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

• His life was touched by hardship and personal tragedy.
  艰难和个人不幸影响了他的生活。
• Housing benefit provides a cushion against hardship.
  住房福利可以减轻人们生活的艰辛。
• 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。
• Do people truly benefit from hardship and misfortune?
  我们真的能从苦难和不幸中获益吗？
• But a couple of months to think it over is no hardship, it's a godsend.
  但是有一两个月的时间考虑考虑，并不是苦事，这是天赐之福。
• You can endure any hardship.
  你能承受任何苦难。
• Our people have suffered untold hardship and misery.
  我们的人民已经遭受了巨大的苦难。
• 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。
• Hardship has worn away his will and resistance.
  艰辛磨掉了他的意志和反抗精神。
• 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。