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

• 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。
• And such people do desperate things, especially in times of economic hardship.
  这样的人做绝望的事情，尤其是在经济困难的时候。
• There is going to be hardship, but we have to grit our teeth and get on with it.
  未来会很艰难，但是我们必须咬牙坚持下去。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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。
• Housing benefit provides a cushion against hardship.
  住房福利可以减轻人们生活的艰辛。
• How much hardship has this man being conquering?
  你曾经战胜了多少艰难？
• 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。
• After enduring the hardship of the arduous fieldwork, the prospecting team discovered many new ores.
  地质勘探队员餐风饮露，历尽辛苦，找到了不少新的矿藏。