trouble

trouble
noun
[mass noun]

difficulty or problems
困难，难题
I had trouble finding somewhere to park.
我很难找到停车的地方。
the government's policies ran into trouble.
政府的政策陷入困境。
[count noun]our troubles are just beginning.
我们的困难才刚开始。
■the malfunction of something such as a machine or a part of the body
机器故障；身体不适
their helicopter developed engine trouble.
他们的直升机引擎发生了故障。
■effort or exertion made to do something, especially when inconvenient
（尤指所花的）工夫，力气
I wouldn't want to put you to any trouble.
我不想麻烦你。
most schools found multimedia kits more trouble than they were worth.
大多数学校发现多媒体工具麻烦多过实用。
he's gone to a lot of trouble to help you.
他为了帮助你已经花了不少力气。
■a cause of worry or inconvenience
引起担心、不便的原因
the kid had been no trouble up to now.
到那时为止这孩子还没惹什么麻烦。
■a particular aspect or quality of something regarded as unsatisfactory or as a source of difficulty
麻烦
that's the trouble with capitalism.
这就是资本主义的麻烦所在。
■a situation in which one is liable to incur punishment or blame
（某人）处于应受处罚（或训斥）的麻烦境地
he's been in trouble with the police.
他与警察有麻烦。
■(informal, dated)used to refer to the condition of a pregnant unmarried woman
(非正式，旧)未婚先孕
she's not the first girl who's got herself into trouble.
她不是第一个未婚先孕的姑娘。
public unrest or disorder
动荡，骚乱
there was crowd trouble before and during the match.
比赛前与比赛中都有骚乱。
■(the Troubles)any of various periods of civil war or unrest in Ireland, especially in 1919–23 and (in Northern Ireland) since 1968
（尤指1919至1923年间爱尔兰及1968年以来北爱尔兰的）内战，动乱时期

verb

[with obj.](常作be troubled)cause distress or anxiety to
使烦恼，苦恼，忧虑
he was not troubled by doubts.
他无怀疑之虞。
■[no obj.](trouble about/over/with)be distressed or anxious about
因…而烦恼，忧虑
there is nothing you need trouble about.
你没有什么可担心的。
■cause (someone) pain
使疼痛
my legs started to trouble me.
我的腿开始痛了起来。
■cause (someone) inconvenience (typically used as a polite way of asking someone to do or provide something)
劳驾，麻烦（尤指请某人做某事，或提供某物时的礼貌语）
sorry to trouble you.
对不起，打扰您了。
could I trouble you for a receipt?.
麻烦您给我开一张收条好吗？。
■[no obj., with infinitive]make the effort required to do something
费神，费力
oh, don't trouble to answer.
哦，别劳神回复了。

常用词组
ask for trouble

(informal)act in a way that is likely to incur problems or difficulties
(非正式)自找麻烦，自讨苦吃
hitching a lift is asking for trouble.
想免费搭便车是自找麻烦。

look for trouble

(informal)behave in a way that is likely to provoke an argument or fight
(非正式)惹是生非
youths take a cocktail of drink and drugs before going out to look for trouble.
酒和毒品混用过以后，这群年轻人就出去惹是生非了。

trouble and strife

(Brit. rhyming slang)wife
(英, 谐俚)妻子

a trouble shared is a trouble halved

(proverb)talking to someone else about one's problems helps to alleviate them
(谚)苦恼让人知晓，负担一半减少

派生
troubler
noun
语源

Middle English: from Old French truble (noun), trubler (verb), based on Latin turbidus (see turbid)

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