difficulty用法说明
1. 关于是否用作可数名词和是否用复数形式:
(1) 表示抽象意义的“困难”,是不可数名词。如:
Bad planning will lead to difficulty later. 计划不周会给以后带来困难。
(2) 表示具体意义的“困难”(如难事、难点、难题等),是可数名词。如:
He paused as if he found a difficulty. 他停下来,好像遇到了一个难点。
He met with many difficulties when travelling. 他在旅行进遇到过不少伤脑筋的事。
(3) 在某些词组中是不可数名词(只用单数)。如:
with difficulty 困难地 without difficulty 容易地
而在某些词组中又是可数名词(且通常要用复数形式)。如:
make difficulties 刁难 under difficulties 在困难条件下
(4) 在某些词组中可用作可数名词或不可数名词,有时意义相同: make no difficulty=make no difficulties 无异议,不反对
有时意义不同:
be in difficulty 有困难 be in difficulties 手头拮据
2. 关于句式 have difficulty in doing sth:
(1) difficulty 通常是不可数名词;
(2) difficulty 前可用 some, any, no, great, much, little等修饰;
(3) 动词 have 可用 find, there be 等换之;
(4) in doing sth 中的 in 可以省略,但不能改为 to do sth。
There was no [little] difficulty in persuading her. 没费什么劲就说服她。
I had [found] great difficulty (in) doing the work. 做这工作我觉得很吃力。
若其后接名词或代词,也可用介词 with。如:
Do you have any difficulty with [in] English? 你对(学习)英语有困难吗?