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hard adj.硬的；困难的；棘手的；坚强的；残酷的；用力的；液态的；严寒的；确凿的adv.努力地；强烈地；严重地；坚定地 (1) 要维持一段关系,是很困难的。(2) 对父母来说,孩子叛逆是个很棘手的问题。(3) 他喜欢故作坚强,但是他内心真的很脆弱。(4) 她确实长得漂亮,可是却有一颗残酷的心。(5) 他猛地一推门,门开了。(6) 我不想在这么冷的天气里出门。(7) 我们需要一些确凿的证据来支持我们的主张。(8) 最为重要的是,你必须努力学习,迎头赶上。(9) 那名参议员在社会福利问题上遭到对手强烈的反对。(10) 尤其是一些小企业在经济萧条中遭受了严重的打击。(11) 你要坚定而充满信心地走下去。 Hard can mean "difficult," but it can also mean "rigid." A hard surface is one that doesn’t give way, like stone. If things are tough for you, you might tell someone you’re having a hard day. If someone gives you hard liquor, watch out — that’s the strong stuff. If you’re a teacher, you want to make your examinations hard enough to be challenging, but not impossible. If you’re stubborn, people might call you hardheaded.

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英 [hɑːd] 美 [hɑːrd] (1) It's very hard to maintain a relationship.(2) It's very hard on parents when their children are rebellious.(3) He likes to pretend he is hard, but he is really soft underneath.(4) She has really good looks but a hard heart.(5) He gave the door a hard shove and it opened.(6) I don't want to go out in such hard weather.(7) We need some hard evidence to support our claim.(8) Most importantly, you must work hard to catch up.(9) The senator was hard opposed by her rivals on the issue of social welfare.(10) Small businesses in particular were hit hard by the recession.(11) You need to keep moving ahead hard and confidently. Hard is the opposite of "easy." If you're just beginning an exercise routine, don't push yourself too hard in the beginning, to avoid injury. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]硬的；坚硬的；坚固的 Something that is hard is very firm and stiff to touch and is not easily bent, cut, or broken. He shuffled his feet on the hard wooden floor...他拖着脚在硬木地板上走动。Something cold and hard pressed into the back of his neck.一个冰冷梆硬的东西顶在了他的脖梗儿上。hardnessHe felt the hardness of the iron railing press against his spine.他感觉到硬邦邦的铁栏杆顶着自己的脊梁。2[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]难做的；困难的 Something that is hard is very difficult to do or deal with.   [oft it v-link ADJ to-inf]It's hard to tell what effect this latest move will have...很难说最近这次行动会有什么结果。She found it hard to accept some of the criticisms directed towards her and her work...她发现某些针对自己和自己工作的批评意见很难接受。Our traveller's behaviour on the journey is hard to explain...我们的旅客一路上的行为让人很难解释。That's a very hard question.那是个很难的问题。3[ADV-GRADED 副词]努力地；使劲地 If you work hard doing something, you are very active or work intensely, with a lot of effort.   [ADV after v]  [ADJ n]I'll work hard. I don't want to let him down...我会努力工作，我不想让他失望。Am I trying too hard?我是不是努力过头了？Hard is also an adjective.I admired him as a true scientist and hard worker.我钦佩他是个真正的科学家和勤奋工作的人。4[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]累人的；费力的；费劲的 Hard work involves a lot of activity and effort. Coping with three babies is very hard work...照顾3个宝宝是非常累人的活儿。...a hard day's work...一天的辛苦工作Their work is hard and unglamorous, and most people would find it boring.他们的工作又累又平淡，多数人会认为很乏味。