English Dictionary

hard going

表現

前置詞句

(especially reading and study material) Difficult to understand and enjoy. / (of a task) Difficult and requiring a lot of effort.

日本語の意味

（特に学習や読書の教材の場合）理解や楽しむのが難しい；読み解くのが困難な / （作業やタスクの場合）実施が困難で多大な労力を要する

The textbook on quantum mechanics was hard going for most of the class.

量子力学の教科書はクラスのほとんどの学生にとって難解で、読み進めるのが大変だった。

意味（1）

(especially reading and study material) Difficult to understand and enjoy.

THE CONCISE ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF WORLD RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVES. Edited by P. Ransome-Wallis. Hutchinson. 50s. … Its only noticeable defect is inconsistency in presentation and loose editing, which make its use harder going for the amateur than need be.

意味（2）

(of a task) Difficult and requiring a lot of effort.