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troubles

UK //ˈtrʌb(ə)lz//US //ˈtrʌb(ə)lz//

词源

源自中古英语 'trouble',来自古法语 'troubler',意为“搅乱”或“打扰”,最终源自拉丁语 'turbulare'(搅乱)。

noun

❶ 指遇到的困难、问题或烦恼,通常指让人感到困扰或不便的事情。

“She has been having financial troubles lately.”

(她最近一直有财务上的困扰。)

“The car engine is giving us a lot of troubles.”

(汽车引擎给我们带来了很多麻烦。)

同义词:problems, difficulties, issues

verb

❶ 表示使某人感到困扰或烦恼,通常指因某事而让人不安或不便。

“Don't trouble yourself with such small matters.”

(别为这种小事烦恼。)

“Her constant complaints trouble me a lot.”

(她不断的抱怨让我很困扰。)

同义词:bother, disturb, worry

常见短语

in trouble — 指处于困境或有麻烦的状态,通常是因为做错了事或遇到困难。

“If you don't finish your homework, you'll be in trouble with the teacher.”

(如果你不完成作业,老师会让你有麻烦。)

trouble maker — 指经常制造麻烦或问题的人,通常带有负面含义。

“He was known as the trouble maker in school because he always disrupted the class.”

(他在学校被称为麻烦制造者,因为他总是扰乱课堂秩序。)