挣扎与挫折

elusive

形容词

/ɪ.lu.sɪv/ or /i.loo.siv/

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ɪ

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ɪ

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(难以理解的)

难以捉摸的

difficult to grasp mentally

undesirable

形容词

/ʌn.dɪ.zaɪɜ.rə.bəl/ or /an.di.zaiē.rē.bēl/

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(不良的)

不受欢迎的

not wanted or considered unpleasant

to neglect

动词

/nəg.lɛkt/ or /nēg.lekt/

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ɛ

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(怠慢)

忽视

to fail to do something, particularly as a result of carelessness

to overshadow

动词

/ˈoʊvɝˈʃædoʊ/

(遮蔽)

掩盖

to cause a person or thing to come across as less significant

breakdown

名词

/breɪk.daʊn/ or /breik.daoon/

b

b

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eɪ

k

k

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d

o

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ʊ

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(关系破裂)

沟通障碍

a failure in the progress or effectiveness of a relationship or system

burden

名词

/bɜ:rdn/ or /bērdn/

b

b

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ɜ:

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d

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(责任)

负担

a responsibility or task that causes hardship, stress, etc.

deficiency

名词

/dɪ.fɪ.ʃən.si/ or /di.fi.shēn.si/

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(缺陷)

不足

an existing weakness or fault in someone or something

fail

名词

/feɪl/ or /feil/

f

f

ai

eɪ

l

l

(失误)

失败

a mistake or unsuccessful act

fault

名词

/fɔlt/ or /fawlt/

f

f

au

ɔ

l

l

t

t

(过失)

错误

a wrong move or act

hurdle

名词

/hɜr.dəl/ or /hēr.dēl/

h

h

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ɜ

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d

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l

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(难题)

障碍

a difficulty or problem that must be overcome in order to achieve something

inconvenience

名词

/ɪn.kən.vin.jəns/ or /in.kēn.vin.yēns/

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(困扰)

不便

difficulties caused by something that makes one irritated or uncomfortable

malfunction

名词

/mæl.fənk.ʃən/ or /māl.fēnk.shēn/

m

m

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æ

l

l

f

f

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ə

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(失灵)

故障

a failure to function or work properly

mess

名词

/mɛs/ or /mes/

m

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(麻烦)

混乱

a situation with many problems or difficulties, caused particularly by someone who is careless

mishap

名词

/mɪs.hæp/ or /mis.hāp/

m

m

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sh

sh

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æ

p

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(小意外)

小事故

a minor accident that has no serious consequences

odds

名词

/ɑdz/ or /aadz/

o

ɑ

dd

d

s

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(困难)

不利条件

circumstances that make it difficult to achieve something

oversight

名词

/ˈoʊvɝˌsaɪt/

(失误)

疏忽

a mistake made because of forgetting to do or not noticing something

setback

名词

/sɛt.bæk/ or /set.bāk/

s

s

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ɛ

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b

b

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(困难)

挫折

a problem that gets in the way of a process or makes it worse

underdog

名词

/ˈəndɝˌdɔɡ/

(不利者)

弱者

an individual, team, etc. who is regarded as weaker compared to others and has little chance of success as a result

to give somebody trouble

短语

/ɡˈɪv ˌɛsbˈiː tɹˈʌbəl/

N/A

to cause someone problems

N/A

not yielding the expected result

up against

短语

/ˌʌp ɐɡˈɛnst/

N/A

faced with a problem or difficult situation

in the face of

介词

/ɪnðə fˈeɪs ʌv/

(在...面前)

面对

Collocation

despite a challenging or difficult situation

at the expense of

介词

/æt ðɪ ɛkspˈɛns ʌv/

(牺牲...来换取)

以...为代价

Collocation

causing a negative consequence or cost to someone or something in order to benefit another

Murphy's law

短语

/mˈɜːfiz lˈɔː/

N/A

a principle stating that if there is a possibility for a bad thing to happen, it will happen

to walk a tightrope

短语

/wˈɔːk ɔːɹ tɹˈɛd ɐ tˈaɪtɹoʊp/

N/A

Idiom

Informal

to be in a situation where one has to be careful about every decision they make because even one mistake can pose a great risk