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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

difficult ['dɪfɪkəlt]
  1. 1. adjective [+task] [ problem] [ decision] 困难的
  2. 2. adjective [+person] [ child] 执拗
    Don't be difficult!
    那么执拗
    I found it difficult to...
    认为…很难
    it is difficult being a parent
    为人父母很难
    it is difficult for us to understand her
    我们很难理解
    it is difficult to save
    省钱是件难事

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

difficult [ˈdɪfɪkəlt]
  1. 1. adjective 困难的费劲的;难懂的,难解的
    Many people who use drugs regularly find it difficult to exist in a drug-free world.
    很多经常毒品的人离开毒品难以生存
    Nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access.
    筑在悬崖上的巢穴是很难接近的
  2. 2. adjective 不易控制
    He is a difficult child to deal with.
    他是个不服管的孩子
  3. 3. adjective 不易相处的,难满足的
  4. 4. adjective 财政拮据的,经济困难的

Collins English-English Dictionary

difficult ['dɪfɪkəlt]
  1. 1. adj not easy to do; requiring effort
    a difficult job
  2. 2. adj not easy to understand or solve; intricate
    a difficult problem
  3. 3. adj hard to deal with; troublesome
    a difficult child
  4. 4. adj not easily convinced, pleased, or satisfied
    a difficult audience
  5. 5. adj full of hardships or trials
    difficult times ahead
  6. 6. adj [Etymology] C14: back formation from difficulty

Examples

It's too difficult for me to ride a bicycle.
对我来说骑自行车太难了。
It's difficult to achieve your objective if you don't work hard.
如果你不努力工作,是很难达到目标的。
Senate leaders accumulate considerable ideological baggage, which makes it difficult for them to portray themselves as centrists.
上议院的这些中坚分子积淀了大量意识形态上的束缚,这让他们想把自己塑造成中立分子都很困难。
As a student it was quite difficult for me to buy those very expensive clothes.
学生时我买不起那些价格不菲的衣服。
It's becoming more and more difficult studying and working at the same time.
一边学习一边工作是越来越不容易了。

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