hardship

• n. 困苦；苦难；艰难险阻

hard,艰难的，-ship,抽象名词后缀。

hardship (n.)

c. 1200, "quality of being hard" (obsolete), from hard (adj.) + -ship. Meaning "disadvantage, suffering, privation" is c. 1400.

1. Many people are suffering economic hardship.

很多人正处于经济困难之中。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Housing benefit provides a cushion against hardship.

住房福利可以减轻人们生活的艰辛。

来自柯林斯例句

3. Hardship and penury wore him out before his time.

受穷受苦使他未老先衰.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. He was willing to face any hardship in fulfillment of his duty.

他愿意面对任何困难去履行他的职责.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. The tax increases will, in the aggregate, cause much hardship.

增加税收归结起来造成很多困难.

来自《简明英汉词典》