5[ADV-GRADED 副词]仔细地；认真地 If you look, listen, or think hard, you do it carefully and with a great deal of attention.   [ADV after v]He looked at me hard...他使劲盯着我看。You had to listen hard to hear the old man breathe...你要仔细听才能听见老人的呼吸声。People are having to think hard about their holiday plans.人们现在得仔细地琢磨自己的度假计划。Hard is also an adjective.It might be worth taking a long hard look at your frustrations and resentments.认真仔细地审视一下自己的失落和不满情绪可能很有必要。6[ADV-GRADED 副词]猛力地；用力地 If you strike or take hold of something hard, you strike or take hold of it with a lot of force.   [ADV after v]I kicked a dustbin very hard and broke my toe.我狠狠地踢了一脚垃圾箱，结果脚趾骨折了。Hard is also an adjective.He gave her a hard push which toppled her backwards into an armchair.他用力推了她一下，她就向后跌坐在一把扶手椅里。7[ADV-GRADED 副词]强烈地；猛烈的；长时间地 You can use hard to indicate that something happens intensely and for a long time.   [ADV after v]I've never seen Terry laugh so hard...我从未见过特里如此放声大笑。It was snowing hard by then.当时雪下得很大。8[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]冷酷无情的；心肠硬的 If a person or their expression is hard, they show no kindness or sympathy.   [usu ADJ n]His father was a hard man...他的父亲是个冷酷无情的人。Kate realized that the previous hard look on Maggie's face had been a mask.凯特意识到玛吉原先的那副冷酷表情其实是装出来的。9[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]苛刻的；严厉的；不友善的 If you are hard on someone, you treat them severely or unkindly.   [v-link ADJ on n]  [ADV after v]Don't be so hard on him.别对他太苛刻了。Hard is also an adverb.He said the security forces would continue to crack down hard on the protestors.他说安全部队会继续严厉镇压抗议者。10[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]有害的；不利的 If you say that something is hard on a person or thing, you mean it affects them in a way that is likely to cause them damage or suffering.   [v-link ADJ on n]The grey light was hard on the eyes...光线暗淡对眼睛不利。These last four years have been hard on them.过去的这四年里他们吃了不少苦。11[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（生活、一段日子）艰难的，艰苦的 If you have a hard life or a hard period of time, your life or that period is difficult and unpleasant for you. It had been a hard life for her...对她而言，那是一段非常艰苦的生活。Those were hard times.那些岁月是非常艰难的。hardnessIn America, people don't normally admit to the hardness of life.在美国，人们通常不承认生活过得艰苦。12[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]非常寒冷的；凛冽的 A hard winter or a hard frost is a very cold one.   [usu ADJ n]...a prolonged period of hard frost...漫长的强霜冻期I am expecting a long, hard winter.我估计冬天会漫长而寒冷。13[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（颜色）刺目的，晃眼的；（声音）刺耳的，难听的 Hard colours or sounds are harsh or bright and unpleasant to see or hear.   [usu ADJ n]The sea was a hard blue.大海呈一片耀眼的蓝色。14[ADJ 形容词]（证据、资料）可靠的，确凿的 Hard evidence or facts are definitely true and do not need to be questioned.   [ADJ n]He wanted more hard evidence...他想要更多确凿的证据。There are probably fewer hard facts about the life of Henry Purcell than that of any other great composer since the Renaissance.有关亨利·普赛尔生平的可靠资料可能比任何其他文艺复兴以来的伟大作曲家都要少。