difficulty
noun/ˈdɪfɪkəlti/
(plural difficulties)
Слово англійською: difficulty
Переклад difficulty українською: тру́дність, ускла́днення, скру́та, тру́днощі, ва́жкість
Детальний опис
- [countable, usually plural, uncountable] a problem; a thing or situation that causes problems
- the difficulties of English syntax
- a patient with breathing difficulties
- They encountered numerous difficulties while making the film.
- She had been experiencing technical difficulties.
- I think we've managed to overcome most of the practical difficulties.
- I know the kinds of difficulties faced by parents and teachers.
- difficulties with something We've run into difficulties with the new project.
- difficulty with something I'm having difficulty with the engine.
- in difficulties He was often in financial difficulties.
- in difficulty He got into difficulty while swimming and had to be rescued.
- It was a time fraught with difficulties and frustration.
- [uncountable] the state or quality of being hard to do or to understand; the effort that something involves
- difficulty (in) doing something I had considerable difficulty (in) persuading her to leave.
- I had no difficulty (in) making myself understood.
- with difficulty He spoke slowly and with great difficulty.
- The changes were made with surprisingly little difficulty.
- without difficulty We found the house without difficulty.
- difficulty of doing something They discussed the difficulty of studying abroad.
- [uncountable] how hard something is
- Both roles had a high degree of difficulty.
- The games have varying levels of difficulty.
- questions of increasing difficulty
- The walks in the book vary in difficulty.
Word Originlate Middle English (in the senses ‘requiring effort or skill’ and ‘something difficult’): from Latin difficultas, from dis- (expressing reversal) + facultas ‘ability, opportunity’.