hard [ hɑ:dz ]

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

"why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?"

同义词：difficult

dispassionate

"took a hard look"; " a hard bargainer"

resisting weight or pressure very strong or vigorous

"a hard left to the chin"

同义词：knockoutsevere

characterized by toilsome effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort

"hard labor"

同义词：arduousbackbreakinggruelinggruellingheavylaboriousoperosepunishingtoilsome

produced without vibration of the vocal cords

同义词：unvoicedvoicelesssurd

(of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source

同义词：concentrated

(of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward or touching the velum

"Russian distinguished between hard consonants and palatalized or soft consonants"

given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors

"a hard drinker"

同义词：intemperateheavy

being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content

"hard liquor"

同义词：strong

unfortunate or hard to bear

"had hard luck"

同义词：tough

dried out

"hard dry rolls left over from the day before"

adv.
with effort or force or vigor

"the team played hard"; " worked hard all day"; " pressed hard on the lever"; " hit the ball hard"; " slammed the door hard"

with firmness

"held hard to the railing"

同义词：firmly

earnestly or intently

"thought hard about it"; " stared hard at the accused"

causing great damage or hardship

"industries hit hard by the depression"

同义词：severely

slowly and with difficulty

"prejudices die hard"

indulging excessively

同义词：heavilyintemperately

into a solid condition

"concrete that sets hard within a few hours"

very near or close in space or time

"it stands hard by the railroad tracks"; " they were hard on his heels"; " a strike followed hard upon the plant's opening"

with pain or distress or bitterness

"he took the rejection very hard"

to the full extent possible; all the way

"hard alee"; " the ship went hard astern"; " swung the wheel hard left"