hard

adv

1. 努力地,费劲地

• study hard 努力学习

2. 猛烈地，重重地

• It was raining hard. 雨下得很大。

3. 困难地，困苦地

• breathe hard 呼吸困难

4. 牢固地，紧紧地

• She held hard on to the rope. 她紧紧地抓着绳子。

5. 接近地，紧随地

• The detective followed hard after the suspect. 侦探紧紧地跟着嫌疑犯。

词组be hard done by 非正式 受到不公平待遇

• The employee felt hard done by because he didn't get a chance of further training. 这名雇员感到受到了不公平的对待，因为他没有得到进一步培训的机会。

be hard hit by 受到沉重打击

• The South-east Asia economy has been particularly hard hit by the financial crisis. 在这次金融危机中，东南亚的经济受到了严重的打击。

be hard put to do sth. 非正式 (在做…时)陷入困境，感到困难

• The boss was hard put to find a replacement for his assistant. 老板很难再找到一个人来代替他的助手。

hard on the heels of 紧跟在后面

• Plague came hard on the heels of the flood. 瘟疫紧跟着洪水之后爆发了。

take sth. hard (对…)深表难过

• Cheer up；don't take it so hard. 振作起来，别太难过。