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| 释义 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔CONTROL/NOT CONTROL〕It was not easy to persuade the monarchy to let go of its monopoly of power. 很难说服君主放弃对权力的垄断。朗文写作活用〔DESCRIBE〕It's difficult to describe how I felt. 很难说清楚我的感受。朗文写作活用〔DIFFICULT〕I tried to explain it to him, but he's not the easiest person to talk to. 我想和他解释，可他这个人很难说话。朗文写作活用〔DOUBT〕It is doubtful that life could survive under such extreme conditions as these. 在这种极端恶劣的条件下生命能否存活还很难说。朗文写作活用〔EXAGGERATE〕How much of the story was exaggeration is impossible to say. 很难说这故事中到底有多少夸大的成分。朗文写作活用〔I couldn't/can't say〕It is hard to say what caused the injury.很难说造成伤害的原因是什么。韦氏高阶〔November〕There's no telling what the voters will do next November.很难说投票人明年11月会如何表现。柯林斯高阶〔PERSUADE〕I knew it would be hard to convince my father, because he wanted me to go to university. 我知道很难说服父亲，因为他想让我上大学。朗文写作活用〔POSSIBLE〕I'd love to be a doctor, but you have to be very clever for that. Still, you never know. 我想当医生，但那得十分聪明才行。不过也很难说。朗文写作活用〔PRETEND〕He always praised everyone, so it was difficult to tell if he was being insincere or not. 他总是表扬每一个人，因此很难说他是不是虚情假意。朗文写作活用〔REASON〕It is difficult to account for the big differences in their scores. 很难说清楚为什么他们的比分会这样悬殊。朗文写作活用〔REASON〕It was difficult to accept that she had no ulterior motives. Why would she want to see the office records? 很难说她不是别有用心。她为什么想看公司的档案？朗文写作活用〔UNCERTAIN〕It is doubtful if she will survive the operation. 很难说她是否能挺过这次手术。朗文写作活用〔UNCERTAIN〕It is doubtful that the governor's proposed tax increase will be popular with voters. 州长的增税提案会否受到选民拥护还很难说。朗文写作活用〔UNCERTAIN〕It is extremely doubtful whether the aid is actually reaching the people who need it most. 援助物品是否送到了最需要的人手里，这非常难说。朗文写作活用〔UNCERTAIN〕It is questionable whether the advertisements will increase sales. 这些广告能否提高销量很难说。朗文写作活用〔act of God〕The President described the disaster as an act of God.总统将这场灾难说成是天灾。柯林斯高阶〔act of God〕The President described the disaster as an act of God.总统把这场灾难说成是天灾。外研社新世纪〔arise〕You cannot tell when a vacancy will arise.什么时候会出现空缺可是难说的。外研社新世纪〔articulate〕It's difficult to articulate what I felt then.很难说清楚我当时的感受。麦克米伦高阶〔as〕A: Have you ever tried? B: Can't say as I have.甲:你试过没有?乙:很难说我已试过。英汉大词典〔beyond〕The immediate future is clear, but it's hard to tell what lies beyond.不久的将来已经明朗，但更往后就很难说了。牛津高阶〔certainty〕There is no certainty that the president's removal would end the civil war.总统下台是否会结束内战现在还很难说。牛津高阶〔coincidental〕The timing is hardly coincidental.选择这个时间很难说是巧合。牛津搭配〔debatable〕Whether we can stay in this situation is debatable.在这种情况下我们能否留下还很难说。柯林斯高阶〔develop〕It's hard to say at this stage how the market will develop.在现阶段，很难说市场将会如何发展。柯林斯高阶〔develop〕It's hard to say how the market will develop.很难说市场会如何发展。外研社新世纪〔doubtful〕It is doubtful that the missing airmen will ever be found.失踪的空军士兵能否找到很难说。朗文当代〔doubtful〕Whether such trials will do any good for society is more doubtful.这样的审判能否给社会带来好处很难说。