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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

hard [hɒːd]
  1. 1. adjective [+surface] [ object] (not soft) 硬的
    the hard wooden floor
    硬木地板
  2. 2. adjective [+question] [ problem] (not easy) 困难的
    That is a very hard question to answer.
    那个问题很难回答。
  3. 3. adjective [+work] 费力的
    Their work is hard and dangerous.
    他们的工作既费力又危险。
  4. 4. adjective [+life] [ time] 艰辛的
    He's had a very hard life.
    他的生活很艰难。
  5. 5. adjective [+push] [ punch] [ kick] (violent) 用力的
  6. 6. adjective [+person] [ expression] (severe) 苛刻的
  7. 7. adjective [化] [+water] 硬的
  8. 8. adjective [+winter] [ frost] (cold) 寒冷的
  9. 9. adverb [work] [ try] [ think+] 努力地
    I've been working hard all day.
    我已努力地工作了一整天。
  10. 10. adverb [laugh] [ rain] [ snow+] 猛烈地
    I've never seen Terry laugh so hard.
    我从没见过特里笑得那么厉害。
    The wind is blowing hard.
    风猛烈地刮着。
  11. 11. adverb [hit] [ punch] [ kick+] (violently) 用力地
    it is hard to understand what is happening
    很难理解现在发生了什么事情
    it's hard to tell/say/know
    很难讲/说/知道
    such events are hard to understand
    这种事很难理解
    to be hard to please
    难以取悦
    to find it hard to do sth
    觉得做某事困难
    it's hard work serving in a shop
    商店工作很难做
    hard luck!
    真倒霉！
    to be hard on sb
    [person+] 对某人过分严厉
  12. 12. adverb [situation+] 对某人来说有害
    no hard feelings!
    别记仇！
    to be hard of hearing
    听力不佳
    to feel hard done by
    [BRIT] 觉得受到不公平待遇
    hard evidence/facts
    铁证/客观的事实
    be hard put {or} pushed to do sth
    难以做某事
    to look hard at
    [+person] 盯着
  13. 13. adverb [+idea] [ problem] [ situation] (consider) 认真考虑

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

hard [hɑːrd]
  1. 1. adjective 艰难的，麻烦的，费力的
    Why is it so hard to please you?
    你这人怎么这么难满足呢？
    Why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?
    你保守秘密怎么这么困难呢？
  2. 2. adjective 冷酷的，无情的，铁石心肠的
    Take a hard look at yourself and tell me what you find.
    冷静地剖析你自己，然后告诉我你的心得。
  3. 3. adjective 坚硬的，坚固的
    The new rotary hammer virtually smashes its way through hard materials.
    这种新式旋转凿岩机实际上是通过粉碎坚硬的岩石来开凿。
  4. 4. adjective 结实的；猛烈地，狂暴的
    The champion delivered a hard punch to chin of his opponent.
    这名冠军对准对手的下巴狠狠一击。
  5. 5. adjective 勤奋的，刻苦的，努力的
    We were sentenced to hard labor for our crimes.
    我们因犯罪而被判劳役。
  6. 6. adjective [Phonetics] 清音的，轻声的
    The pronunciation of the letter C can be hard or soft.
    字母C的发音既可以是清音，也可以是软音。
  7. 7. adjective [Physics] 高透力的，穿透性强的
    This will produce a hard light that can be directed at any object, far or near.
    这将产生能够射向任何物体的高穿透性强光，无论这些物体是远还是近。
  8. 8. adjective [Linguistics] 硬音的，硬腭音的
    Some of the consonants have a hard sound when you pronounce them.
    有些辅音在发声时需要发硬腭音。
    Russian distinguished between hard consonants and palatalized or soft consonants.
    俄语区分硬辅音和腭化辅音或软辅音。
  9. 9. adjective 过度的，无节制的
    He became a hard drinker after his wife passed away.
    他妻子去世之后，他开始沉溺于酒精。
  10. 10. adjective （酒精）浓度高的，烈性的
    The store on the corner stopped selling hard liquor.
    街角的商店不再销售烈酒了。
  11. 11. adjective 不幸的，痛苦的
    His life was filled hard luck and tough breaks.
    他的生活充满了不幸与艰辛。
  12. 12. adjective 干涸的，干硬的
    She had a hard face due to her difficult life.
    由于生活艰难，她面容憔悴。
  13. 13. adjective 难以否认的，确凿的
    My story is based on hard facts.
    我讲的内容都是以铁一般的事实为基础的。
  14. 14. adjective 有敌意的，怀恨的，不友善的
    There were no hard feelings on my part.
    我没有恶意。
  15. 15. adjective 仔细的；严格的，严厉的
    The salesperson drove a hard bargain.
    这么销售员极力讨价还价。
  16. 16. adjective 硬的，含无机盐的
    Hard water and soft water are two different kinds of water.
    硬水和软水是两种不同的水。
  17. 17. adjective 硬币的，纸币的
    They have to pay hard cash to enter these fortified places.
    他们必须支付现金才能进入这些壁垒森严的地方。
  18. 18. adjective 刻板的，强硬的，不妥协的
    My mother is a hard woman to please.
    我母亲是个不苟言笑的人。
  19. 19. adjective 导致上瘾的，有害的
  20. 20. adjective 刺耳的，刺眼的
  21. 21. adverb 努力地，拼命地
    Work hard and smart enough and your dreams might come true.
    苦干加巧干，你或许能够梦想成真。
    The team played hard.
    这个队打的非常努力。
  22. 22. adverb 牢固地，坚固地
    He gripped hard at the arms of his chair.
    他紧紧抓住椅子的扶手。
  23. 23. adverb 认真地，专心地
    I was thinking hard about why she left me.
    我一直在苦思冥想她为什么离我而去。
  24. 24. adverb 严重地，激烈地
    Japanese banks are hard hit by the steady rise in interest rates.
    日本银行受到利率不断升高的沉重打击。
    Industries hit hard by the depression.
    经济萧条给各个行业造成了极大的打击。
  25. 25. adverb 艰难而缓慢地，费力地
    Old memories die hard, especially in a town like this.
    过去的记忆很难消退，尤其是在这样的小镇中。
  26. 26. adverb 放纵地，大量地
    He's hitting the liquor pretty hard.
    他沉溺于酒精。
  27. 27. adverb 趋干地，变得干涸地
    The pond in the park was frozen hard.
    公园里的池塘已经冻硬了。
  28. 28. adverb 靠近地，接近地，紧紧地
    The cops were hard on her heels.
    那些警察在紧紧尾随她。
    They were hard on his heels.
    他们紧跟着他。
    It stands hard by the railroad tracks.
    它紧挨着铁道。
  29. 29. adverb 痛苦地，苦闷地
    She took the rejection very hard.
    她痛苦地接受被拒绝这一现实。
    He took the rejection very hard.
    他很艰难地忍受了别人的拒绝。
  30. 30. adverb 完全地，彻底地
    The car went hard left to avoid the deer in the road.
    为躲避道路上的那条鹿，这辆车猛地向左侧偏过去。
    The ship went hard astern.
    轮船猛烈向后退。

