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 tax increases will, in the aggregate, cause much hardship.
  增加税收归结起来造成很多困难。
• 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。
• 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。
• How can we prevent such poverty, hardship, and distress?
  我们怎么能防止这种贫穷、艰难和困苦呢？
• His life was touched by hardship and personal tragedy.
  艰难和个人不幸影响了他的生活。
• Hardship has worn away his will and resistance.
  艰辛磨掉了他的意志和反抗精神。
• In those days of hardship, they managed to survive only by pulling in their belts.
  在那艰苦岁月里，他们是靠节衣缩食才勉强活了下来。
• Many people are suffering economic hardship
  很多人正处于经济困难之中。
• We defy death, not to speak of hardship and difficulties.
  我们死都不怕，更不用说艰难困苦了。
• Many poor households are experiencing real hardship.
  很多贫穷家庭正经历严重的困难。