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D0216600 (dĭf′ĭ-kŭlt′, -kəlt)adj.1. Requiring considerable effort or skill; not easy to do or accomplish: "To entertain is far more difficult than to enlighten" (Anthony Burgess).2. Not easy to endure; full of hardship or trouble; trying: fell upon difficult times.3. Not easy to comprehend, solve, or explain: a difficult puzzle.4. Not easy to please, satisfy, or manage: a difficult child.5. Not easy to persuade or convince; stubborn.

[Middle English, back-formation from difficulte, difficulty; see difficulty.]

dif′fi·cult′ly adv.

difficult

(ˈdɪfɪkəlt) adj1. not easy to do; requiring effort: a difficult job. 2. not easy to understand or solve; intricate: a difficult problem. 3. hard to deal with; troublesome: a difficult child. 4. not easily convinced, pleased, or satisfied: a difficult audience. 5. full of hardships or trials: difficult times ahead. [C14: back formation from difficulty] ˈdifficultly adv

dif•fi•cult

(ˈdɪf ɪˌkʌlt, -kəlt)

adj. 1. requiring special effort, skill, or planning; hard: a difficult job. 2. hard to understand or solve: a difficult problem. 3. hard to deal with or get on with: a difficult pupil. 4. hard to please or satisfy. 5. hard to persuade or induce; stubborn. 6. disadvantageous; trying; hampering: under difficult conditions. 7. fraught with hardship, esp. financial hardship: difficult times. [1350–1400; Middle English, back formation from difficulty] dif′fi•cult`ly, adv.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	difficult - not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure; "a difficult task"; "nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access"; "difficult times"; "why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?"harddemanding - requiring more than usually expected or thought due; especially great patience and effort and skill; "found the job very demanding"; "a baby can be so demanding"effortful - requiring great physical efforthard - dispassionate; "took a hard look"; "a hard bargainer";easy - posing no difficulty; requiring little effort; "an easy job"; "an easy problem"; "an easy victory"; "the house is easy to heat"; "satisfied with easy answers"; "took the easy way out of his dilemma"
	2.	difficult - hard to control; "a difficult child", "an unmanageable situation"unmanageabledefiant, noncompliant - boldly resisting authority or an opposing force; "brought up to be aggressive and defiant"; "a defiant attitude"disobedient - not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority; "disobedient children"intractable - not tractable; difficult to manage or mold; "an intractable disposition"; "intractable pain"; "the most intractable issue of our era"; "intractable metal"

difficult

adjective1. hard, tough, taxing, demanding, challenging, painful, exacting, formidable, uphill, strenuous, problematic, arduous, onerous, laborious, burdensome, wearisome, no picnic (informal), toilsome, like getting blood out of a stone It is difficult for single mothers to get jobs.
hard light, easy, manageable, easy-peasy (slang)2. problematical, involved, complex, complicated, delicate, obscure, abstract, baffling, intricate, perplexing, thorny, knotty, abstruse, ticklish, enigmatical It was a very difficult decision to make.
problematical simple, obvious, plain, straightforward, uncomplicated3. troublesome, trying, awkward, demanding, rigid, stubborn, perverse, fussy, tiresome, intractable, fastidious, fractious, unyielding, obstinate, intransigent, unmanageable, unbending, uncooperative, hard to please, refractory, obstreperous, pig-headed, bull-headed, unaccommodating, unamenable I had a feeling you were going to be difficult about this.
troublesome pleasant, accommodating, cooperative, amenable4. tough, trying, hard, dark, grim, straitened, full of hardship These are difficult times.
tough easy, pleasant

difficult

adjective1. Not easy to do, achieve, or master:arduous, hard, laborious, serious, tall, tough, uphill.2. Requiring great or extreme bodily, mental, or spiritual strength:arduous, backbreaking, burdensome, demanding, effortful, exacting, exigent, formidable, hard, heavy, laborious, onerous, oppressive, rigorous, rough, severe, taxing, tough, trying, weighty.3. Causing difficulty, trouble, or discomfort:incommodious, inconvenient, troublesome.4. Given to acting in opposition to others:balky, contrarious, contrary, froward, impossible, ornery, perverse, wayward.

Translations

困难的难弄的

difficult

(ˈdifikəlt) adjective1. hard to do or understand; not easy. difficult sums; a difficult task; It is difficult to know what to do for the best.困难的2. hard to deal with or needing to be treated etc in a special way. a difficult child.难弄的ˈdifficulty – plural ˈdifficulties – noun1. the state or quality of being hard (to do) or not easy. I have difficulty in understanding him.困难2. an obstacle or objection. He has a habit of foreseeing difficulties.艰难3. (especially in plural) trouble, especially money trouble. The firm was in difficulties.困境

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How difficult is this slope? → 这条滑雪道有多难？

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bad times

Times of trouble, struggle, or unhappiness. I've had bad times since losing my job, but I'm trying to stay positive.See also: bad, times

difficult is done at once; the impossible takes a little longer

Situations that are very challenging or seem hopeless take longer to complete than ones that are merely difficult. Kate is undeterred by any problem I bring her. She truly embraces the idea that difficult is done at once; the impossible takes a little longer.See also: difficult, done, impossible, little, longer, take

make life difficult (for one)

To cause a lot of problems, pressure, or stress (for one), perhaps by engaging in malicious or mean-spirited treatment (of one). Tom has been making life difficult ever since he found out I'd snitched on him to the boss about taking office supplies. There's a group of bullies who love making life difficult for us. This new schedule has been making life difficult for a lot of employees.See also: difficult, life, make

tread a/the (type of) path

To choose a particular kind of lifestyle that one commits to. My brother's always treaded a solitary path, no matter how much we reach out to him. You'll be treading a tough path if you decide to drop out of college now.See also: path, tread

bad times

and difficult times; trying times; hard times; tough timesa period that offers difficulties, such as when there is not enough food, money, or work. We went through trying times when Perry was out of work, but we all bounced back.See also: bad, times

difficult is done at once; the impossible takes a little longer

Prov. Tasks that are only difficult are done immediately, harder tasks take longer. (Describes a very competent group or person.) The secretary in our office is extremely capable. She has a little sign on her desk that says, "The difficult is done at once; the impossible takes a little longer." In her case, it's not a joke.See also: difficult, done, impossible, little, longer, take

make life ˈdifficult (for somebody)

cause problems for somebody: She does everything she can to make life difficult for him.See also: difficult, life, make

tread a difficult, solitary, etc. ˈpath

choose and follow a particular way of life, way of doing something, etc: A restaurant has to tread the tricky path between maintaining quality and keeping prices down.See also: path, tread

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difficult is done at once; the impossible takes a little longer

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difficult is done at once; the impossible takes a little longer

make life ˈdifficult (for somebody)

tread a difficult, solitary, etc. ˈpath

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adj problematical

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adj troublesome

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adj not easy to do, achieve, or master

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adj requiring great or extreme bodily, mental, or spiritual strength

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adj causing difficulty, trouble, or discomfort

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adj given to acting in opposition to others

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adj not easy

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adj hard to control

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