【hard音标】 英[hɑ:d] 美[hɑ:rd]
【单词释义】 hard是什么意思：
adj.困难的；硬的；有力的；努力的
adv.努力地；猛力地；严重地；沉重地
n.英〉硬海滩，登陆处
[单词分级] 中考英语词汇
[比较级] harder [最高级] hardest
[反义词] soft 软的
【关联词/派生词】
hardship n.艰难；困苦
hardworking adj.工作努力的；勤奋的
harden v.变硬；使硬化；使坚固
hardware n.[U]五金器具；计算机硬件；工具，设备
hardy adj.坚强的；吃苦耐劳的 n.方柄凿
hardly adv.几乎不；严厉地，粗鲁地
hardness n. [物] 硬度；坚硬；困难；冷酷
hardbitten adj.顽强的；坚韧的
hardback n.精装本；[图情] 硬封面的书 adj. 精装的；硬封面的
hardwood n. 硬木，硬木材
【hard形近词/近似词】
bard n.诗人；吟游诗人
ward n.病房，病室（城镇或村庄的）区，选区 vt.监护；守卫；接受（病人）入病房
yard n.院子；场地；码
guard n.警卫；卫兵；警戒；保卫 v. 保卫，守护
card n.卡片；纸牌；
leopard n.豹；豹子；豹斑
【近义词解析】
◇ 困难的
difficult (adj. 困难的，不易的)：指因需要努力或技巧而难以做成、理解或处理的。
hard (adj. 困难的，艰难的)：指事情不好理解、处理或不容易做的。
tough (adj. 难办的，棘手的，费力的)：因存在或将会引发问题等而难以完成或处理的，尤指在情感上难以抉择的。
【单词例句】
◇ By good luck, the door stood open and the duckling flew out among the bushes and the new fallen snow. And it lay there, thoroughly exhausted, but it would be too sad to mention all the privation and misery had to go through during that hard winter.
幸好大门是开着的。他钻进灌木林中新下的雪里面去。他躺在那里，彻底地筋疲力尽。要是只讲他在这严冬所受到困苦和灾难，那么这个故事也就太悲惨了。
---- The Ugly Duckling
◇ She ran back to the table for it,but of course,she was now much too small!There was the key,high above her,on top of the table.She tried very hard to climb up the table leg,but she could not do it.
她跑回去拿，可是，她现在太小了！钥匙放得很高，在桌子上呢。她想爬上桌子腿，但爬不上去。
---- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1)
◇ Brushing too hard, especially with a firmer-bristled brush, can cause trauma to the gums. Small tears in the soft tissue caused by overzealous brushing are an opportunity for bacteria to enter the bloodstream.
刷牙太用力，特别是使用硬毛牙刷，可能会对牙龈造成创伤。过度用力刷牙造成的软组织小撕裂让细菌有了进入血液的机会。
---- How to properly brush your teeth
◇ (b)Diligent. Worked hard and creatively to understand my situation.
(b)勤勉。努力工作且有创造力，能理解我的处境。
---- Why do you want to work here?
◇ After a series of initial experiments and corrections, the scientist’s hard work paid off when the twin clone turkeys were hatched with normal feather and claws.
在最初一系列的实验和修正之后，科学家的辛苦工作终于取得了成功，一对双生的克隆火鸡孵化出来，羽毛和爪子都很正常。
◇ As for her routine life, she felt that it was hard to fit in, too. For example, she found English idioms difficult to understand.
至于日常生活，她也感觉难于适应，例如，她发觉英语成语很难理解；
---- Study in America
◇ He was enthusiastic, but he didn’t foresee that it was a hard challenge. After simple enquiry, he announced that the polluted paint was to blame.
他热情地投入到工作中，但是却没有预见到这是一次艰难的挑战。在简单的询问后，他就宣布说罪魁祸首是受污染的油漆（油漆应受责备）。
---- A Strange Disease
◇ "Oh, very badly indeed!" she replied. "I have scarcely closed my eyes the whole night through. I do not know what was in my bed, but I had something hard under me, and am all over black and blue. It has hurt me so much!"
“啊，不舒服极了！”公主说，“我差不多整夜没合上眼！天晓得我床上有件什么东西？我睡到一块很硬的东西上面，弄得我全身发青发紫，这真怕人！”
---- The Real Princess
◇ With Lin’s support, Lina entered an institute and studied hard sparing no time for entertainment.
在林的支持下，丽娜进入了一所学院。她努力学习，毫不浪费时间玩闹娱乐。
---- A Woman Doctor-Lina
◇ He met a large amount of difficulty but was never stopped. On the contrary, difficulty pushed him to go ahead harder. Three months later, he was spotted by a ship by accident. He was in rags indeed.
他遇到了许多困难，但是从未停止，相反，困难推动他更努力地前进。三个月后，当他被一艘船偶然发现时，真的是衣衫褴褛。
---- Sailing Home