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"Hardship" refers to a state of difficulty or suffering, usually due to a lack of money, food, or other necessities. Experiencing hardship means enduring difficult and unpleasant conditions.

"Hardship" refers to a state of difficulty or suffering, usually due to a lack of money, food, or other necessities. Experiencing hardship means enduring difficult and unpleasant conditions.

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/hɑ͟ː(r)dʃɪp/
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[N-VAR 可变名词]艰难;艰苦;贫困 Hardship is a situation in which your life is difficult or unpleasant, often because you do not have enough money.
  • Many people are suffering economic hardship...

    很多人正处于经济困难之中。

  • 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。


Oxford hard·ship / ˈhɑːdʃɪp ; NAmE ˈhɑːrdʃɪp / noun [uncountable ,  countable ] a situation that is difficult and unpleasant because you do not have enough money, food, clothes, etc. 艰难;困苦;拮据 economic/financial, etc. hardship 经济、财政等困难 People suffered many hardships during that long winter. 在那个漫长的冬季,人们吃了很多苦头。 It was no hardshipto 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。 hardship hardships hard·ship / ˈhɑːdʃɪp ; NAmE ˈhɑːrdʃɪp /
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hardshiphard‧ship /ˈhɑːdʃɪp $ ˈhɑːrd-/ ●○○ noun [countable, uncountable]
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something that makes your life difficult or unpleasant, especially a lack of money, or the condition of having a difficult life:  an economic policy that caused great hardship for many people Many students are suffering severe financial hardship.hardship of the hardships of warCOLLOCATIONSverbscause/create hardship· The severe winter caused great hardship in remote villages.experience/suffer hardship (also endure hardship formal)· Many pensioners experienced hardship paying the tax.face hardship (=will be affected by a difficult or painful situation)· One in four families in Britain is facing financial hardship.inflict hardship on somebody (=make someone be in a difficult or painful situation, used for emphasis)· Civil war has inflicted hardship and suffering on thousands of people.alleviate hardship formal (=make it less severe)· The program aims to alleviate hardship among the poorest sections of society.adjectivesgreat/immense/deep hardship (=a lot of hardship)· In the early years, the settlers faced great hardship.severe/serious/extreme hardship (=very bad)· The 1930s brought severe hardship to the Midwest, especially for Oklahoma.economic/financial hardship· The closure of the steelworks caused economic hardship for the town.considerable/substantial hardship· It is a region of considerable hardship and poverty.real/genuine hardship· Prolonged illness can cause real hardship for many families.unnecessary hardship· The ban is causing unnecessary hardship for fishermen.undue hardship law (=more than is reasonable)· His deportation would pose undue hardship on family members left in the United States.physical hardship (=when you lack the things that your body needs)· The people of the war-torn region face severe physical hardship.personal hardship (=hardship that affects you rather than other people or people in general)· The personal hardship experienced by my client includes the loss of his home, his job and his family.material hardship (=a serious lack of money or of things that you need in order to live)· Emergency government aid helped to relieve the flood victims' material hardship.phrasesin times of hardship· In times of hardship, your family may be the only people you can go to for help.
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n.困苦;苦难;艰难险阻

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