プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
むずかしい【難しい】
&fRoman1;
❶〔困難な〕difficult; hard
難しい文
a difficult passage
優勝は難しい
It will be hard (for me) to win the championship.
難しい天気だ
The weather looks very doubtful [uncertain].
この問題は難しくて解けない
This problem is too 「difficult for me to solve [much for me].
❷〔厄介な〕troublesome
難しい手続き
a troublesome procedure
難しい病気
a serious case [illness]
難しい年ごろの少年
a boy at a difficult age
そんなに難しく考えなくてもいい
You needn't take it too seriously.
そんなことをすると事態はますます難しくなる
It will make the situation even more delicate.／That would complicate the situation even further.
&fRoman2;〔機嫌が悪い〕sullen；〔気難しい〕hard to please
難しい顔をする
look displeased [glum/sullen]
難しい人だ
He is hard to please.
彼は食べ物に難しい
He is particular [fussy/fastidious] about his food.
難しい顔をして考えこんでいた
He was lost in thought with a serious look on his face.