亚洲网紅露点

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difficulty

[ dif-i-kuhl-tee ]

noun

plural difficulties.
  1. the fact or condition of being difficult.
  2. Often difficulties. an embarrassing situation, especially of financial affairs.

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  3. a trouble or struggle.

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  4. a cause of trouble, struggle, or embarrassment.
  5. a disagreement or dispute.
  6. reluctance; unwillingness.
  7. a demur; objection.
  8. something that is hard to do, understand, or surmount; an impediment or obstacle.


difficulty

/ 藞诲瑟蹿瑟办蓹濒迟瑟 /

noun

  1. the state or quality of being difficult
  2. a task, problem, etc, that is hard to deal with
  3. often plural a troublesome or embarrassing situation, esp a financial one
  4. a dispute or disagreement
  5. often plural an objection or obstacle

    he always makes difficulties

  6. a trouble or source of trouble; worry
  7. lack of ease; awkwardness

    he could run only with difficulty

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 辫谤别路诲颈蹿路蹿颈路肠耻濒路迟测 noun plural predifficulties
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of difficulty1

First recorded in 1350鈥1400; Middle English difficulte, from Anglo-French, from Latin 诲颈蹿蹿颈肠耻濒迟腻蝉, equivalent to difficil(is) difficile + -迟腻蝉 -ty 2
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of difficulty1

C14: from Latin 诲颈蹿蹿颈肠耻濒迟腻蝉, from difficilis difficult, from dis- not + facilis easy, facile
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His calls come against a backdrop of difficulties for the university sector across the UK.

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"I did not get to answer all the questions when they told us our time was up because a lot of my time was wasted due to those technical difficulties," he said.

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In the face of such difficulties, city officials have thrown their support behind a bill that could change how the state classifies emergencies.

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Boeing's problems in recent years have stemmed from the difficulty it has had meeting delivery deadlines - not a fall in demand.

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It's an evil job, but undeniably has some difficulties, especially for those who haven't killed the lingering conscience telling them that lying is bad.

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