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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Hardship has worn away his will and resistance.
  艰辛磨掉了他的意志和反抗精神。
• I have gone through many difficulties, experienced hardship, but adversity brought me power and confidence.
  我经历了许多艰难困苦，但它也给了我力量和信心。
• 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。
• His boyhood conditioned him to hardship.
  他的少年时代使他习惯于逆境。
• They've been promised their full July salary minus the hardship payment.
  他们已经得到承诺，7月份的工资除去辛劳补助外将全额发放。