[mass noun]trouble or difficulty 麻烦,困难 she had much ado to keep up with him. 她为了赶上他费了好大劲儿。 ■fuss, especially about something that is unimportant (尤指为不重要的事情所做的)纷扰,忙乱 this is much ado about almost nothing. 这简直是无事生非,小题大做。
常用词组 what's ado
(archaic)what's the matter? (古)怎么了?
without further (或 more) ado
without any fuss or delay; immediately 不再耽搁;立刻
语源
late Middle English (originally in the sense 'action, business'): from northern Middle English at do 'to do', from Old Norse at (used to mark an infinitive) and do