n. 困難,麻煩,難事;難度;異議,爭論,糾葛;財政困難,(經(jīng)濟)拮據(jù);
?? difficult困難的+y表名詞 →困難
"They showed great perseverance in the face of difficulty."
他們面對困難表現(xiàn)了堅強的毅力。
近義:headache, hindrance, hitch, holdback, holdup, hurdle
反義:ease, easiness
n. 發(fā)現(xiàn)物;研究結(jié)果;調(diào)查(或研究)的結(jié)果;<律>(陪審團的)裁決;
v. 發(fā)現(xiàn)( find的現(xiàn)在分詞);
?? find發(fā)現(xiàn)+ ing構(gòu)成抽象名詞 → 發(fā)現(xiàn);調(diào)查的結(jié)果
"There was the usual faff of finding somewhere to park the car."
找地方停車照例又是一番忙亂。
近義:invention, strike, disclosure, discovery, find, inference
adj. 小的;瑣碎的;嬌小的;幼小的;
adv. 不多,略微;少許,一點;短時間地;
n. (表示否定)微少;沒有多少;短時間;
det. (數(shù)量上)微少的,少到幾乎沒有的;(a little)少量的,一些;
"His little affectations irritated her."
他的裝腔作勢令她不快。
近義:minute, pokey, poky, short, small, tiny
反義:large, major, sizeable, sizable, some, capital