15[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（水质）硬的（指含钙化合物较多） Hard water contains a lot of calcium compounds that stop soap making bubbles and sometimes appear as a deposit in kettles and baths. 16[ADJ 形容词]（毒品）毒性强的，烈性的 Hard drugs are very strong illegal drugs such as heroin or cocaine.   [ADJ n]17[ADJ 形容词]（语音）发硬音的 In phonetics, a hard sound is one such as 'c' or 'g' as pronounced in the words 'cat' or 'give', and not as in the words 'cinema' or 'general'. 18[PREP-PHRASE 短语介词]离…很近的 If one thing is hard by another, it is very close to it.   [OLD-FASHIONED 过时]Paradise Street was a short, crowded street near the railway station and hard by the factory.天堂街是火车站附近一条拥挤的小街道，离该工厂很近。19[PHRASE 短语]受到不公平待遇的；委屈的 If you feel hard done by, you feel that you have not been treated fairly.   [v-link PHR]  [BRIT 英]The hall porter was feeling hard done by at having to extend his shift.酒店行李搬运工因为被迫延长当班时间而愤愤不平。20[PHRASE 短语]困难的；艰难的 If you say that something is hard going, you mean it is difficult and requires a lot of effort.   [usu v-link PHR]The talks had been hard going at the start.会谈从一开始就举步维艰。21[PHRASE 短语]受到沉重打击的；受严重影响的 To be hard hit by something means to be affected very severely by it.   [usu v-link PHR]California's been particularly hard hit by the recession.加利福尼亚受经济衰退的影响尤为严重。22[PHRASE 短语]佯装不感兴趣；故意摆谱 If someone plays hard to get, they pretend not to be interested in another person or in what someone is trying to persuade them to do.   [V inflects]I wanted her and she was playing hard to get.我想得到她，但她却故意装出不感兴趣的样子。23[PHRASE 短语]十分困难的；处于困境的 If someone is hard put to do something or, in British English if they are hard pushed to do something, they have great difficulty doing it.   [usu v-link PHR to-inf]Mr Morton is undoubtedly cleverer than Mr Kirkby, but he will be hard put to match his popularity.莫顿先生无疑比柯克比先生更聪明，但他将很难像柯克比先生那样受人欢迎。24[PHRASE 短语]为…而非常苦恼（或难受）；因…而沮丧 If you take something hard, you are very upset or depressed by it.   [V inflects]Maybe I just took it too hard.可能我真的对此事太过耿耿于怀。

英语单词	hard
英美音标	英 [hɑːd] 美 [hɑːrd]
中文释义	adj.硬的；困难的；棘手的；坚强的；残酷的；用力的；液态的；严寒的；确凿的 adv.努力地；强烈地；严重地；坚定地
英语例句	(1) It's very hard to maintain a relationship. (2) It's very hard on parents when their children are rebellious. (3) He likes to pretend he is hard, but he is really soft underneath. (4) She has really good looks but a hard heart. (5) He gave the door a hard shove and it opened. (6) I don't want to go out in such hard weather. (7) We need some hard evidence to support our claim. (8) Most importantly, you must work hard to catch up. (9) The senator was hard opposed by her rivals on the issue of social welfare. (10) Small businesses in particular were hit hard by the recession. (11) You need to keep moving ahead hard and confidently.
中文例句	(1) 要维持一段关系,是很困难的。 (2) 对父母来说,孩子叛逆是个很棘手的问题。 (3) 他喜欢故作坚强,但是他内心真的很脆弱。 (4) 她确实长得漂亮,可是却有一颗残酷的心。 (5) 他猛地一推门,门开了。 (6) 我不想在这么冷的天气里出门。 (7) 我们需要一些确凿的证据来支持我们的主张。 (8) 最为重要的是,你必须努力学习,迎头赶上。 (9) 那名参议员在社会福利问题上遭到对手强烈的反对。 (10) 尤其是一些小企业在经济萧条中遭受了严重的打击。 (11) 你要坚定而充满信心地走下去。
vocabulary简明	Hard is the opposite of "easy." If you're just beginning an exercise routine, don't push yourself too hard in the beginning, to avoid injury.
