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ADJ-GRADED
硬的;堅硬的;堅固的
Something that is hard is very firm and stiff to touch and is not easily bent, cut, or broken.
例句
He shuffled his feet on the hard wooden floor...
他拖著腳在硬木地板上走動。
Something cold and hard pressed into the back of his neck.
一個冰冷梆硬的東西頂在了他的脖梗兒上。
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ADJ-GRADED
難做的;困難的
Something that is hard is very difficult to do or deal with.
例句
It's hard to tell what effect this latest move will have...
很難說最近這次行動會有什么結(jié)果。
She found it hard to accept some of the criticisms directed towards her and her work...
她發(fā)現(xiàn)某些針對自己和自己工作的批評意見很難接受。
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ADV-GRADED
努力地;使勁地
If you work hard doing something, you are very active or work intensely, with a lot of effort.
例句
I'll work hard. I don't want to let him down...
我會努力工作，我不想讓他失望。
Am I trying too hard?
我是不是努力過頭了？
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ADJ-GRADED
累人的;費力的;費勁的
Hard work involves a lot of activity and effort.
例句
Coping with three babies is very hard work...
照顧3個寶寶是非常累人的活兒。
...a hard day's work...
一天的辛苦工作
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ADV-GRADED
仔細(xì)地;認(rèn)真地
If you look, listen, or think hard, you do it carefully and with a great deal of attention.
例句
He looked at me hard...
他使勁盯著我看。
You had to listen hard to hear the old man breathe...
你要仔細(xì)聽才能聽見老人的呼吸聲。
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ADV-GRADED
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.
例句
I kicked a dustbin very hard and broke my toe.
我狠狠地踢了一腳垃圾箱，結(jié)果腳趾骨折了。
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ADV-GRADED
強烈地;猛烈的;長時間地
You can use hard to indicate that something happens intensely and for a long time.
例句
I've never seen Terry laugh so hard...
我從未見過特里如此放聲大笑。
It was snowing hard by then.
當(dāng)時雪下得很大。
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ADJ-GRADED
冷酷無情的;心腸硬的
If a person or their expression is hard, they show no kindness or sympathy.
例句
His father was a hard man...
他的父親是個冷酷無情的人。
Kate realized that the previous hard look on Maggie's face had been a mask.
凱特意識到瑪吉原先的那副冷酷表情其實是裝出來的。
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ADJ-GRADED
苛刻的;嚴(yán)厲的;不友善的
If you are hard on someone, you treat them severely or unkindly.
例句
Don't be so hard on him.
別對他太苛刻了。
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ADJ-GRADED
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.
例句
The grey light was hard on the eyes...
光線暗淡對眼睛不利。
These last four years have been hard on them.
過去的這四年里他們吃了不少苦。
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ADJ-GRADED
（生活、一段日子）艱難的，艱苦的
If you have a hard life or a hard period of time, your life or that period is difficult and unpleasant for you.
例句
It had been a hard life for her...
對她而言，那是一段非常艱苦的生活。
Those were hard times.
那些歲月是非常艱難的。
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ADJ-GRADED
非常寒冷的;凜冽的
A hard winter or a hard frost is a very cold one.
例句
...a prolonged period of hard frost...
漫長的強霜凍期
I am expecting a long, hard winter.
我估計冬天會漫長而寒冷。
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ADJ-GRADED
（顏色）刺目的，晃眼的;（聲音）刺耳的，難聽的
Hard colours or sounds are harsh or bright and unpleasant to see or hear.
例句
The sea was a hard blue.
大海呈一片耀眼的藍色。
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ADJ
（證據(jù)、資料）可靠的，確鑿的
Hard evidence or facts are definitely true and do not need to be questioned.
例句
He wanted more hard evidence...
他想要更多確鑿的證據(jù)。
There are probably fewer hard facts about the life of Henry Purcell than that of any other great composer since the Renaissance.
有關(guān)亨利·普賽爾生平的可靠資料可能比任何其他文藝復(fù)興以來的偉大作曲家都要少。
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ADJ-GRADED
（水質(zhì)）硬的（指含鈣化合物較多）
Hard water contains a lot of calcium compounds that stop soap making bubbles and sometimes appear as a deposit in kettles and baths.
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ADJ
（毒品）毒性強的，烈性的
Hard drugs are very strong illegal drugs such as heroin or cocaine.
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ADJ
（語音）發(fā)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'.
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PREP-PHRASE
離…很近的
If one thing is hard by another, it is very close to it.
例句
Paradise Street was a short, crowded street near the railway station and hard by the factory.
天堂街是火車站附近一條擁擠的小街道，離該工廠很近。
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PHRASE
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.
例句
The hall porter was feeling hard done by at having to extend his shift.
酒店行李搬運工因為被迫延長當(dāng)班時間而憤憤不平。
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PHRASE
困難的;艱難的
If you say that something is hard going, you mean it is difficult and requires a lot of effort.
例句
The talks had been hard going at the start.
會談從一開始就舉步維艱。
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PHRASE
受到沉重打擊的;受嚴(yán)重影響的
To be hard hit by something means to be affected very severely by it.
例句
California's been particularly hard hit by the recession.
加利福尼亞受經(jīng)濟衰退的影響尤為嚴(yán)重。
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PHRASE
佯裝不感興趣;故意擺譜
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.
例句
I wanted her and she was playing hard to get.
我想得到她，但她卻故意裝出不感興趣的樣子。
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PHRASE
十分困難的;處于困境的
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.
例句
Mr Morton is undoubtedly cleverer than Mr Kirkby, but he will be hard put to match his popularity.
莫頓先生無疑比柯克比先生更聰明，但他將很難像柯克比先生那樣受人歡迎。
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PHRASE
為…而非常苦惱（或難受）；因…而沮喪
If you take something hard, you are very upset or depressed by it.
例句
Maybe I just took it too hard.
可能我真的對此事太過耿耿于懷。
Adjective
1. not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure;
"a difficult task""nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access""difficult times""a difficult child""found himself in a difficult situation""why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?"2. metaphorically hard;
"a hard fate""took a hard look""a hard bargainer""a hard climb"3. not yielding to pressure or easily penetrated;
"hard as rock"4. very strong or vigorous;
"strong winds""a hard left to the chin""a knockout punch""a severe blow"5. characterized by toilsome effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort;
"worked their arduous way up the mining valley""a grueling campaign""hard labor""heavy work""heavy going""spent many laborious hours on the project""set a punishing pace"6. of speech sounds
7. of a drinker or drinking; indulging intemperately;
"does a lot of hard drinking""a heavy drinker"8. having undergone fermentation;
"hard cider"9. having a high alcoholic content;
"hard liquor"10. unfortunate or hard to bear;
"had hard luck""a tough break"11. dried out;
"hard dry rolls left over from the day before"Adverb
1. with effort or force or vigor;
"the team played hard""worked hard all day""pressed hard on the lever""hit the ball hard""slammed the door hard"2. with firmness;
"held hard to the railing"3. earnestly or intently;
"thought hard about it""stared hard at the accused"4. causing great damage or hardship;
"industries hit hard by the depression""she was severely affected by the bank's failure"5. slowly and with difficulty;
"prejudices die hard"6. indulging excessively;
"he drank heavily"7. into a solid condition;
"concrete that sets hard within a few hours"8. very near or close in space or time;
"it stands hard by the railroad tracks""they were hard on his heels""a strike followed hard upon the plant's opening"9. with pain or distress or bitterness;
"he took the rejection very hard"10. to the full extent possible; all the way;
"hard alee""the ship went hard astern""swung the wheel hard left"