hardship

英 [ˈhɑːdʃɪp]

美 [ˈhɑːrdʃɪp]

n.  艰难; 困苦; 拮据

复数：hardships　

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牛津词典

noun

• 艰难；困苦；拮据
  a situation that is difficult and unpleasant because you do not have enough money, food, clothes, etc.
  1. economic/financial, etc. hardship
     经济、财政等困难
  2. People suffered many hardships during that long winter.
     在那个漫长的冬季，人们吃了很多苦头。
  3. It was no hardship to walk home on such a lovely evening.
     在这么一个宜人的傍晚步行回家一点也不辛苦。

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 艰难;艰苦;贫困
  Hardshipis a situation in which your life is difficult or unpleasant, often because you do not have enough money.
  1. Many people are suffering economic hardship...
     很多人正处于经济困难之中。
  2. One of the worst hardships is having so little time to spend with one's family.
     最大的痛苦之一是几乎没有时间和家人在一起。

双语例句

• The harsh economic measures have inflicted great hardship on the people.
  苛刻的经济措施使人民蒙受了极大的苦难。
• But a couple of months to think it over is no hardship, it's a godsend.
  但是有一两个月的时间考虑考虑，并不是苦事，这是天赐之福。
• For many women such hardship would be too heavy to bear.
  对许多妇女来说，如此艰辛太沉重了。
• Do people truly benefit from hardship and misfortune?
  我们真的能从苦难和不幸中获益吗？
• She always grabs the heaviest jobs and never complains of hardship or fatigue.
  她总抢重活儿干，从来不叫苦不叫累。
• If other people can endure hardship, why can't I?
  人家能吃苦，我就不能？
• Their love of life comes in spite of, almost in defiance of, considerable hardship.
  尽管面临众多的艰难困苦，他们还是几乎义无反顾地表现出了对生活的热爱。
• Our people have suffered untold hardship and misery.
  我们的人民已经遭受了巨大的苦难。
• To finish the task by himself will be a great hardship.
  要他独立完成这项任务将是很艰难的。
• He can't stand the slightest hardship.
  他受不得一点儿苦。