vocabulary扩展	Hard can mean "difficult," but it can also mean "rigid." A hard surface is one that doesn’t give way, like stone. If things are tough for you, you might tell someone you’re having a hard day. If someone gives you hard liquor, watch out — that’s the strong stuff. If you’re a teacher, you want to make your examinations hard enough to be challenging, but not impossible. If you’re stubborn, people might call you hardheaded.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]硬的；坚硬的；坚固的 Something that is hard is very firm and stiff to touch and is not easily bent, cut, or broken. He shuffled his feet on the hard wooden floor... 他拖着脚在硬木地板上走动。 Something cold and hard pressed into the back of his neck. 一个冰冷梆硬的东西顶在了他的脖梗儿上。 hardness He felt the hardness of the iron railing press against his spine. 他感觉到硬邦邦的铁栏杆顶着自己的脊梁。 2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]难做的；困难的 Something that is hard is very difficult to do or deal with. [oft it v-link ADJ to-inf] It's hard to tell what effect this latest move will have... 很难说最近这次行动会有什么结果。 She found it hard to accept some of the criticisms directed towards her and her work... 她发现某些针对自己和自己工作的批评意见很难接受。 Our traveller's behaviour on the journey is hard to explain... 我们的旅客一路上的行为让人很难解释。 That's a very hard question. 那是个很难的问题。 3 [ADV-GRADED 副词]努力地；使劲地 If you work hard doing something, you are very active or work intensely, with a lot of effort. [ADV after v] [ADJ n] I'll work hard. I don't want to let him down... 我会努力工作，我不想让他失望。 Am I trying too hard? 我是不是努力过头了？ Hard is also an adjective. I admired him as a true scientist and hard worker. 我钦佩他是个真正的科学家和勤奋工作的人。 4 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]累人的；费力的；费劲的 Hard work involves a lot of activity and effort. Coping with three babies is very hard work... 照顾3个宝宝是非常累人的活儿。 ...a hard day's work... 一天的辛苦工作 Their work is hard and unglamorous, and most people would find it boring. 他们的工作又累又平淡，多数人会认为很乏味。 5 [ADV-GRADED 副词]仔细地；认真地 If you look, listen, or think hard, you do it carefully and with a great deal of attention. [ADV after v] He looked at me hard... 他使劲盯着我看。 You had to listen hard to hear the old man breathe... 你要仔细听才能听见老人的呼吸声。 People are having to think hard about their holiday plans. 人们现在得仔细地琢磨自己的度假计划。 Hard is also an adjective. It might be worth taking a long hard look at your frustrations and resentments. 认真仔细地审视一下自己的失落和不满情绪可能很有必要。 6 [ADV-GRADED 副词]猛力地；用力地 If you strike or take hold of something hard, you strike or take hold of it with a lot of force. [ADV after v] I kicked a dustbin very hard and broke my toe. 我狠狠地踢了一脚垃圾箱，结果脚趾骨折了。 Hard is also an adjective. He gave her a hard push which toppled her backwards into an armchair. 他用力推了她一下，她就向后跌坐在一把扶手椅里。 7 [ADV-GRADED 副词]强烈地；猛烈的；长时间地 You can use hard to indicate that something happens intensely and for a long time. [ADV after v] I've never seen Terry laugh so hard... 我从未见过特里如此放声大笑。 It was snowing hard by then. 当时雪下得很大。 8 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]冷酷无情的；心肠硬的 If a person or their expression is hard, they show no kindness or sympathy. [usu ADJ n] His father was a hard man... 他的父亲是个冷酷无情的人。 Kate realized that the previous hard look on Maggie's face had been a mask. 凯特意识到玛吉原先的那副冷酷表情其实是装出来的。 9 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]苛刻的；严厉的；不友善的 If you are hard on someone, you treat them severely or unkindly. [v-link ADJ on n] [ADV after v] Don't be so hard on him. 别对他太苛刻了。 Hard is also an adverb. He said the security forces would continue to crack down hard on the protestors. 他说安全部队会继续严厉镇压抗议者。 