Collins English-English Dictionary

hard [hɒːd]
  1. 1. adj firm or rigid; not easily dented, crushed, or pierced
  2. 2. adj toughened by or as if by physical labour; not soft or smooth
    hard hands
  3. 3. adj difficult to do or accomplish; arduous
    a hard task
  4. 4. adj difficult to understand or perceive
    a hard question
  5. 5. adj showing or requiring considerable physical or mental energy, effort, or application
    hard work
    a hard drinker
  6. 6. adj stern, cold, or intractable
    a hard judge
  7. 7. adj exacting; demanding
    a hard master
  8. 8. adj harsh; cruel
    a hard fate
  9. 9. adj inflicting pain, sorrow, distress, or hardship
    hard times
  10. 10. adj tough or adamant
    a hard man
  11. 11. adj forceful or violent
    a hard knock
  12. 12. adj cool or uncompromising
    we took a long hard look at our profit factor
  13. 13. adj indisputable; real
    hard facts
  14. 14. adj [chem] (of water) impairing the formation of a lather by soap - See hardness
  15. 15. adj practical, shrewd, or calculating
    he is a hard man in business
  16. 16. adj too harsh to be pleasant
    hard light
  17. 17. adj (of cash, money, etc) in coin and paper rather than cheques
  18. 18. adj (of currency) in strong demand, esp as a result of a good balance of payments situation
  19. 19. adj (of credit) difficult to obtain; tight
  20. 20. adj (of alcoholic drink) being a spirit rather than a wine, beer, etc
    the hard stuff
  21. 21. adj (of a drug such as heroin, morphine, or cocaine) highly addictive - Compare soft
  22. 22. adj [Physics] (of radiation, such as gamma rays and X-rays) having high energy and the ability to penetrate solids
  23. 23. adj [Physics] (of a vacuum) almost complete
  24. 24. adj [chiefly US] (of goods) durable
  25. 25. adj short for hard-core - See hard core
  26. 26. adj (of news coverage) concentrating on serious stories
  27. 27. adj an older word for fortis
  28. 28. adj [phonetics] (not in modern technical usage) denoting the consonants c and g in English when they are pronounced as velar stops (k, g)
  29. 29. adj (of consonants in the Slavonic languages) not palatalized
  30. 30. adj being heavily fortified and protected
  31. 31. adj (of nuclear missiles) located underground in massively reinforced silos
  32. 32. adj politically extreme
    the hard left
  33. 33. adj [Brit and NZ] [Spoken] incorrigible or disreputable (esp in the phrase a hard case)
  34. 34. adj (of bread, etc) stale and old
  35. 35. adv with great energy, force, or vigour
    the team always played hard
  36. 36. adv as far as possible; all the way
    hard left
  37. 37. adv with application; earnestly or intently
    she thought hard about the formula
  38. 38. adv with great intensity, force, or violence
    his son's death hit him hard
  39. 39. adv [foll by on, upon, by, or after] close; near
    hard on his heels
  40. 40. adv [foll by at] assiduously; devotedly
  41. 41. adv with effort or difficulty
    their victory was hard won
  42. 42. adv (in combination)
    hard-earned
  43. 43. adv slowly and reluctantly
    prejudice dies hard
  44. 44. n any colorant that produces a harsh coarse appearance
  45. 45. n [Brit] a roadway across a foreshore
  46. 46. n [Slang] hard labour
  47. 47. n [Slang] an erection of the penis (esp in the phrase get or have a hard on)
  48. 48. n [Etymology] Old English heard; related to Old Norse harthr, Old Frisian herd, Old High German herti, Gothic hardus hard, Greek kratus strong
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That's hard to get anymore.
现在已难于弄到了。
hard cider
发酵的苹果汁
a hard blow
沉重的打击
a hard question
难题
a hard knot
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