1、difficulty作“困难,麻烦”解时,指必须付出大量的思考和运用技巧才能解决的任何困难,当表示抽象的困难时,是不可数名词,既不能与不定冠词连用,也不能用于复数形式。
如:We can overcome any difficulty.
我们能战胜任何困难。
2、difficulty表示具体的难处、难事、麻烦时,是可数名词,既可与不定冠词连用,也可用于复数形式。
如:Now I meet with fewer difficulties in my work.
现在我工作中困难少些了。
3、difficulty引申还可作“困境(尤指经济上的拮据)”解,这时常用复数形式。
如:The country is facing great economic difficulties.
该国正面临巨大的经济困难。
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同义词辨析:
dilemma、difficulty、trouble这些词汇都有“困境”之意,其区别是:
1、dilemma n. 困境
〔辨析〕指进退两难、难以抉择的境地。
〔例证〕He was in a dilemma about the party invitation.
对于是否应邀参加聚会他左右为难。
2、difficulty n. 困境
〔辨析〕指遇到困难的情况。
〔例证〕His business has faced difficulty with debt.
他的公司因债务问题已面临困境。
3、trouble n. 困境;险境
〔辨析〕指可能招致批评或惩罚的困难或危险处境。
〔例证〕A barge got into trouble off the coast of Africa.
一艘驳船在非洲沿海遇险。
①用作不可数名词,意为"困难、艰难",常用在以下句型中
have no/find(some,any,much) difficulty with sth./(in) doing sth.
There is no (some,any,much) difficulty (in) doing sth.
I had no difficulty in learning English.
There was much difficulty (in) explaining it to him.
②用作可数名词。表示具体的困难,意为"难事,难点,困境,难处"
This book is full of difficulties.
In face of so many difficulties,we never appeared to be afraid.
difficulty指抽象的 概念的困难时不可数用单数 而指具体的困难时可数 如I have some difficulties with pronunciation.我在语音上有一些困难。