即是可数也是不可数。
difficulty:n.困难;难题;难事;困境;艰难;费劲;辛苦;困难程度;难度
复数: difficulties
difficulty用法说明
1.关于是否用作可数名词和是否用复数形式:
(1)表示抽象意义的“困难”,是不可数名词。如:Bad planning will lead to difficulty later.计划不周会给以后带来困难。
(2)表示具体意义的“困难”(如难事、难点、难题等),是可数名词。如:He paused as if he found a difficulty.他停下来,好像遇到了一个难点。
He met with many difficulties when travelling.他在旅行进遇到过不少伤脑筋的'事。
(3)在某些词组中是不可数名词(只用单数)。如:with difficulty困难地without difficulty容易地
而在某些词组中又是可数名词(且通常要用复数形式)。如:make difficulties刁难under difficulties在困难条件下
(4)在某些词组中可用作可数名词或不可数名词,有时意义相同:make no difficulty=make no difficulties无异议,不反对
有时意义不同:
be in difficulty有困难be in difficulties手头拮据2.关于句式have difficulty in doingsth:
(1)difficulty通常是不可数名词;
(2)difficulty前可用some,any,no,great,much,little等修饰;
(3)动词have可用find,therebe等换之;
(4)in doing sth中的in可以省略,但不能改为todosth。There was no [little] difficulty in persuading her.没费什么劲就说服她。
I had [found] great difficulty (in) doing the work.做这工作我觉得很吃力。
若其后接名词或代词,也可用介词with。
Doyouhaveanydifficultywith[in]English?你对(学习)英语有困难吗?