hard

音標[hɑ:d]　

中文翻譯：

a. 堅硬的, 硬的, 難的, 艱苦的, 困難的, 堅固的, 猛烈的, 艱難的, 結實的, 確實的
ad. 堅硬地, 努力地, 辛苦地, 接近地, 猛烈地, 牢固地
【經】穩定的, 苛刻的
相關詞組:
as hard as nails
as hard as the nether millstone
be hard hit by
be hard pressed
be hard put to it to do sth
be hard up for money
go hard with sb
hard and fast
hard at it
hard by
hard done by
hard upon
learn sth the hard way
run sb hard
take sth hard
take it hard
Hard facts prove that...
be in hard condition
be hard at work
hold on hard
look hard at sb
follow hard after sb
as hard as a brick

詞型變化：

形容詞比較級:harder 最高級:hardest

詞意辨析：

difficult, hard

這兩個形容詞均有“困難”之意。
difficult: 比hard較為正式，側重需要特別的能力、智力、判斷力、技巧或勇氣才能克服障礙。也可指深奧或抽象的難題。
hard: 含義廣，通俗用詞，與easy相對，泛指任何難理解，不好處理或不易做的事。

英文解釋：

形容詞 hard:

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
同義詞：difficult
dispassionate;
resisting weight or pressure
very strong or vigorous
同義詞：knockout, severe
characterized by toilsome effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
同義詞：arduous, backbreaking, grueling, gruelling, heavy, laborious, operose, punishing, toilsome
produced without vibration of the vocal cords
同義詞：unvoiced, voiceless, surd
(of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source
同義詞：concentrated
(of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward or touching the velum
given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors
同義詞：intemperate, heavy
being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content
同義詞：strong
unfortunate or hard to bear
同義詞：tough
dried out

副詞 hard:

with effort or force or vigor
with firmness
同義詞：firmly
earnestly or intently
causing great damage or hardship
同義詞：severely
slowly and with difficulty
indulging excessively
同義詞：heavily, intemperately
into a solid condition
very near or close in space or time
with pain or distress or bitterness
to the full extent possible; all the way

例句：

The ground is as hard as stone after the drought.
長期乾旱之後土地硬得就像石頭一樣。
Don't be too hard on her she's very young.
別對她太嚴了－－她還小呢。
They work very hard.
他們工作非常努力。
That was a hard time.
那是一段艱難的日子。
It's hard to know what he's really thinking.
很難知道他真正在想什麼。

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