trouble 英 [ˈtrʌbl]   美 [ˈtrʌbəl]

trouble

trouble  英 [ˈtrʌbl] 美 [ˈtrʌbəl]

n. 麻烦;故障;  v. 麻烦;使烦恼; 

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We have trouble getting staff. 我们在招聘雇员方面有困难。
The trouble with you isyou don't really want to work. 你的问题在于你并不是很想工作。

  • Trouble is anything that causes difficulty, worry, and inconvenience, or that prevents you from doing something. If you have trouble getting along with a classmate, it is hard to be friendly with him or her.
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  • n. 麻烦;故障;
  • v. 麻烦;使烦恼;
  • 1. We have trouble getting staff.

    我们在招聘雇员方面有困难。

  • 2. The trouble with you isyou don't really want to work.

    你的问题在于你并不是很想工作。

  • 3. Our troubles aren't over yet.

    我们的麻烦还没有完呢。

  • 4. I've been having trouble with my knee.

    我一直膝盖痛。

  • 5. mechanical trouble

    机械故障

  • 6. If I don't get this finished in time, I'll be in trouble.

    我如不按时把这完成就要倒霉了。

  • 7. The police were expecting trouble after the match.

    警方预料比赛后会有骚乱。

  • 8. I don't want to put you to a lot of trouble.

    我不想给你添很多的麻烦。

  • 9. What is it that's troubling you?

    是什么事使得你愁眉苦脸?

  • 10. Could I trouble you to open the window, please?

    劳驾,请您把窗户打开好吗?