外研社新世纪〔doubtful〕With her injuries it's doubtful that she'll ever walk again.她多处受伤，今后能否行走还很难说。牛津高阶〔earnest〕It's hard to tell if he's making this proposal in earnest.很难说他提出这个建议是否是认真的。韦氏高阶〔eat〕I find it difficult to persuade my family to eat a healthy diet.我觉着很难说服我的家人吃健康食品。麦克米伦高阶〔end〕It is hard to tell what the end will be.结局如何很难说。英汉大词典〔exteriorize〕They had exteriorized their feelings of sympathy so much that it was hard to tell what they truly felt inside.他们满脸都是同情的神色以致于很难说他们内心真实的感受美国传统〔fault〕When a marriage breaks up it is very hard to say who is at fault.当婚姻破裂时，很难说是谁的责任。麦克米伦高阶〔flavour〕Middlesex cricketers Gatting and Emburey are hardly flavour of the month.米德尔塞克斯队的板球手盖廷和恩伯里很难说是当红人物。外研社新世纪〔hard〕It's hard to say which of them is lying.很难说他们当中哪个在说谎。剑桥高阶〔hard〕It's hard to tell what effect this latest move will have.很难说这一最新举动会产生什么效果。外研社新世纪〔hard〕It's hard to tell.这很难说。外研社新世纪〔hard〕Simon was a much harder nut to crack than Natalie.西蒙比纳塔莉更难说服。外研社新世纪〔iffy〕A: Would you have signed the peace petition? B: That's an iffy.甲:您当时也会在和平请愿书上签名的吧? 乙:这就难说了。英汉大词典〔if〕It is doubtful if he is coming.很难说他是否会来。英汉大词典〔judge between〕It's hard to judge between two such nice houses.这对两座漂亮的房屋很难说哪座更好些。21世纪英汉〔know〕I don't know that I like this arrangement.很难说我喜欢这样的安排。英汉大词典〔know〕I don't know that we need to discuss this.很难说我们需要讨论这件事情。麦克米伦高阶〔know〕I doubt I'll win, but you never know (=used when you cannot be sure about something, but something good might happen) .我不敢肯定自己会赢，但也难说。朗文当代〔know〕There might be an even bigger one — I doubt it, but you never know.可能还有个比这还要大的——我觉得有点悬，但也很难说。柯林斯高阶〔know〕There might be an even bigger one.—I doubt it, but you never know.可能还有个比这个大的——我觉得有点儿悬, 但也很难说。外研社新世纪〔know〕You never know – he may still come.很难说，他仍可能会来。麦克米伦高阶〔know〕You never know, I might get lucky.很难说, 我也许会交好运呢。外研社新世纪〔know〕You never know, I might get lucky.很难说，我也许会交好运呢。柯林斯高阶〔know〕You never know—you might win the lottery.这很难说——你也许会中彩票呢。韦氏高阶〔line〕It was hard to tell whether the ball had crossed the line.很难说球出界了没有。麦克米伦高阶〔model〕She's hardly a model citizen.她很难说是个模范公民。麦克米伦高阶〔negative〕The city's negatives are easily detailed.这座城市的负面特征不难说清。英汉大词典〔nip〕It's nip and tuck whether I'll get there in time or not.我会不会及时到达那里非常难说。英汉大词典〔no〕There's no saying what they might be capable of achieving.很难说他们可能会取得什么成就。麦克米伦高阶〔no〕There's no telling how much she overheard.很难说她偷听到了多少。麦克米伦高阶〔one〕My favourite band? Oh, that's a hard one(= a hard question).我最喜爱的乐队？哦，这可就难说了。牛津高阶〔open〕It helps to discuss your problems but I find it hard to open up.与人谈谈自己面对的问题固然有益，但我觉得有些话很难说得出口。牛津高阶〔place〕He's a difficult man to place.很难说他是怎么一个人。英汉大词典〔predetermine〕It's impossible to say how much a person's behaviour is predetermined by their genes.很难说一个人的行为有多少是由遗传基因预先决定的。剑桥高阶〔problematic〕Their success is problematic.他们能否获得成功还很难说。英汉大词典〔resolute〕Their resolute opposition to new working methods was difficult to overcome.他们坚决反对新的工作方法，很难说服他们。剑桥高阶〔said〕It's hard to say what is wrong.很难说出了什么毛病。21世纪英汉〔say〕It's hard to say what caused the accident.