difficult

adj.

1. 困难的；费力的；难做的；难解的
   not easy; needing effort or skill to do or to understand
   1. a difficult problem/task/exam
      难题；艰巨的任务；很难的考试
   2. It's difficult for them to get here much before seven.
      他们很难在7点以前早早地来到这里。
   3. It's really difficult to read your writing.
      你的笔迹真是难以辨认。
   4. Your writing is really difficult to read.
      你的笔迹真是难以辨认。
   5. She finds it very difficult to get up early.
      她觉得很难早起。
2. 问题很多的；充满艰难困苦的；麻烦的
   full of problems; causing a lot of trouble
   1. to be in a difficult position/situation
      处于困境
   2. My boss is making life very difficult for me.
      我的老板总是给我找麻烦。
   3. 13 is a difficult age.
      13岁是个容易出问题的年龄。
3. 难以讨好的；难以取悦的；不愿帮助的
   not easy to please; not helpful
   1. a difficult child/customer/boss
      难哄的孩子；难对付的顾客；难讨好的老板
   2. Don't pay any attention to her─she's just being difficult.
      别理她——她是在故意刁难。

1. ADJ-GRADED 困难的;不容易的
   Something that is difficult is not easy to do, understand, or deal with.
   1. Hobart found it difficult to get her first book published...
      霍巴特发现要出版自己的第一本书很不容易。
   2. The lack of childcare provisions made it difficult for single mothers to get jobs...
      由于缺乏保育服务，单身母亲很难找到工作。
   3. It was a very difficult decision to make...
      那是一个非常艰难的决定。
   4. We're living in difficult times...
      我们正处在困难时期。
   5. It's very difficult being a woman in motor racing.
      做一名女赛车手很不容易。
2. ADJ-GRADED 难相处的;难取悦的;不随和的
   Someone who is difficult behaves in an unreasonable and unhelpful way.
   1. I had a feeling you were going to be difficult about this.
      我有种感觉：你会在这件事上找别扭。

1. There will be many difficult and challenging days ahead.
   今后将会有很多艰苦和充满挑战性的日子。
2. The people have asserted their power and that will be very difficult to reverse.
   人民已经维护了其当家作主的权力，这将难以改变。
3. All teams are beatable, but it's going to be very, very difficult.
   没有哪个队是不可战胜的，但要打败他们会非常非常困难。
4. It was great to begin with but now it's difficult.
   一开始非常好，但现在可就难了。
5. Hobart found it difficult to get her first book published
   霍巴特发现要出版自己的第一本书很不容易。
6. The lack of childcare provisions made it difficult for single mothers to get jobs
   由于缺乏保育服务，单身母亲很难找到工作。
7. It was a very difficult decision to make
   那是一个非常艰难的决定。
8. We're living in difficult times
   我们正处在困难时期。
9. It's very difficult being a woman in motor racing.
   做一名女赛车手很不容易。
10. I had a feeling you were going to be difficult about this.
    我有种感觉：你会在这件事上找别扭。
11. That sounds rather simple, but in fact it's very difficult
    那听来简单，但实际上很难。
12. It's not that difficult. As a matter of fact, it's quite easy
    这并不那么困难，实际上，容易得很。
13. She was finding it increasingly difficult to get about.
    她发现出去走动越来越困难了。
14. It isn't too difficult once you get the idea
    你一旦弄懂了，就不太难了。
15. He was finding it increasingly difficult to make decisions
    他发现越来越难以作出决定。
16. 'It's not that difficult,' she insists
    “并没有那么困难，”她坚持说。
17. It's not difficult to get money for research or at least it's not always difficult
    争取到研究资金并不难，起码不总是那么难。
18. Adults need to live their own lives and that's difficult with children.
    大人需要过他们自己的生活，但有了孩子就很难做到了。
19. This must be a very difficult job for you
    对你来说，这份工作想必很难。
20. There are so many great newscasters it's difficult to pick one out.
    有这么多优秀的新闻播音员，很难从中挑出一个。
21. She's going through a difficult time. That's all there is to it.
    她正经历一个困难时期。就这么简单。
22. The vowel in words like 'my' and 'thigh' is not very difficult.
    单词my和thigh中的元音并不难发。
23. The problem will not be difficult to solve, if properly handled.
    如处理得当，问题不难解决。
24. Whether this will be successful or not is still difficult to predict.
    成败利钝尚难逆料。
25. He made a difficult climb.
    他作了一次艰难的攀登。
26. It is difficult to understand his books, much more his lectures.
    他写的书很难懂，他的讲演就更难懂了。
27. It is difficult to relate these results with any known cause.
    这些结果很难与任何已知的原因联系在一起。
28. Difficult circumstances can temper one's will.
    艰苦的环境能磨炼人的意志。
29. I found English much more difficult to learn.
    我发现英语难学得多。
30. How to improve the quality of products was a difficult problem to him.
    如何提高产品质量对他来说可是个难题。

  difficult arduous hard tough【导航词义：困难的】

  difficult adj. 困难的，不易的

〔辨析〕指因需要努力或技巧而难以做成、理解或处理的。

  arduous adj. 费力的，艰巨的

〔辨析〕尤指在一段时间内需耗费大量体力和精力才能完成的。

  hard adj. 困难的，艰难的

〔辨析〕指事情不好理解、处理或不容易做的。

  tough adj. 难办的，棘手的，费力的

〔辨析〕因存在或将会引发问题等而难以完成或处理的，尤指在情感上难以抉择的。

adj.

have a (hard/difficult) job doing/to do sth

• 干某事很困难（或很吃力、很费力）
  to have difficulty doing sth
  1. You'll have a job convincing them that you're right.
     要让他们信服你是对的还要费点劲。
  2. He had a hard job to make himself heard.
     他好不容易才使别人听见他的声音。

make life difficult (for sb)

• （给某人）惹麻烦，造成困难，出难题
  to cause problems for sb

adj

1. not easy
   1. a difficult task
   2. nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access
   3. difficult times
   4. why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?

   Synonym:    hard

2. hard to control
   1. a difficult child
   2. an unmanageable situation

   Synonym:    unmanageable