Hard

她是一个工作十分勤奋的人。

虽然他很用功，考试仍失败了。

她对学生太严格了。

雨下得很大。

他的神秘行为令人难以理解。

【串】要harm(伤害)一只hare(野兔)是hard(困难的) 【记】※ hard-坚硬的,hand-手:少林和尚练成了坚硬的金刚手 ※ hard-坚硬的,hardy-耐寒的、勇敢:有人说心硬才会勇敢 ※ ha-拼音“哈”,rd-拼音“柔道”:哈哈,练习柔道是很困难的

hard adj (-er, -est) 1 not soft or yielding to the touch or easily cut; solid; firm 硬的; 坚实的; 坚固的 ground made hard by frost 冻硬的土地 Their bodies were hard and muscular after much training. 他们经过长期锻炼, 身体又结实又强壮. Cf 参看 soft. 2 ~ (for sb) (to do sth) difficult to do or understand or answer; not easy 难做的; 难懂的; 难答的; 困难的 a hard task, book, language 艰巨的任务、 难读的书、 难学的语言 She found it hard to decide. 她感到难以决定. Whether it's true or not is hard to tell. 很难说究竟是真的还是假的. It's hard for old people to change their ways. 老年人很难改变自己的习惯. You are hard to please/a hard person to please. 你这个人, 很难讨你欢心[是个很难讨你好的人]. 3 (a) requiring much effort of body or mind; tough 费力的; 费神的; 艰难的 It's hard work shifting snow. 清除积雪是很吃力的工作. Some hard bargaining is called for. 需要进行艰难的谈判. We must take a hard look at our finances. 我们应该密切注意财务问题. (b) [attrib 作定语] showing much effort; energetic辛苦的; 努力的 a hard worker 努力工作的人. (c) of or like a strict or extreme political faction （政治斗争中）持强硬态度的, 不妥协的, 不让步的 the hard left/right 持强硬态度的左派[右派]. 4 forceful; violent; harsh 有力的; 猛烈的; 严厉的 hard knocks 猛烈的打击 * hard words 严厉的言辞. 5 causing unhappiness, discomfort or pain; difficult to endure 困苦的; 难以忍受的 have a hard childhood 童年生活很艰苦 be given/have a hard time, ie experience difficulties, misfortunes, etc 过苦日子（经受艰难, 不幸等） in these hard times, ie when life is difficult because of poverty, unemployment, etc 当此困苦时期（由於贫穷、 失业等原因而感到生计艰难的时期）. 6 (of the weather) severe （指天气）凛冽的 a hard winter/frost 严冬[寒]. 7 (esp of a person) unfeeling; unsympathetic; harsh （尤指人）硬心肠的, 冷酷无情的, 严厉的 a hard father, ie one who treats his children severely 严父. 8 (of sounds or colours) unpleasant to the ear or eye; harsh （指声音）刺耳的; （指色彩）刺目的 a hard voice 刺耳的声音. 9 (of consonants) sounding sharp, not soft （指辅音）硬音的 The letter `g' is hard in `gun' and soft in `gin'. g这个字母在gun字中是硬音, 在gin字中是软音. 10 (of drinks) strongly alcoholic （指酒）酒精含量高的: hard liquor 烈酒 (joc 谑) a drop of the hard stuff, ie alcoholic drink 一点酒. 11 (idm 习语) be hard on sb (a) treat or criticize sb severely 严格对待或严厉批评某人 Don't be too hard on her she's very young. 别对她太严了--她还小呢. (b) be unfair to sb 对某人不公平 The new law is a bit hard on those who were born abroad. 新法令对那些在国外出生的人有点不够公平. drive a hard bargain => drive1. ,hard and `fast (of rules, etc) that cannot be altered to fit special cases; inflexible （指规则等）不能变通的, 不容更改的 hard and fast regulations, categories 硬性的规章制度、 分类方法 This distinction isn't hard and fast. 这样的分类并非是一成不变的. (as) hard as `nails (of a person) without sentiment or sympathy; hard-hearted （指人）冷酷无情的, 铁石心肠的. (as) hard as `stone very hard or firm 极硬的; 坚如磐石的 The ground is as hard as stone after the drought. 长期乾旱之後土地硬得就像石头一样. hard `at it working hard 努力工作. hard `facts accurate information, not expressions of opinion, etc 客观事实（而不是意见、 看 法等）. hard `going difficult to understand or enjoy; boring 难懂的; 难欣赏的; 令人厌烦的 I'm finding this book very hard going. 我觉得这本书十分难...

*[hɑ:d]a. 坚硬的, 硬的, 难的, 艰苦的, 困难的, 坚固的, 猛烈的, 艰难的, 结实的, 确实的ad. 坚硬地, 努力地, 辛苦地, 接近地, 猛烈地, 牢固地【经】 稳定的, 苛刻的相关词组: 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