这个问题问的很好.分析如下:
difficulty在做下面意思时是不可数的:
1.困难,艰难:
I had no difficulty in getting in touch with him.
我和他取得联系没有什么困难。
在下面几种意思时是可数的:
2. 难事,难处,难题
There are a lot of difficulties that have to be overcome.
有许多困难必须克服。
3. 争论
Labor difficulties grew.
劳工纠纷加剧。
在以下意思时本身就是复数形式:
4. (尤指财务上的)困境;危难
The new government is in financial difficulties.
新政府财政困难。
5. 异议,反对
He keeps raising difficulties over the new project.
他对这项新工程不断地横加阻挠。
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
doing
sth:
(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,
there
be
等换之;
(4)
in
doing
sth
中的
in
可以省略,但不能改为
to
do
sth。
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。
Do
you
have
any
difficulty
with
[in]
English?
你对(学习)英语有困难吗?
表示难事时可数,表示困难是不可数
也就是说若表示的是具体的事时他时可数的
difficulty
(可数)
困难,困境
[
复数difficulties
]
例:
A
difficulty
has
cropped
up
at
work.
工作中突然出现困难。
He
came
through
many
difficulties.
他经历了许多磨难。
可数的