很难说造成事故的原因是什么。牛津高阶〔say〕So you say.你是说有这种事。（还很难说）文馨英汉〔say〕There's no saying how he'll react.很难说他会有何种反应。牛津高阶〔simmer down〕There's a great deal of suspicion and fear, and it's hard to say when all of this will simmer down.人们疑心重重，惶恐不安，很难说这一切什么时候会平息下来。柯林斯高阶〔stand〕It's hard to tell what the party stands for these days.如今这个党派的主张是什么很难说清楚。朗文当代〔strike a note〕I find it really difficult to strike the right note when I'm writing job applications.我发现写求职信时很难说到点子上。剑桥高阶〔string〕How long is long enough? — How long's a piece of string?多久才够久呢？——很难说。外研社新世纪〔telling〕There was no telling when the cold snap would end.很难说那次寒流什么时候会结束。英汉大词典〔telling〕There's no telling how long the talks could drag on.会谈会拖多久很难说。外研社新世纪〔tell〕I think he's happy. It's hard to tell.我想他是幸福的。这很难说。牛津高阶〔tell〕It's hard to tell how long the job will take.很难说这个工作要花多长时间。朗文当代〔tell〕It's hard to tell if she's kidding or not.很难说她是不是在开玩笑。韦氏高阶〔tell〕There was no telling how he would react.很难说他会有什么反应。麦克米伦高阶〔tell〕There's no telling what he might do next.很难说他接下来会做什么。外研社新世纪〔tell〕You can never tell how long these meetings will last.很难说这些会议会开多久。麦克米伦高阶〔thought〕This is hardly an original thought.这很难说是一个新颖的想法。牛津搭配〔tick〕It's hard to say what makes him tick.很难说他为什么是这样一个人。韦氏高阶〔toss-up〕It's quite a toss-up who'll get there first.谁会先到那里还很难说。文馨英汉〔touch-and-go〕It was touch and go whether we'd succeed.我们能否成功还很难说。外研社新世纪〔touch-and-go〕It was touch-and-go whether he'd catch the plane.他能否赶上飞机十分难说。文馨英汉〔touch-and-go〕It was touch-and-go whether the doctor would get there on time.医生是否能按时赶到很难说。朗文当代〔touch-and-go〕The doctor says that it's touch-and-go whether Mary will be okay.医生说玛丽能否挺过去还很难说。剑桥高阶〔touched〕It was touch and go whether we'd go bankrupt.我们是否会破产还很难说。柯林斯高阶〔turn〕You never know how your children will turn out.很难说子女将来的发展怎样。牛津高阶〔vocalize〕Most patients find it very difficult to vocalize feelings of shame.大多数病人都觉得羞耻感很难说出口。剑桥高阶〔you never know〕You never know, she might change her mind.很难说，她或许会改变想法。剑桥高阶Blake has the dubious privilege of being perhaps the greatest artist not to be represented in the museum.布莱克是作品未入博物馆的最伟大的艺术家，这样的荣幸很难说是好是坏。剑桥国际It is difficult to be sure which parts of the former Chancellor's speech will prove most damaging to the Government. 很难说前任总理发言的哪些部分对政府最为不利。剑桥国际It is impossible to say how much a person's normal behaviour is predetermined by their genetic make-up.很难说一个人的一般行为有多少是由基因组合预先决定的。剑桥国际It is sometimes difficult to persuade farmers to take safety precautions and wear protective clothing.有时很难说服农民们采取安全预防措施，穿上劳动保护服装。剑桥国际It is still uncertain who will win the election as the candidates enter the final/last lap (= part) of the campaign.还很难说谁会在选举中获胜。现在候选人都已进入最后一轮角逐。剑桥国际It was difficult to tell her exact age. 很难说出她的确实年龄。译典通It's hard to say which of them is lying.很难说出他们中谁在说谎。剑桥国际Of the two companies, it's difficult to say which is in front at the present time.对于这两个公司，现在还很难说谁领先。剑桥国际The weather looks a bit iffy.这天气看上去很难说。剑桥国际 |
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