trouble
n
1 [C, U] (situation causing) worry, pain, difficulty, danger, etc 憂慮、 苦惱、 痛苦、 困難、 危險等(產生的環境)
We're having trouble with our new car. 我們的新汽車很讓人傷腦筋.
My teeth are giving (ie causing) me trouble. 我牙疼得難受.
If we're late, there'll be/it'll mean trouble, ie unpleasantness, perhaps involving punishment. 我們要是遲到就倒霉了.
family trouble(s), eg disagreements between parents and children 家庭糾紛(如父母與子女不合)
Our troubles are not over yet. 我們的煩惱還沒完呢.
The idea soon ran into trouble. 那種想法不久就捅出樓子了.
The trouble (ie problem) (with you) is... (你的)問題在於...
What's the trouble? ie What's wrong? 出什麼事了?
2
(a) [U] ~ (to sb) inconvenience; bother 不便; 麻煩; 煩擾
I don't want to be any trouble (to you). 我不想打擾(你).
Were the children much trouble? 這些孩子很煩人嗎?
I can come back tomorrow, it's no trouble. 我可以明天回來, 沒問題.
Repairing it is more trouble than it's worth. 這東西修理起來很麻煩, 不值得修.
I'm sorry to have to put you to so much trouble. 很抱歉, 給您添了這麼多麻煩.
(b) [sing] (fml 文) thing that causes inconvenience or difficulty 造成不便或困難的事物
This dish is delicious but rather a trouble to prepare. 這種菜好吃不好做.
I find getting up early a great trouble. 我覺得早起床可不容易.
3 [C, U] disputes, fighting, etc; unrest 糾紛、 紛爭等; 不寧; 動亂
the recent trouble(s) in South Africa 南非近日的動亂
The firm's been hit by a lot of labour trouble, eg strikes. 這個公司勞資糾紛(如罷工)頻仍而嚴重受挫.
4 [U]
(a) illness 疾病: stomach, heart, liver, etc trouble 胃病、 心臟病、 肝病
a history of mental trouble 精神病病史.
(b) faulty operation, eg of a machine or vehicle 故障(如機器或車輛的)
My car's got engine trouble. 我的汽車發動機出毛病了.
5 (idm 習語) ask for trouble/it => ask. ,get into `trouble cause trouble for oneself, eg by making a mistake 惹上麻煩(如因犯錯所致)
Even an experienced climber can get into trouble. 那怕是個有經驗的登山者也能陷入困境.
He got into trouble with the police, eg was arrested. 他惹事落到了警方手里(如被捕了). get sb into `trouble
(a) cause trouble for sb 給某人惹上麻煩
Don't mention my name or you'll get me into trouble. 別提我的名字, 免得給我惹麻煩.
(b) (infml 口) make (an unmarried woman) pregnant 使(未婚女子)懷孕
He got his girl-friend into trouble. 他使女朋友懷孕了.give (sb) (some, no, any, etc) `trouble cause trouble造成苦惱、 困難、 麻煩等
The new computer's been giving (us) a lot of trouble, ie not working properly. 這臺新計算機(給我們)添了許多麻煩(運轉不正常). go to a lot of, considerable, etc trouble (to do sth) do sth even though it involves effort, inconvenience, etc 不辭勞苦、 不怕費事做某事
Thank you for going to so much trouble to find what I was looking for. 多謝你這麼費心找到了我要找的東西. in trouble
(a) in a situation that involves danger, punishment, pain, worry, etc 在危險、 受罰、 痛苦、 憂慮等的處境中
If we can't keep to the schedule, we'll be in (a lot of) trouble. 我們不按時完成計畫就要倒(大)霉了.
I'm in trouble with the police over drugs. 我因毒品事落入警方手中.
(b) (infml 口) (of an unmarried woman) pregnant (指未婚女子)懷孕. `look for trouble (infml 口) behave in a way that suggests that one is hoping for unpleasantness, a violent reaction, etc 自找麻煩; 自尋煩惱; 自找苦吃
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?? 擴展釋義
*['tr?bl]n. 煩惱, 麻煩, 困難, 動亂, 故障vt. 困擾, 麻煩, 使煩惱, 折磨vi. 煩惱, 費心【化】 障礙【經】 故障, 事故相關詞組: save sb trouble give sb trouble stir up trouble lead to trouble ask for trouble borrow trouble get into trouble get sb into trouble get sb out of trouble have trouble with in trouble make trouble meet trouble halfway The trouble is that...