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difficulty

Word family 
dif·fi·cul·ty /ˈdɪfɪkəlti/ ●●● S2 W1 noun (plural difficulties)
1  [uncountableU]DIFFICULT if you have difficulty doing something, it is difficult for you to do 困難，費勁
have/experience difficulty (in) doing something
They had great difficulty in finding a replacement.
他們找接替的人費了很大勁。
with/without difficulty
He got to his feet with difficulty.
他費勁地站了起來。
Do not say that someone ‘has difficulty to do something’. Say that someone has difficulty doing something or has difficulty in doing something.
不要說 that someone ‘has difficulty to do something’. 而要說 that someone has difficulty doing something 或 has difficulty in doing something.
2  [countableC usually plural]PROBLEM a problem or something that causes trouble 難題，難事
difficulty with
There are several difficulties with this theory.
這一理論有幾處難點。
If you have any difficulties, give me a call.
如果你遇到困難，就給我打電話。
The project soon ran into difficulties.
這個項目很快就遇到了困難。
Difficulties can arise when there is more than one defendant.
如果被告不止一個，可能就會産生難題。
3  [uncountableU] if you are in difficulty, you are in a situation in which you have problems 困境
in difficulty
The business is in financial difficulty.
這家企業財務上遇到了困難。
get/run into difficulty (=get into a difficult situation) 陷入困境
She soon got into difficulty with debt.
她很快就因債務陷入了困境。
4  [uncountableU] the quality of being difficult to do 困難，艱辛
the difficulty of (doing) something
the difficulty of solving such problems
解決這類問題的難
5  [uncountableU]DIFFICULT how difficult something is 難度
The tests vary in difficulty.
測試的難度有所不同。
→ learning difficulties
 COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: a problem or something that causes trouble 難題，難事
verbs
have difficulties 有困難
By the age of eight, Robbie was having difficulties at school.
到了八歲,羅比在學業上遇到了困難。
run into/get into difficulties (=find yourself in a difficult situation) 遭遇困難
Three people were rescued from a boat that had got into difficulties.
三人從遇險船只上獲救。
experience/encounter difficulties formal (=have difficulties) 遭遇困難
Graduates often experience considerable difficulties in getting their first job.
畢業生找第一份工作常常會遭遇很多困難。
face difficulties 面臨困難
The hotel’s owners were facing financial difficulties.
這家酒店的老板正面臨財務困境。
overcome/resolve difficulties (=deal with them successfully) 克服/解決困難
We are confident that we can overcome these difficulties.
我們有信心克服這些困難。
present/pose difficulties formal (=be something that is difficult to deal with) 構成困難
English spelling may present some difficulties for learners.
英語拼寫可能會對學習者造成一些困難。
be fraught with difficulties (=involve a lot of them) 充滿困難
nThe whole plan was fraught with difficulties.
cause/lead to difficulties 造成困難
nStress and worry both cause sleep difficulties.
give rise to difficulties formal (=cause them) 造成困難
The stormy weather gave rise to difficulties for many of the competitors in the yacht race.
暴風雨天氣給帆船賽的許多選手造成了困難。
difficulties arise (=happen) 困難出現
nIt’s best to discuss any difficulties that arise rather than trying to deal with them alone.
adjectives
major/serious/severe difficulties 重大的/嚴重的困難
By then, we were having serious financial difficulties.
那時,我們財務方面非常困難。
considerable difficulties (=a lot of problems) 相當多的困難
They had considerable difficulties in getting funding for their research.
他們在爭取研究經費時遇到了不少困難。
technical difficulties 技術困難
The flight was delayed due to technical difficulties.
航班由於技術問題延誤了。
practical difficulties (=problems with doing something) 實際困難
nIt’s a great idea, but there will be a number of practical difficulties.
financial/economic difficulties 財務/經濟困難
The company is facing serious financial difficulties.
公司正面臨嚴重的財務困境。
breathing difficulties 呼吸困難
nShe was taken to hospital with breathing difficulties.
nmarital difficulties (=in a marriage)
You may need help in dealing with your marital difficulties.
Examples from the Corpus
difficulty• Manchester United won easily, and never seemed to be in any difficulty.• The traditional way of undertaking market research is through using questionnaires but there are difficulties in gathering information by this method.• The nation faces severe economic difficulties.• Whitehall officials have encountered difficulties in deciding which essential services to include.• Some parents experienced difficulty when they tried to move their children to other schools.• She lent me a couple of hundred quid because I was in financial difficulty.• Youngsters may have difficulty applying the paint because of its thin consistency.• Work-inhibited children often have difficulty engaging in competitive play.• Freddie is having difficulties, too.• Credit cards make it extremely easy to get into difficulty with debt.• Police officers in most Californian cities need to be able to cope with language difficulties and cultural differences.• The main difficulty with this method is that it takes twice as long.• I don't expect major difficulties, although there are still differences to be worked out.• The books vary in level of difficulty.• This step should ensure that the difficulty level and the volume of material in any one session are right for the students.• The difficulties of experimentation in this area are well known.• The difficulties of counting whales makes most population figures extremely unreliable.
with/without difficulty• Other nations stumbled, slid backward, moved forward again with difficulty.• The process of admitting nations just now coming to democracy and capitalism has not been without difficulties.• It is this lack of codified certainty that makes a study of it so fraught with difficulty.• He stands up and comes over, asking me something or other, walk-ing with difficulty.• This last point is not without difficulty.• Some were loose, some went on only with difficulty.• Only with difficulty was she able to hold back the tears, forcing herself to smile.• She will be 76 next month and walks with difficulty, using a cane.
get/run into difficulty• But delegates ran into difficulties in informal haggling over how to share the cuts.• If you do run into difficulties, there are two possibilities; neither of which is desirable. 1.• Inevitably, the proposal is running into difficulties.• Soaring Inexperienced pilots get into difficulties when they are soaring.• It was built successfully but two attempts to emulate and balance it soon ran into difficulties.• And with the theatre running into difficulties about subsidy it's not getting any more hopeful.• Many families who get into difficulties have been struggling with problems that would daunt the most energetic and resourceful of people.• If you get into difficulties repaying the loan, go straight to the lender and explain the problem.
the difficulty of (doing) something• If they are already your customers, the difficulties of changing their preferences become an asset and not a liability.• We do not minimize the depth of the problem, nor the difficulty of solving it.• All would be aware of the difficulty of finding ideologically acceptable forms of fun.• Is this perhaps a comment on the inadequacy of the law and the difficulty of policing and getting convictions?• I knew nothing about the Ober Gabelhornr's history or the difficulty of the route, or even what it looked like.• Rents did not, however, necessarily solve the difficulties of town finance.• Second, and more fundamentally, they drew attention to the difficulties of finding a satisfactory measure of performance in statistical terms.• Yet I think you underestimate the difficulties of raising such capital.
Origin difficulty
(1300-1400) Latin difficultas, from difficilis “difficult”, from facilis “easy”

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