【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】
yard n.院子；场地；码
guard n.警卫；卫兵；警戒；保卫 v. 保卫，守护
leopard n.豹；豹子；豹斑
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
bard n.诗人；吟游诗人
card n.卡片；纸牌；
【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】
◇ The failure of the lion is complacency, tiger's success lies in hard work, after the failure constantly struggle.
狮子的失败在于骄傲自满，老虎的成功在于失败后的刻苦努力，不断奋斗。
---- The Tiger And Lion
◇ Kerosene was used to light lamps. It was a cheap substitute for whale oil, which was becoming harder to get.
煤油被用来点灯。它是鲸油的一种便宜的替代品，而鲸油正变得越来越难以获得。不久就产生了对煤油的大量需求。人们开始寻找新的石油供应。
---- Oil Refining
◇ When he used an icebox of his own design to transport his butter to market, he found that customers would pass up the rapidly melting stuff in the tubs of his competitors to pay a premium price for his butter, still fresh and hard in neat, one-pound bricks.
当他用自己设计的冰箱运送黄油去市场时，他发现顾客们会走过装在竞争者桶里那些迅速融化的黄油而给他比市价更高的价格买他仍然新鲜坚硬，整齐地切成一磅一块的黄油。
---- The Origin of Refrigerators
◇ Lawyer was having a hard time trying to get the papers done, because he felt that after 40 years of marriage at the age of 70, he couldn’t understand why the old couple would still wants a divorce.
律师极其艰难地为他们拟造了一份离婚协议书，因为他觉得，经过婚后40年的相濡以沫现在两个老人都70多岁了，他就是弄不明白为什么这对老夫妇仍然坚持要离婚。
---- Life Together
◇ But if some form of combination between one-way television flow and interactive Internet is to be the basis of our future media,it is hard to see how it could be operated.
但是，单向传播的电视和互动网络之间某些方式的结合是我们未来媒体的基础。很难知道它是如何操作的。
◇ "I actually found that day really hard. I ran myself ragged," laughs Taylor, who is a solo mother. "I hadn't yet programmed that routine into my life. I thought: I don't know when the next one of these is coming, I better get everything done. I don't think I did it well, but heck it was a productive day!"
身为单身母亲的泰勒大笑着说：“事实上，我觉得第三天很难熬。我把自己累坏了。我还没有将这种长周末纳入常规生活。我在想，不知道下一个长周末会是什么时候，所以我最好把一切事情都干完。我觉得自己干得不够好，但这一天还真是非常高效！”
---- New Zealand employees try four-day week
◇ Your first meal of the day is what kick-starts your metabolism and replenishes blood-sugar levels so you can focus and be productive throughout the day. When blood sugar levels are low, DeFazio says, it's much harder to focus and you're more likely to feel tired, irritable, and impatient.
早餐开启了你一天的新陈代谢，补充了血糖水平，使你可以在一天中聚精会神，保持较高的工作效率。德法西奥说，当血糖水平很低时，人们很难集中注意力，更可能感到疲惫、易怒、没耐心。
---- Bad habits you should break
◇ Well, besides all being fast food chains... They're all red. And it's not a coincidence. Color is one of the many tactics companies use to connect with customers. And if swearing off fast food wasn't hard enough, those colorful red logos might make it even harder to ignore.
除了都是快餐连锁店之外，它们的标志都是大红色。这可不是巧合。颜色是企业用来和消费者建立联系的多种策略之一。如果说，戒掉快餐很难，那么想要忽略这些鲜艳的红色标志就更难了。
---- Why so many fast food logos are red
◇ The company's head of fashion, Bruno Pavlovksy, said it had become harder to source such pelts ethically.
该公司的时尚主管布鲁诺·帕甫洛夫斯基说，如今剥取这些动物的皮，在道德上愈发难过关了。
---- Chanel ends use of exotic skins in its fashion range
◇ Running fast and hard for just 5 to 10 minutes a day can provide some of the same health outcomes as running for hours can.
每天高强度地跑上5到10分钟所带来的某些好处和连续跑上数小时是一样的。