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。
• Hardship has worn away his will and resistance.
  艰辛磨掉了他的意志和反抗精神。
• 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。
• His life was touched by hardship and personal tragedy.
  艰难和个人不幸影响了他的生活。
• Our people have suffered untold hardship and misery.
  我们的人民已经遭受了巨大的苦难。
• 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。
• Many people are suffering economic hardship
  很多人正处于经济困难之中。
• These policies resulted in many elderly people suffering hardship.
  这些政策使许多老人和残疾人在困苦中挣扎。
• You can endure any hardship.
  你能承受任何苦难。
• He was willing to face any hardship in fulfillment of his duty.
  他愿意面对任何困难去履行他的职责。