
好词典

复合词,由trouble(麻烦)和maker(制造者)组成,字面意思是‘制造麻烦的人’。
❶ 指经常制造麻烦或引起问题的人,通常用来形容那些故意捣乱或破坏秩序的人。
“The teacher had to separate the troublemakers in class.”
(老师不得不把班上的捣蛋鬼分开坐。)
“Those kids are known as troublemakers in the neighborhood.”
(那些孩子在社区里是出了名的惹事精。)
a bunch of troublemakers — 用来形容一群经常惹事生非的人,带有贬义。
“That gang is just a bunch of troublemakers who disturb the peace.”
(那帮人就是一群破坏和平的捣乱分子。)