"tough going" in Chinese (Simplified)

艰难困难

Definition

形容一件事情、任务或时期非常困难，进展缓慢。

口语表达，主要形容事情、过程等，不用于人。常用在 'it's' 或 'was' 后面，突出因困难而进展慢。比 'hard' 更侧重于过程的艰难。

It's really tough going in this snow.

在这场雪中真的很**艰难**。

Climbing the mountain was tough going.

爬山非常**艰难**。

The exam was tough going for everyone.

考试对大家来说都很**艰难**。

At first, learning to drive was tough going, but I got better with practice.

一开始学开车真的很**困难**，但多练习后就好多了。

Honestly, it was tough going getting through that book—so much technical language.

说实话，读那本书真是**艰难**——太多技术术语了。

The first few months of the project were tough going, but the team pulled through.

项目最初几个月非常**艰难**，但团队坚持下来了。