difficulty

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Khó khăn, vấn đề khó giải quyết

BrE /ˈdɪfɪkəlti/ AmE /ˈdɪfɪkəlti/

noun en → vi

1 PROBLEM [singular] B1

Khó khăn, vấn đề khó giải quyết

a problem or a situation that is hard to deal with

  • have difficulty (in) doing sth

Collocations difficulty in understanding · difficulty with a task

  • He had some difficulty finding the right words.

    Anh ấy gặp khó khăn trong việc tìm ra những từ thích hợp.

2 ABILITY [singular] B1

Khả năng, sự thành thạo

the ability to do something easily or well

  • have difficulty (in) doing sth

Collocations difficulty in speaking a language · difficulty with pronunciation

  • She has no difficulty reading English.

    Cô ấy không gặp khó khăn gì khi đọc tiếng Anh.

3 CHALLENGE [singular] B2

Thách thức, tình huống khó khăn cần giải quyết

a challenge or a difficult situation that needs to be dealt with

  • face difficulty

Collocations difficulty in making a decision · difficulty with a project

  • They face the difficulty of finding suitable accommodation.

    Họ phải đối mặt với thách thức trong việc tìm kiếm chỗ ở phù hợp.

4 COMPLEXITY [singular] B2

Sự phức tạp, sự khó hiểu

the quality of being complex or difficult to understand

  • a difficulty with sth

Collocations difficulty in understanding a concept · difficulty of a problem

  • There is some difficulty in understanding the new regulations.

    Có sự phức tạp trong việc hiểu các quy định mới.