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| 释义 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔BUSY/NOT BUSY〕She was busy with business matters so we decided not to burden her with our problems. 她正忙于公事，所以我们决定不再拿我们的难题去增加她的负担。朗文写作活用〔PROBLEM〕One complication is that the meals also need to be suitable for children of Islamic or Jewish faiths. 额外的难题是每餐的食物既要适合伊斯兰教的孩子，也要适合犹太教的孩子。朗文写作活用〔PROBLEM〕The airport faces a chicken-and-egg dilemma: Airlines won't add more flights unless there is more demand, and there won't be more demand until there are more flights. 机场面临着鸡和蛋的难题：只有需求上升航空公司才会增加航班，但不增加航班，需求是不会上升的。朗文写作活用〔PROBLEM〕The catch is that you can't enter the contest unless you have spent $50 in the store. 难题在于，除非你在店里消费50美元，否则无法参加比赛。朗文写作活用〔PROBLEM〕The difficulties of counting whales makes most population figures extremely unreliable. 清点鲸鱼的数量是个难题，这使大多数有关鲸鱼总数的数据极不可信。朗文写作活用〔PROBLEM〕Writers are debating the ethical dilemma raised by the parents who did not want their Siamese twins separated. 两个连体婴儿的父母不愿让孩子分离开，作家们在就此引发的道德难题进行辩论。朗文写作活用〔RISK〕Risk-taking has long been a feature of the theatre company's productions, which have tackled many difficult issues. 冒险精神长期以来一直是该剧团剧作的一个特色，这些剧作克服了许多难题。朗文写作活用〔SOLVE〕Give Tom a mathematical puzzle and he'll just keep on trying till he cracks it. 给汤姆一道数学难题，他就会一直解下去，直到解出来为止。朗文写作活用〔SOLVE〕These games encourage children's ability to solve puzzles using their mathematical skills. 这些游戏可以增进儿童运用数学技巧来解开难题的能力。朗文写作活用〔WORRIED/WORRYING〕He was far too preoccupied with his own marital difficulties to give any thought to his friend's problems. 他一心想着自己的婚姻难题，一点都没有考虑朋友的问题。朗文写作活用〔anticipate〕We had one or two difficulties along the way that we didn't anticipate.在进行的过程中，我们遇到一两个没有预料到的难题。剑桥高阶〔apply〕He applied his mind to the difficult problem.他专心致志研究如何解决这一难题。英汉大词典〔bend someone's ear〕He didn't really care about me, he just wanted to bend my ear about his own problems.他并不是真的关心我，他只是想跟我唠叨他自己的难题。韦氏高阶〔beset〕A lack of money is the greatest problem besetting the city today.资金匮乏是当前困扰这个城市的最大难题。韦氏高阶〔bite〕Tom likes to have some difficult question to bite on.汤姆老喜欢找难题钻研钻研。英汉大词典〔brainteaser〕A mentally challenging problem or puzzle.脑筋急转弯：一个考验智力的问题或难题美国传统〔can of worms〕Corruption is a serious problem, but nobody has yet been willing to open up that can of worms.腐败是很严重的问题，可是还没有人愿意触及这个难题。剑桥高阶〔challenge〕The challenge for policy-makers is to achieve economic growth without damaging the environment.决策者们面临的难题是在不破坏环境的情况下实现经济增长。麦克米伦高阶〔challenge〕The new government's first challenge is the economy.新政府面临的第一个难题是经济问题。柯林斯高阶〔challenge〕The new government's first challenge is the economy.新政府面临的第一大难题是经济。外研社新世纪〔cheerily〕She was cheery and talked to them about their problems.她兴致很高，和他们谈了他们的难题。柯林斯高阶〔clear up〕There should be someone to whom you can turn for any advice or to clear up any problems.应该有个你可以事事请教或帮助你解决一切难题的人。柯林斯高阶〔confide〕Often, children confide their problems to each other.孩子们常常互相吐露彼此的难题。外研社新世纪〔conundrum〕Arranging childcare over the school holidays can be a real conundrum for working parents.对双职工家长来说，学校放假期间如何安排照看孩子是个大难题。剑桥高阶〔crow〕The boy gave a little crow of delight when he mastered the puzzle.男孩解出了这道难题，高兴得叫出声来。韦氏高阶〔daunting〕The country was faced with the daunting prospect of overcoming four decades of division.国家仍然面临着弥合40年的分裂这一难题。剑桥高阶〔deliberate〕We deliberated the difficult problems.我们研讨了这些难题。21世纪英汉〔devil〕Articles are the devil in English.