| 词汇 | trouble |
| 释义 | trouble noun uk/ˈtrʌb.əl/ us/ˈtrʌb.əl/ (DIFFICULTIES) B1 [ C or U ]问题，困难，麻烦 problems or difficulties The tax forms were complicated and I had a lot of trouble with them. 这张税务表格十分复杂，我填起来很费劲。 Their problems seem to be over for the moment, but there could be more trouble ahead. 问题眼下看起来是过去了，但以后可能会有更多的麻烦。 The trouble started/began when my father came to live with us. 父亲来和我们一起住之后，麻烦就开始了。 [ + -ing verb ] Parents often have trouble finding good carers for their children. 做父母的常常难以找到好的看护者照顾小孩子。 We started holding meetings by phone, as travelling in and out of the city became too much trouble. 我们开始召开电话会议，因为进出城市都很麻烦。 I should get it finished over the weekend without too much trouble. 我周末应该可以不费太大力气就能完成它。 You'll only be storing up trouble for the future if you don't go to the dentist now. 如果你现在不去看牙医，就是在给将来找麻烦。 She thought her troubles would be over once she'd got divorced. 她原以为一旦离了婚她的麻烦就会结束。 His birthday is the least of my troubles at the moment - I don't even have enough money to pay the rent. 眼下我根本顾不上他的生日——我连付租金的钱都不够。 Most of the current troubles stem from (= are caused by) our new computer system. 目前大部分的问题源自于我们的新计算机系统。 B1 [ U ]窘境，困境；险境 a situation in which you experience problems, usually because of something you have done wrong or badly He's never been in trouble with his teachers before. 他以前从来没有受过老师的批评。 She'll be in big trouble if she scratches Sam's car. 如果刮坏了萨姆的汽车她就会倒大霉。 He got into financial trouble after his divorce. 离婚后，他在经济上陷入了困境。 I hope you won't get into trouble because of what I said to your dad. 我希望你不会因我对你爸爸说了那些话而受罚。 The camp is a great way of getting kids off the street and keeping them out of trouble. 让小孩子去度假营是个很好的办法，这样可以让他们远离街头，不会惹是生非。 I hope I haven't landed you in trouble with your boss. 我希望你没有因为我而受到老板的训斥。 The marriage ran into trouble because of her husband's heavy drinking. 由于丈夫酗酒，她的婚姻陷入了危机。 The company will be in serious/real trouble if we lose this contract. 如果我们失去这份合同，公司将陷入严重的困境。 He's stayed out of trouble since he was released from jail last year. 他自去年出狱以来一直没有再惹麻烦。 B2 [ U ] mainly UK缺陷；缺点 a characteristic of someone or something that is considered a disadvantage or problem The trouble with this carpet is that it gets dirty very easily. 这种地毯的缺点是易脏。 It's a brilliant idea. The only trouble is that we don't know how much it will cost. 这个想法非常好。唯一的问题是我们不知道这样要花多少钱。 Ron's trouble is that he's too impatient. 罗恩的缺点是太没有耐心。 C2 [ U ]故障，毛病 problems or difficulties caused by something failing to operate as it should The plane developed engine trouble shortly after take-off. 飞机起飞不久引擎就出现了故障。 They have a good reputation for building reliable trouble-free cars. 他们制造的汽车耐用、无故障，口碑很好。 Her knee trouble is expected to keep her out of the game for the rest of the season. 由于膝伤，她可能无法参加本赛季余下的比赛。 B2 [ U ]争吵;骚乱;打斗 problems in the form of arguments, fighting, or violence Listen, I don't want any trouble in here, so please just finish your drink and leave. 听着，我可不想这儿出什么乱子，请你赶快喝完走人。 My parents said we had to leave at the first sign of trouble. 我父母说一看见出了乱子就马上离开。 My little brother's always trying to stir up (= create) trouble between me and my boyfriend. 我的小弟总是想挑起我和男朋友之间的争吵。
(INCONVENIENCE) B2 [ U ]不便，麻烦；工夫，力气 slight problems or effort I didn't mean to cause you any trouble. 我并不想给你添任何麻烦。 "I'd love some more coffee, if it isn't too much trouble." "Oh, it's no trouble at all." “如果不太麻烦的话，我还想要些咖啡。”“噢，一点也不麻烦。” I don't want to put you to any trouble (= create any work for you). 我不想给你添任何麻烦。 [ + to infinitive ] If you took the trouble to listen to what I was saying, you'd know what I was talking about. 如果你用心听我讲了，你就会明白我讲的是什么。 They went to a lot of trouble (= made a lot of effort) for their dinner party, but half the guests didn't bother to turn up. 他们费了很大的劲准备晚宴，可是竟有半数的客人没来。 It's annoying, but I don't think I'll go to the trouble of making an official complaint. 这太烦人了，可我觉得我不会费劲去提出正式投诉。
Idioms be asking for troubleidiom 自找麻烦，自讨苦吃 to be likely to cause problems or difficulties for yourself Giving him such a powerful car when he's just started driving is asking for trouble. 他刚学会开车就给他开这么大马力的车，简直就是在自找麻烦。 get someone into troubleidiom old-fashioned 使（某人）未婚先孕 If a man gets a woman or girl who is not married into trouble, he makes her pregnant. When he got his girlfriend into trouble, her parents wanted them to marry. 他使女友未婚先孕，女友的父母想让他们赶快结婚。 more trouble than it's worthidiom informal (also not worth the trouble) 不值得费力去做；不值得这么麻烦 If something is more trouble than it's worth or is not worth the trouble, it is not important or useful enough to make an effort doing it. It's more trouble than it's worth to take it back to the shop and ask for a replacement. 把它拿回商店重换不值，太麻烦了。 It's not worth the trouble of applying for that job. You have no chance of getting it. 不值得费力去申请那份工作，根本就没有可能得到。 spell troubleidiom 预示着麻烦 to suggest that there may be problems in the future The latest opinion polls spell trouble for the Republicans. 最新的民意测验预示共和党将有麻烦。 trouble and strifeidiom UK （伦敦东区俚语）老婆 a way of saying "wife", using Cockney rhyming slang (= a type of slang in which certain words are used instead of other words that they rhyme with) trouble verb formal uk/ˈtrʌb.əl/ us/ˈtrʌb.əl/ (WORRY) [ T ]使烦恼，使苦恼；使忧虑 to cause someone to be worried or nervous I asked her what was troubling her, but she didn't want to talk. 我问她是不是有什么烦心事，但是她不想说。 Many of us are deeply troubled by the chairman's decision. 我们许多人对主席的决定深感不安。 [ + (that) ] It troubles me (that) you didn't discuss your problems with me earlier. 你没有早点与我讨论你的问题，这使我感到不安。
(CAUSE DIFFICULTIES) [ T often passive ]折磨，使有麻烦 to cause someone to have a problem or difficulties He has been troubled by a knee injury for most of the season. 本赛季的大部分时间里，他都受到膝伤的困扰。 (CAUSE EFFORT) [ T ]麻烦；使费神 to cause someone a small amount of effort May I trouble you for (= please give me) some more wine, please? 麻烦您再给我些葡萄酒好吗？ [ + obj + to infinitive ] Could I trouble you to open that window? I can't reach it. 麻烦你把那扇窗户打开好吗？恐怕我够不着。 Let's not trouble ourselves (= make the effort to think) about the details at the moment. 我们目前不要费神去考虑细节问题。 |
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