长生活非常艰辛。
Opposite: easy (NOT DIFFICULT)
B1 不友好的；难以接近的；难对付的；没教养的
not friendly, easy to deal with, or behaving well
[ + 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 woman. 他妻子是个难以接近的人。
mainly UK Please children, don't be so difficult! 孩子们，不要这样没规矩！
- More examples
- This meat is difficult to chew.
- The noise outside made it difficult to concentrate.
- It must be difficult to cope with three small children and a job.
- She has had to make some very difficult decisions.
- This novel is too difficult for intermediate students of English.