在英语里冠词是个极伤脑筋的难题。英汉大词典〔difficulty〕An unforeseen difficulty has arisen.出现了一个没有预料到的难题。剑桥高阶〔difficulty〕We're confident that the legal difficulties can be overcome .我们肯定法律上的难题能够克服。朗文当代〔dope〕Informal To figure out (a puzzle, for example).【非正式用语】 想出：推断出，解出（如难题）美国传统〔downhill〕They had solved the biggest problems and the rest was downhill.他们解决了最大的难题后,其余问题就容易了。英汉大词典〔elephant〕The elephant in the room was the money that had to be paid in bribes.难题明摆着，就是要付贿款。牛津高阶〔face out〕You should face out your problems.你应该勇敢地处理你的难题。21世纪英汉〔facer〕It was a real facer.这是个大难题。外研社新世纪〔fresh〕The programme takes a fresh look at this difficult issue.该节目采用一种全新的角度来审视这个难题。麦克米伦高阶〔great〕Mum's great on diseases and problems, but not so good on pleasure.妈妈对疾病和解决难题都很在行, 却不太明白如何享乐。外研社新世纪〔grip〕The government needs to get a grip on this problem.政府需要掌控住这一难题。牛津搭配〔hang-up〕A psychological or emotional difficulty or inhibition.烦恼，焦虑：心理上或感情上的难题或阻力美国传统〔hat〕I'm a manager now and only put my salesman's hat on when one of our sales reps is having real problems.我现在当经理了，只有当我们的销售代表碰到真正的难题时我才担起销售员的职责。朗文当代〔headache〕This is a real headache for us.这对我们来说真是个难题。柯林斯高阶〔hurdle〕Getting a work permit was the first hurdle to overcome.取得工作许可证是要解决的第一道难题。剑桥高阶〔hurdle〕This is perhaps the most difficult hurdle that we face.这也许是我们遇到的最棘手的难题。牛津搭配〔ill〕His critics maintain that he's responsible for many of Algeria's ills.他的批评者们坚持认为他应该为阿尔及利亚所面临的许多难题负责任。柯林斯高阶〔ingenious〕Gautier's solution to the puzzle is ingenious.戈蒂埃破解这道难题的方法非常巧妙。外研社新世纪〔light〕She handles this difficult subject with a light touch.她处理起这种难题来得心应手。牛津高阶〔major〕Drug abuse has long been a major problem for the authorities there.长久以来，吸毒一直是那里的当局面临的一个大难题。柯林斯高阶〔maths〕The class was struggling to find the solution to a maths problem.全班同学正绞尽脑汁解答一道数学难题。牛津搭配〔misunderstood〕This is a common and often misunderstood problem.这是一个常见而又常被误解的难题。韦氏高阶〔poser〕A baffling question or problem.把人难住的问题或难题美国传统〔pose〕You've posed us an awkward question.你给我们出了一个难题。英汉大词典〔potato〕Another hot potato is stem cells.另一个难题是干细胞。外研社新世纪〔preoccupation〕We need to better understand the problems and preoccupations of our clients.我们需要更好地了解我们客户的难题和关注点。韦氏高阶〔problem〕What they had done produced new problems with us.他们干下的事给我们造成了新的难题。英汉大词典〔puzzle〕The police didn't know what the message meant, but it was another piece in the puzzle.警方虽然不知道这个消息意味着什么，但它却是另一个难题。牛津搭配〔puzzle〕With this discovery, the final piece of the puzzle fell into place.随着这个发现, 难题最终迎刃而解。外研社新世纪〔quiet〕He may have domestic problems; I'll have a quiet word with him.他可能碰上了家庭难题,让我去和他私下谈谈。英汉大词典〔rather〕It was rather a difficult question.这真是个难题。牛津高阶〔reduce〕I reduced the problem to a few simple questions.我把这个难题简化为几个简单的小问题。剑桥高阶〔school run〕I do the school run for all the children and it will be very difficult if I have to take the girls to different schools.几个孩子上学放学都由我来接送，如果我不得不让女儿们上不同的学校，那可给我出了个大难题。柯林斯高阶〔spot〕Even clever people are not terribly clever when put on the spot.即便是聪明人在面对难题时也未必就能表现得特别聪明。柯林斯高阶〔start〕We've had problems with this project right from the start.这个项目从刚一开始我们就遇到了许多难题。朗文当代〔start〕You must get her name and address, and that can be a problem for a start.你必须先打听到她的姓名和地址，而那可能就是第一个难题。柯林斯高阶〔stickler〕Something puzzling or difficult.难题：令人困惑或感到困难的东西美国传统〔stuck〕They will be there to help if you get stuck.如果你遇到难题的话他们会帮助你。柯林斯高阶〔tackle〕We will tackle this difficult problem.我们将着手解决这个难题。