difficult

adjective

UK /ˈdɪfɪk(ə)lt/

1
not easy to do, deal with, or understand
Choosing the winner was a difficult task.
The exam questions were too difficult.
it is difficult to do something:
It’s difficult to say what time I will get home.
Her behaviour became increasingly difficult to understand.
difficult for:
Talking to teenagers can be difficult for parents.
find something difficult (to do):
Ella finds the children very difficult to cope with.
make it difficult to do something:
Her age made it difficult to get another job.
Synonyms and related words
Complicated and difficult to understand
complicated
difficult
complex
Synonyms and related words
Causing problems and disagreement
difficult
bad
embarrassing
Synonyms and related words
Difficult to do and involving a lot of effort
difficult
hard
tough
2
usually before noundifficult conditions or situations cause a lot of problems and make it hard for you to succeed
She had a difficult childhood.
helping people who are in difficult circumstances
Synonyms and related words
Causing problems and disagreement
difficult
bad
embarrassing
Synonyms and related words
Difficult or impossible to deal with
difficult
impossible
trying
3
someone who is difficult never seems to be happy or satisfied with anything
Martin was a difficult baby.
Synonyms and related words
Words used to describe someone who is easily annoyed or difficult to please
bad-tempered
irritable
moody
4
not convenient, or involving a lot of problems
Evenings are difficult – how about the morning?
Synonyms and related words
Not suitable or convenient
unsuitable
inappropriate
inconvenient

phrases

make life/things difficult (for someone)

单词	difficult
释义	difficult adjective UK /ˈdɪfɪk(ə)lt/ Other entries for this word it’s bad/difficult/hard enough phrase make life/things difficult (for someone) phrase a bad/sticky/difficult/rough patch phrase miles better/more difficult/too long etc phrase DEFINITIONS4 1 not easy to do, deal with, or understand Choosing the winner was a difficult task. The exam questions were too difficult. it is difficult to do something: It’s difficult to say what time I will get home. Her behaviour became increasingly difficult to understand. difficult for: Talking to teenagers can be difficult for parents. find something difficult (to do): Ella finds the children very difficult to cope with. make it difficult to do something: Her age made it difficult to get another job. Synonyms and related words Complicated and difficult to understand complicated difficult complex Synonyms and related words Causing problems and disagreement difficult bad embarrassing Synonyms and related words Difficult to do and involving a lot of effort difficult hard tough 2 usually before noundifficult conditions or situations cause a lot of problems and make it hard for you to succeed She had a difficult childhood. helping people who are in difficult circumstances Synonyms and related words Causing problems and disagreement difficult bad embarrassing Synonyms and related words Difficult or impossible to deal with difficult impossible trying 3 someone who is difficult never seems to be happy or satisfied with anything Martin was a difficult baby. Synonyms and related words Words used to describe someone who is easily annoyed or difficult to please bad-tempered irritable moody 4 not convenient, or involving a lot of problems Evenings are difficult – how about the morning? Synonyms and related words Not suitable or convenient unsuitable inappropriate inconvenient phrases make life/things difficult (for someone) difficult adjective US /ˈdɪfɪkəlt/ Other entries for this word it’s bad/difficult/hard enough phrase make life/things difficult (for someone) phrase a bad/sticky/difficult/rough patch phrase miles better/more difficult/too long etc. phrase DEFINITIONS4 1 not easy to do, deal with, or understand Choosing the winner was a difficult task. The exam questions were too difficult. it is difficult to do something: It’s difficult to say what time I will get home. Her behavior became increasingly difficult to understand. difficult for: Talking to teenagers can be difficult for parents. find something difficult (to do): Ella finds the children very difficult to cope with. make it difficult to do something: Her age made it difficult to get another job. Synonyms and related words Complicated and difficult to understand complicated difficult complex Synonyms and related words Causing problems and disagreement difficult bad embarrassing Synonyms and related words Difficult to do and involving a lot of effort difficult hard tough 2 usually before noundifficult conditions or situations cause a lot of problems and make it hard for you to succeed She had a difficult childhood. helping people who are in difficult circumstances Synonyms and related words Causing problems and disagreement difficult bad embarrassing Synonyms and related words Difficult or impossible to deal with difficult impossible trying 3 not convenient, or involving a lot of problems Evenings are difficult – how about the morning? Synonyms and related words Not suitable or convenient unsuitable inappropriate inconvenient 4 someone who is difficult never seems to be happy or satisfied with anything Martin was a difficult baby. Synonyms and related words Words used to describe someone who is easily annoyed or difficult to please bad-tempered irritable moody phrases make life/things difficult (for someone)
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