Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #760
Fully loadeddifficulty
困难；艰难
核心释义
the state or quality of being hard to do or deal with
- 1.
困难的状态；难以做到。
The state of being difficult, or hard to do.
- 2.
麻烦
an effort that is inconvenient
- 3.
阻碍实现目标的障碍。
An obstacle that hinders achievement of a goal.
- 4.
障碍
a factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result
- 5.
环境中的身体危险,尤指溺水风险。
Physical danger from the environment, especially with risk of drowning
- 6.
困境
a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome
- 7.
异议。
An objection.
- 8.
麻烦；不便；障碍；阻碍；困境；难关；异议；反对；难解之事；费解的事
用法In use
She overcame the difficulty of learning a new language through daily practice.
用法提示：difficulty作为名词，表示需要努力克服的困难因素。
The difficulty of this math problem frustrated many students.
用法提示：difficulty作为名词，指事情本身的难度。
He had difficulty finding a parking spot in the crowded city.
用法提示：difficulty用于have difficulty doing结构，表示做某事有困难。
had difficulty walking
finished the test only with great difficulty
serious difficulties were encountered in obtaining a pure reagent
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- have difficulty
- 有困难
- She had difficulty understanding the instructions.她理解说明有困难。
- face difficulty
- 面临困难
- The company faced financial difficulties last year.这家公司去年面临财务困难。
- overcome difficulty
- 克服困难
- They overcame many difficulties to finish the project.他们克服了许多困难完成了项目。
- with difficulty
- 困难地
- He climbed the stairs with difficulty.他困难地爬上楼梯。
- difficulty level
- 难度级别
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
difficulty = difficult + y，记住困难的名词形式就是在 difficult 后加 y。
语境与语域Context & Register
中性，适用于日常和正式场合，如描述任务难度或遇到困境。
语法说明Grammar Note
常用结构：have difficulty (in) doing sth, have difficulty with sth, difficulty of sth
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the spelling ending '-ty' but do not rhyme with 'difficulty' due to differences in stressed vowel sounds and syllable structure. 'Difficulty' has the stressed vowel /ɪ/ followed by /fɪkəlti/, while pattern words have varying vowels (e.g., /uː/, /ɪ/, /eɪ/, /ɑː/) and simpler endings.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
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