单词详解
1. adj.
A. 硬的,坚实的,坚固的 ( metaphorically hard)
This candy is so hard that I can’t chew it. 这种糖太硬,我嚼不动。
B. 困难的,难懂的(not easy)
Is French a hard language to learn? 法语是一种难学的语言吗?
C. 辛苦的,努力的(characterized by toilsome effort to the point of exhaustion)
My uncle earned a bare living by his hard work. 叔叔辛辛苦苦地工作仅够糊口。
2. adv.
A. 努力地(with effort or force or vigor)
The young man worked very hard and soon got promotion.
那个年轻人很勤奋,很快就得到提拔。
B. 艰难地;严重地,猛烈地(causing great damage or hardship)
It rained harder than ever. 雨下得比以前更大了。
相关词组
1. work hard at 努力工作(学习)
He was working hard at Physics and Chemistry.他努力学习物理和化学。
2. be hard on 对……很苛刻
You're being too hard on your daughter. 你对你女儿太严厉了。
3. be hard put (to it) 觉得……很难;很难做到
You'll be hard put to find a better companion. 你很难找到比他更好的伙伴了。
4. hard by 靠近
He lived hard by the market. 他住得离市场很近。
5. the hard way 来之不易
The writer’ reputation was earned the hard way. 作家的盛名来之不易。
相关单词
比较级:harder
最高级:hardest
同义词:strict, unpleasant
反义词:gentle, soft, mild, easy
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词语辨析:hard, hardly
hard, hardly
hard: 也用副词,意为“努力地、刻苦地”,“猛烈地”
hardly: 只用作副词,其意思是“几乎不、仅仅、才”,表示否定概念。
词语详解
1. hard: 也用副词,意为“努力地、刻苦地”,“猛烈地”
He works harder than anyone else. 他比任何人都努力。
2. hardly: 只用作副词,其意思是“几乎不、仅仅、才”,表示否定概念。
The idle man hardly works. 那个闲逛的年轻人几乎不工作。