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单词 difficult
释义 dif·fi·cult
I. \ˈdifə](ˌ)kəlt sometimes -fē] or -fi]\ adjective
Etymology: back-formation from difficulty
1. : hard to do, make, or carry out : attended with or requiring effort, trouble, or painstaking : not easy : arduous
 < a difficult climb >
 < a difficult task >
 < such a situation is difficult to imagine >
 < nesting places very difficult of access >
2. : hard to deal with, manage or overcome : involving difficulties
 < difficult days lie ahead >
 a. : hard to understand : puzzling, obscure
  < difficult reading >
  < a difficult text >
 b. : hard to approach : perverse, stubborn
  < a difficult child >
  < a difficult disposition >
  < difficult music >
 c. : hard to obtain or produce
  < getting a difficult living on worn-out lands >
 d. : hampering, awkward
  < a fine performance under difficult circumstances >
 e. : causing pain or embarrassment
  < the family had a difficult time after the father's death >
Synonyms: see hard
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
1. obsolete : to render difficult : impede
2. chiefly Scotland : to place in difficulties : perplex
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