10 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]有害的；不利的 If you say that something is hard on a person or thing, you mean it affects them in a way that is likely to cause them damage or suffering. [v-link ADJ on n] The grey light was hard on the eyes... 光线暗淡对眼睛不利。 These last four years have been hard on them. 过去的这四年里他们吃了不少苦。 11 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（生活、一段日子）艰难的，艰苦的 If you have a hard life or a hard period of time, your life or that period is difficult and unpleasant for you. It had been a hard life for her... 对她而言，那是一段非常艰苦的生活。 Those were hard times. 那些岁月是非常艰难的。 hardness In America, people don't normally admit to the hardness of life. 在美国，人们通常不承认生活过得艰苦。 12 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]非常寒冷的；凛冽的 A hard winter or a hard frost is a very cold one. [usu ADJ n] ...a prolonged period of hard frost... 漫长的强霜冻期 I am expecting a long, hard winter. 我估计冬天会漫长而寒冷。 13 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（颜色）刺目的，晃眼的；（声音）刺耳的，难听的 Hard colours or sounds are harsh or bright and unpleasant to see or hear. [usu ADJ n] The sea was a hard blue. 大海呈一片耀眼的蓝色。 14 [ADJ 形容词]（证据、资料）可靠的，确凿的 Hard evidence or facts are definitely true and do not need to be questioned. [ADJ n] He wanted more hard evidence... 他想要更多确凿的证据。 There are probably fewer hard facts about the life of Henry Purcell than that of any other great composer since the Renaissance. 有关亨利·普赛尔生平的可靠资料可能比任何其他文艺复兴以来的伟大作曲家都要少。 15 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（水质）硬的（指含钙化合物较多） Hard water contains a lot of calcium compounds that stop soap making bubbles and sometimes appear as a deposit in kettles and baths. 16 [ADJ 形容词]（毒品）毒性强的，烈性的 Hard drugs are very strong illegal drugs such as heroin or cocaine. [ADJ n] 17 [ADJ 形容词]（语音）发硬音的 In phonetics, a hard sound is one such as 'c' or 'g' as pronounced in the words 'cat' or 'give', and not as in the words 'cinema' or 'general'. 18 [PREP-PHRASE 短语介词]离…很近的 If one thing is hard by another, it is very close to it. [OLD-FASHIONED 过时] Paradise Street was a short, crowded street near the railway station and hard by the factory. 天堂街是火车站附近一条拥挤的小街道，离该工厂很近。 19 [PHRASE 短语]受到不公平待遇的；委屈的 If you feel hard done by, you feel that you have not been treated fairly. [v-link PHR] [BRIT 英] The hall porter was feeling hard done by at having to extend his shift. 酒店行李搬运工因为被迫延长当班时间而愤愤不平。 20 [PHRASE 短语]困难的；艰难的 If you say that something is hard going, you mean it is difficult and requires a lot of effort. [usu v-link PHR] The talks had been hard going at the start. 会谈从一开始就举步维艰。 21 [PHRASE 短语]受到沉重打击的；受严重影响的 To be hard hit by something means to be affected very severely by it. [usu v-link PHR] California's been particularly hard hit by the recession. 加利福尼亚受经济衰退的影响尤为严重。 22 [PHRASE 短语]佯装不感兴趣；故意摆谱 If someone plays hard to get, they pretend not to be interested in another person or in what someone is trying to persuade them to do. [V inflects] I wanted her and she was playing hard to get. 我想得到她，但她却故意装出不感兴趣的样子。 23 [PHRASE 短语]十分困难的；处于困境的 If someone is hard put to do something or, in British English if they are hard pushed to do something, they have great difficulty doing it. [usu v-link PHR to-inf] Mr Morton is undoubtedly cleverer than Mr Kirkby, but he will be hard put to match his popularity. 莫顿先生无疑比柯克比先生更聪明，但他将很难像柯克比先生那样受人欢迎。 24 [PHRASE 短语]为…而非常苦恼（或难受）；因…而沮丧 If you take something hard, you are very upset or depressed by it. [V inflects] Maybe I just took it too hard. 可能我真的对此事太过耿耿于怀。

Hard Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词 I N Work Adj [Usu