n.
- 煩惱;憂慮[C][U]
Her heart was full of
trouble.
她憂心忡忡。
- 困難;困境;麻煩的事[U][C][(+with)][+v-ing]
Her son has got into
trouble again.
她兒子又惹麻煩了。
You're asking for
trouble.
你是在自找麻煩。
I had a little
trouble learning English grammar.
我學英文文法有過一點困難。
- 麻煩,打擾,費事[S][U]
- 紛爭,動亂,騷亂[P1]
There used to be a lot of
troubles in that region.
那個地區過去動亂不已。
- 故障[U][(+with)]
My car has got engine
trouble.
我的汽車引擎發生故障。
- 缺點,毛病[C][(+with)]
- 疾病,苦痛[U][C]
I often have
trouble with my teeth.
我常常牙痛。
vt.
- 使煩惱;使憂慮
Losing a little money doesn't
trouble me.
損失一點錢我並不在意。
- (表示客氣時用)麻煩[(+for)][O2]
Could I
trouble you to open the window?
麻煩你把窗子打開好嗎?
- (疾病)折磨,使疼痛
Her wound has been
troubling her a lot this week.
這星期她傷口一直很疼。
- 擾亂;使激動
vi.
- (常用於否定句和疑問句)煩惱;費心[(+about)][+to-v]
Don't
trouble about that.
別為那事費心了。
She didn't even
trouble to look at our presents.
她甚至不屑看一下我們的禮物。
片語
ask/look for trouble
- 找麻煩
You were
asking for trouble by saying that!
你那樣說話是在自找麻煩。
get sb. into trouble
- 使某人陷入困境
Are you intending to
get us into trouble?
你是想讓我們陷入困境嗎?
Never trouble trouble till trouble troubles you.
- 麻煩沒來找你,可別自找麻煩。
衍生
辨析
n.
- difficulty or problems.
▸failure to function properly.
- effort or exertion, especially when inconvenient:
I don't want to put you to any trouble.
▸a cause of worry or inconvenience.
▸
(often in phr. in trouble)
a situation in which one is liable to incur punishment or blame.
- public unrest or disorder.
v.
cause distress or inconvenience to.
▸
[as adj. troubled]
showing or experiencing problems or anxiety.
▸
(trouble about/over/with)
be distressed or anxious about.
▸
(trouble to do something)
make the effort required to do something.
Phrase
- look for trouble
informal behave in a way that is likely to provoke an argument or fight. - trouble and strife
Brit. rhyming slang wife.
Derivative
Etymology
ME: from OFr. truble (n.), trubler (v.), based on L. turbidus (see turbid).