21世纪英汉〔tact〕She would always smooth over problems with great tact and diplomacy.她总是能用技巧圆滑地解决难题。外研社新世纪〔task〕The difficult question tasked my brain.这个难题让我大费脑筋。21世纪英汉〔teaser〕A puzzling problem.难题美国传统〔think ... out〕I must think out this difficult question.我必须好好想一想这个难题。21世纪英汉〔throw (sb) a curve (ball)〕Mother Nature threw us a curve ball last winter with record-breaking amounts of snow.去年冬天的降雪量创下了记录，老天爷真是给我们出了个难题。剑桥高阶〔ticklish〕So car makers are faced with the ticklish problem of how to project products at new buyers.因此，汽车制造商面临着怎样向新顾客树立产品形象的大难题。柯林斯高阶〔ticklish〕This leaves me with the ticklish job of explaining to Debbie that she is not invited.这样就给我出了一个难题：如何向黛比解释她没有受到邀请。剑桥高阶〔train〕Unemployment brings greater difficulties in its train (= causes great difficulties).失业造成一连串更大的难题。牛津搭配〔trip ... up〕The difficult question tripped up most of the students.这道难题让大多数学生犯错误。21世纪英汉〔troublesome〕The economy has become a troublesome issue for the Conservative Party.经济状况已成为保守党的一大难题。柯林斯高阶〔vexed〕The conference spent days discussing the vexed question of border controls.会议花了几天的时间讨论边境管制这个难题。牛津高阶〔wrestle〕We wrestled with the issue/problem of how to cut costs without laying off workers.我们正在解决如何在不裁员的情况下削减成本的难题。韦氏高阶After the coalition victory, the difficulty was to divide the spoils equally among the victorious ministers.在联盟胜利之后，面临的难题是如何在获胜的部长之间均分新职。剑桥国际He got round the difficulty. 他避开了这一难题。译典通He tackled the knotty problem without recourse to any help. 他不依靠任何人的帮助而独立处理这一难题。译典通He tied me (up) in knots (=confused me) by asking difficult questions.他用难题来烦我。剑桥国际He worried at the problem until he found an answer. 他一心想解决这个难题，直到想出答案。译典通I asked her a couple of difficult questions and then moved/went in for the kill.我问了她几个难题，然后准备彻底驳倒她的论点。剑桥国际I reduced the problem to a few simple questions.我把难题简化为几个简单的问题。剑桥国际It will take weeks to get all the wrinkles ironed out. 解决这些难题得要几周时间。译典通No one has solved the problem of what to do with radioactive waste.没有人解决了如何处理放射性垃圾这个难题。剑桥国际No-shows are a problem for hotel managers.预订了房间而不来入住的客人对酒店经理而言是个难题。牛津商务On long car journeys I occupy myself with solving maths puzzles.在乘坐汽车长途旅行中，我用解决数学难题来使自己有事可干。剑桥国际One of the difficulties of the present situation of the two countries is the lack of a proper channel of communication.两国现状的难题之一是缺乏适当的交流途径。剑桥国际She became adroit at dealing with difficult questions.她在处理难题上变得很机敏。剑桥国际She turned and asked me a real toughie (= a difficult question).她转过身，问了我一个难题。剑桥国际The continuing search for drugs to combat viral infections presents modern medicine with one of its greatest challenges.对抗病毒性传染的药品的不懈研发是现代医学中棘手的难题之一。剑桥国际The industry is suffering from surplus capacity (= it can produce more than is needed) across the world.这个行业正面临全球生产能力过剩的难题。牛津商务The letter presented the family with a problem that would be difficult to solve.这封信给这家人出了一道难题。剑桥国际The problems of the past few months have taken their toll on her health and there are shadows beneath her eyes.过去几个月里的难题给她的健康造成了损害，她眼部底下出现了黑影。剑桥国际There is no clear solution to the riddle of how much reform is needed or how fast the plan should be implemented.对于需作多少改革，计划应多快实施这个难题没有明确的解答。剑桥国际These negotiations have been fraught with difficulties / problems right from the start.从一开始谈判就一直充满了困难/难题。剑桥国际This has become a financial football. 这已成为财政上的难题。译典通You might as well give up because nobody can solve this conundrum as it is. 你不如就放弃吧，没有人能够解决这道难题的。译典通 |
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