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• ①[通常作a hard time]一段困难[艰苦]的时间
  • He had a hard time finding a job.他找工作很有困难。

• ② 【俚】(在监狱等)实际服刑的时间
  • He's been arrested often, but he's never done any hard time.他常常被逮捕,但从未坐过牢。
  • He was sentenced to 60 days' hard time in the county jail.他被判在郡监狱服刑六十天。