  • trouble (n.) c. 1200, "agitation of the mind, emotional turmoil," from Old French truble, torble "trouble, disturbance" (12c.), from trubler/torbler (see trouble (v.)). From early 15c. as "a concern, a cause for worry;" 1590s as "something that causes trouble." Meaning "unpleasant relations with the authorities" is from 1550s. Related: Troubles (1510s). Trouble and strife as rhyming slang for "wife" is recorded from 1908.
  • trouble (v.) c. 1200, from Old French trubler, metathesis of turbler, torbler "to trouble, disturb; make cloudy, stir up, mix" (11c.), from Vulgar Latin *turbulare, from Late Latin turbidare "to trouble, make turbid," from Latin turbidus (see turbid). Related: Troubled; troubling.
trouble / ˈtrʌbl ; NAmE ˈtrʌbl / noun , verb trouble troubles troubled troubling noun problem/worry 问题;忧虑 1 [uncountable ,  countable ] a problem, worry, difficulty, etc. or a situation causing this 问题;忧虑;困难;苦恼 We have troublegetting staff. 我们在招聘雇员方面有困难。 He could make trouble for meif he wanted to. 他要是想找麻烦就能给我找麻烦。 trouble(with sb/sth) The trouble with you isyou don't really want to work. 你的问题在于你并不是很想工作。 We've never hadmuch trouble withvandals around here. 我们这一带从来没有多少破坏公物的问题。 Her trouble isshe's incapable of making a decision. 她的问题是自己没有能力做决定。 The trouble is (= what is difficult is)there aren't any trains at that time. 麻烦的是当时没有火车。 The only trouble iswe won't be here then. 唯一的麻烦是到那时我们就不在这儿了。 No, I don't know his number—I have quite enough trouble remembering my own. 不,我不知道他的号码,我光记自己的号码就够困难的了。 financial troubles 财政困难 She was on the phone for an hour telling me her troubles. 她在电话上用了一个小时向我倾诉她的种种烦恼。 Our troubles aren't over yet. 我们的麻烦还没有完呢。 see also teething troubles illness/pain 疾病;疼痛 2 [uncountable ] illness or pain 疾病;疼痛 back trouble 背痛 I've been having trouble with my knee. 我一直膝盖痛。 synonyms at illness with machine 机器 3 [uncountable ] something that is wrong with a machine, vehicle, etc. (机器、车辆等的)故障 mechanical trouble 机械故障 difficult/violent situation 困难╱暴力局面 4 [uncountable ] a situation that is difficult or dangerous; a situation in which you can be criticized or punished 困境;险境;可能受到批评(或处罚)的情形 The company ran into troubleearly on, when a major order was cancelled. 这家公司早些时候有一个大订单被撤销,因此陷入了困境。 A yachtsman got into troubleoff the coast and had to be rescued. 一个驾驶帆船的人在海上遇险须要救援。 If I don't get this finished in time, I'll be in trouble. 我如不按时把这完成就要倒霉了。 He's in trouble withthe police. 他犯事落入了警察的手里。 My brother was always getting me into troublewith my parents. 以前我弟弟经常连累我遭父母的责难。 5 [uncountable ] an angry or violent situation 纷争;动乱;骚乱 The police were expecting trouble after the match. 警方预料比赛后会有骚乱。 If you're not in by midnight, there'll be trouble (= I'll be very angry). 你要是半夜前不回家,我就让你有好戏看。 He had to throw out a few drunks who were causing trouble in the bar. 他不得不轰走几个在酒吧里闹事的醉鬼。 extra effort 额外努力 6 [uncountable ] trouble(to sb) extra effort or work 额外努力(或工作);烦扰;打扰;麻烦 SYN bother I don't want to put you to a lot of trouble. 我不想给你添很多的麻烦。 I'll get it if you like, that will save you the trouble ofgoing out. 如果你愿意的话我去取,省得你还得出去。 Making your own yogurt is more trouble than it's worth. 自己做酸奶很麻烦,不值得。 She went to a lot of troubleto find the book for me. 她不辞劳苦把书给我找到了。 He thanked me for my trouble and left. 他感谢我尽了力便走了。 Nothing is ever too much troublefor her (= she's always ready to help). 她从不把麻烦当回事。 I can call back later—it's no trouble (= I don't mind). 我可以过一会儿回电话,没关系。 I hope the children weren't too much trouble. 我希望这些孩子没有太烦人。 in Northern Ireland 北爱尔兰 7 the Troubles [plural ] the time of political and social problems in Northern Ireland, especially after 1968, when there was violence between Catholics and Protestants about whether Northern Ireland should remain part of the UK 动乱时期(尤指 1968 年后,天主教徒和新教徒之间就北爱尔兰是否应继续附属于英国而引发的暴力冲突) IDIOMS get sb into ˈtrouble ( old-fashioned) to make a woman who is not married pregnant 使…未婚先孕 give (sb) (some, no, any, etc.) ˈtrouble to cause problems or difficulties 给(或没有给)…造成麻烦(或烦恼、困难) My back's been giving me a lot of trouble lately. 我的后背最近一直疼痛。 The children didn't give me any trouble at all when we were out. 我们外出时孩子们一点儿也没给我添麻烦。 look for ˈtrouble to behave in a way that is likely to cause an argument, violence, etc. 自找麻烦;自寻烦恼;自讨苦吃 Drunken youths hang around outside looking for trouble. 喝醉的年轻人在街头游荡,酗酒滋事。 take trouble over/with sth | take trouble doing/to do sth to try hard to do sth well 尽心尽力地做;费力地做 They take a lot of trouble to find the right person for the right job. 他们竭力寻找适合做这项工作的人。 take the trouble to do sth to do sth even though it involves effort or difficulty 不辞辛劳地做;不厌其烦地做 SYN make the effort She didn't even take the trouble to find out how to spell my name. 她嫌麻烦,甚至连我的姓名如何拼写都不想搞清楚。 a trouble ˌshared is a trouble ˈhalved ( saying) if you talk to sb about your problems and worries, instead of keeping them to yourself, they seem less serious 烦恼可以分担(向人倾诉,愁苦就会减少) more at ask v. verb make sb worried 使忧虑 1 [transitive ] troublesb to make sb worried or upset 使忧虑;使烦恼;使苦恼 What is it that's troubling you? 是什么事使得你愁眉苦脸? disturb 打扰 2 [transitive ] ( often used in polite requests 常用于客气的请求 ) to disturb sb because you want to ask them sth 劳驾;费神;麻烦 SYN bother troublesb Sorry to trouble you, but could you tell me the time? 对不起打扰您一下,请问几点了? troublesb with sth I don't want to trouble the doctor with such a small problem. 我不想为了这个小毛病麻烦医生。 ( formal) troublesb to do sth Could I trouble you to open the window, please? 劳驾,请您把窗户打开好吗? make effort 努力 3 [intransitive ] troubleto do sth BrE formal usually used in negative sentences 通常用于否定句 to make an effort to do sth 费神;费事;费力 SYN bother He rushed into the room without troubling to knock. 他连门也懒得敲就闯进屋去。 cause pain 造成痛苦 4 [transitive ] troublesb (of a medical problem 健康问题 ) to cause pain 使疼痛;折磨 My back's been troubling me again. 我的背又在一直疼了。 IDIOMsee pour trouble / ˈtrʌbl ; NAmE ˈtrʌbl /
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