difficult

用作定語 ～+ n.

1. English is a difficult language to learn.
   英語是一門難學的語言。
2. Mathematics is regarded as a difficult subject.
   數學被人認為是難科目。
3. He is absorbed in the calculation of that difficult maths problem.
   他全神貫注地在算那道數學難題。
4. The teacher gave us an explanation of the difficult point.
   老師向我們清楚地解釋了這個難點。
5. If you think that the repair is going to be a difficult job, we'll just have to call in a builder.
   如果你認為這項修理工作很困難的話,我們就得去請個建筑工人來了。
6. He is hardly capable of executing such a difficult task.
   他幾乎不可能完成這樣困難的任務。
7. He bore himself with dignity under such difficult circumstances.
   他在如此艱難的環境中仍然保持了自己的尊嚴。
8. Though their task was a difficult one, their revolutionary zeal and perseverance carried them through.
   雖然他們的任務艱巨,但他們的革命熱情和堅韌不拔的精神幫助他們克服了一切困難。
9. The old man bears the difficult days of the past in mind.
   老人牢記過去的艱難歲月。
10. He has always been a difficult child.
    他一直是個鬧人的孩子。
11. He is a difficult poet.
    他是一個不好懂的詩人。
12. She's a difficult woman to get on with.
    她是個不易相處的婦女。
13. He was in a very difficult position.
    他當時處境十分尷尬。

用作表語 S+be+～

1. I appreciate the task will be long and difficult.
   我懂得這項任務是長期而艱巨的。
2. When you get down to it, it isn't so difficult.
   當你開始認真對待事情時,事情就不難。
3. Unloading the boxes is hard; inspecting them is even more difficult.
   把盒子卸下來是費勁,檢查它們則是更困難的。
4. The calculation was difficult but we finally cracked it.
   計算起來很費勁,但我們終于解決了。
5. Don't be so difficult!
   不要那么不隨和!
6. We had hoped that we would be able to leave tomorrow, but it's beginning to look difficult.
   我們原希望明天可以出發,但是這事開始顯得困難起來。
7. Nothing is difficult to a man who wills.
   世上無難事,只怕有心人。

S+be+～+of n./v- ing

1. It was difficult of proof.
   這事難以證明。
2. The theory is difficult of explanation.
   這學說難以解釋。
3. It was difficult of solution.
   這問題難以解決。
4. The summit of the mountain is difficult of ascent.
   這山頂難以攀登。

S+be+～+to- v

1. The question is difficult to answer.
   這個問題難以回答。
2. The task is difficult to do.
   這項任務很難完成。
3. The place is difficult to live (in).
   這地方難以居住。
4. The emotionally disturbed are difficult to treat.
   情緒病患者很難醫治。
5. The patient was difficult to manage, but the nurse dealt with him all right.
   這個病人很難管理,但是護士把他護理得很好。
6. He is difficult to satisfy.
   他很難得到滿足。

It is/was+～+(for sb) to- v

1. It's very difficult to dig into the cliff.
   挖進崖石是非常困難的。
2. It is difficult to arrange their difference.
   他們的分歧很難調解。
3. It is difficult to choose between such two nice houses.
   兩幢房子都這么漂亮,讓人難以作出抉擇。
4. During my illness I got behind in my school work, and now it is difficult to catch up.
   我生病期間功課拖下了,現在很難趕上。
5. It's so difficult to get a chance.
   得到機會如此不易。
6. It is difficult to get them all together under one roof.
   把他們都聚集到一起是很不容易的。
7. It was difficult to get the pole over the hedge.
   要把這根竿子傳遞過樹籬很困難。
8. It's difficult to carry on a conversation at a noisy party.
   在鬧哄哄的聚會上,很難進行交談。
9. It is difficult to forgive anyone for cruelty.
   任何人的粗魯是很難被原諒的。
10. It is difficult to adjust one's habits to someone else.
    一個人很難調整自己的習慣以適應其他人。
11. It's difficult to talk to her, because she is hard of hearing.
    跟她說話很難,因為她聽覺不靈。
12. It is difficult to adapt oneself to sudden changes of temperature.
    一個人很難使自己習慣于突然變化的氣溫。
13. It is difficult for me to teach.
    教書對于我是件不容易的事。
14. It is difficult for me to do the task.
    要我完成這項任務是困難的。
15. It is difficult for you to learn English.
    對你來說,學英語是有困難的。
16. It was difficult for her to fight back her tears.
    她很難忍住眼淚。
17. I think it's not difficult for him to get a word in edgeways, because all the chatterboxes are not here.
    我想他插上話并不難,因為那些喜歡饒舌的人都不在。
18. It was difficult for me to decide which one to buy.
    對我來說很難決定買哪一個。
19. It's rather difficult for a cocky person to be on good terms with others.
    一個傲慢的人要和別人很好地相處,那是很難的。

用作賓語補足語 S+V+O+～

1. I found English difficult at first.
   起初我發覺英語難學。
2. That made the subject difficult of investigation.
   那使這問題不易探討。
3. She got across the headmaster, who made life very difficult for her.
   她得罪了校長,校長就讓她日子不好過。
4. I find it difficult to adapt myself to the climate here.
   我覺得自己難適應這兒的氣候。
5. The modern children find it difficult to conceive of a time when there was no radio or TV.
   今天的兒童很難設想沒有收音機和電視機的時代是什么樣子。
6. His awkward speech made him difficult to understand.
   他那蹩腳的講演很難讓人聽懂。