1. 后接in doing sth
difficulty后接in doing sth時(shí)，意思是“做某事有困難”，其中的介詞in含有while的意思，表示“當(dāng)……的時(shí)候”“在……的過(guò)程中”，整個(gè)結(jié)構(gòu)的意思是“當(dāng)做某事的時(shí)候有困難”“在做某事的過(guò)程中有困難”。如：
We had difficulty in finding a parking place. 我們費(fèi)了很大勁才找到一個(gè)停車(chē)位。
They shouldn’t have any difficulty in finding the house. 他們找這房子時(shí)大概不會(huì)有困難。
If you should have any difficulty in getting spare parts ring this number. 萬(wàn)一你買(mǎi)備件時(shí)遇到什么困難，請(qǐng)打這個(gè)電話(huà)號(hào)碼。
One way of deciding what to do when you have difficulty in choosing the best course of action is to toss a coin. 當(dāng)人們遇到困難不知選什么行動(dòng)方案最好的時(shí)候，一個(gè)辦法就是扔硬幣來(lái)決定干什么好。
注：該結(jié)構(gòu)中的介詞in有時(shí)可以省略。如：
I had difficulty carrying out the plan. 我執(zhí)行這項(xiàng)計(jì)劃有困難。
She was having great difficulty getting her car out, and so I had to move my car to let her out. 當(dāng)時(shí)她正無(wú)法把車(chē)子開(kāi)出來(lái)，所以我就移開(kāi)了我的車(chē)子讓她開(kāi)出來(lái)。
另外，若difficulty后沒(méi)有出現(xiàn)動(dòng)名詞，而是接名詞，則要用with sth。如：
Some people had difficulty with the lecture, but most understood. 有些人聽(tīng)講有困難，但大部分人聽(tīng)懂了。
If you have the least difficulty with the arrangements for the conference, phone me at once. 如果你安排會(huì)議有什么困難，馬上給我打電話(huà)。
2. 后接about doing sth
difficulty后接 about doing sth時(shí)，表示關(guān)于做某事的困難，其中的介詞about意為“關(guān)于”。如：
There shouldn’t be any difficulty about getting you a visa. 給你弄個(gè)簽證不會(huì)有什么困難吧。
注：about后也可直接跟名詞作賓語(yǔ)，此時(shí)的about仍表示“關(guān)于”的意思。如：
There oughtn’t to have been any difficulty about it 此事本不應(yīng)有什么困難。
此時(shí)還可用介詞over表示類(lèi)似意思。如：
There doesn’t seem to have been any difficulty over the money question. 在錢(qián)的問(wèn)題上似乎沒(méi)發(fā)生什么困難。
3. 后接of doing sth
difficulty后接of doing sth時(shí)，表示做某事的困難，其中介詞of表示所屬關(guān)系，相當(dāng)漢語(yǔ)的“的”字。如：
He tried to explain to me the difficulty of learning to cook from books. 他向我解釋照著書(shū)本學(xué)習(xí)烹飪的困難。
One of the annoyances of working here is the difficulty of parking near the office. 在這里工作有一件傷腦筋的事，就是在辦公處附近很難停車(chē)。
Both “feat” and “achievement” emphasize the difficulty of accomplishing something mental or physical. feat和achievement均著重指在腦力或體力方面完成某事物的艱巨性。
注：of后也可直接跟名詞作賓語(yǔ)，此時(shí)的介詞of仍表示所屬關(guān)系，意為“……的困難”。如：
She has no notion of the difficulty of this problem. 她不了解這個(gè)問(wèn)題的難處。
Do you understand the difficulty of my position? 你了解我處境的困難嗎?
