troubles

英 [ˈtrʌblz] 美 [ˈtrʌblz]

n.  问题; 忧虑; 困难; 苦恼; 疾病; 疼痛; (机器、车辆等的)故障
v.  使忧虑; 使烦恼; 使苦恼; 劳驾; 费神; 麻烦; 费事; 费力
trouble的第三人称单数和复数



柯林斯词典

  1. N-UNCOUNT 麻烦;困难;问题
    You can refer to problems or difficulties as trouble .
    1. I had trouble parking...
      我停车有困难。
    2. You've caused us a lot of trouble...
      你给我们造成了很多麻烦。
    3. The plane developed engine trouble soon after taking off...
      飞机在起飞后不久发动机就出了问题。
    4. The crew are in serious trouble in 50-knot winds and huge seas...
      船员们在 50 节的大风与滔天巨浪中深陷困境。
    5. The Sullivans continued to have financial troubles.
      沙利文一家依然手头拮据。
  2. N-SING 麻烦;问题;引起麻烦的事
    If you say that one aspect of a situation is the trouble, you mean that it is the aspect which is causing problems or making the situation unsatisfactory.
    1. The trouble is that these restrictions have remained while other things have changed...
      问题是其他事情都变了,而这些条条框框还在。
    2. Your trouble is that you can't take rejection.
      你的问题是不能接受拒绝。
  3. N-PLURAL 苦恼;烦恼;忧虑
    Your troubles are the things that you are worried about.
    1. She tells me her troubles. I tell her mine…
      我和她互相倾诉烦恼。
    2. She kept her troubles to herself.
      她把烦心事都放在心里。
  4. N-UNCOUNT 疾病;不适;疼痛
    If you have kidney trouble or back trouble, for example, there is something wrong with your kidneys or your back.
    1. An unsuitable bed is the most likely cause of back trouble…
      不合适的床最有可能引起背部疼痛。
    2. Her husband had never before had any heart trouble...
      她丈夫以前从来没得过任何心脏疾病。
    3. He began to have trouble with his right knee.
      他的右膝盖开始出现不适。
  5. N-UNCOUNT 骚乱;动乱
    If there is trouble somewhere, especially in a public place, there is fighting or rioting there.
    1. Riot police are being deployed throughout the city to prevent any trouble...
      正在全城部署防暴警察以防止发生骚乱。
    2. Fans who make trouble during the World Cup will be severely dealt with.
      在世界杯期间闹事的球迷将受到严惩。
    3. ...the first victim of the troubles in Northern Ireland.
      北爱尔兰动乱的第一个遇难者
  6. N-UNCOUNT 费事;不便
    If you tell someone that it is no trouble to do something for them, you are saying politely that you can or will do it, because it is easy or convenient for you.
    1. It's no trouble at all; on the contrary, it will be a great pleasure to help you...
      根本不费事,恰恰相反,非常荣幸能帮到你。
    2. Will it be any trouble to get over here that quickly?
      那么快来这里会不会有什么不便?
  7. N-UNCOUNT 需劳神费力的人(或动物)
    If you say that a person or animal is no trouble, you mean that they are very easy to look after.
    1. My little grandson is no trouble at all, but his 6-year-old elder sister is rude and selfish.
      我的小孙子一点都不让人操心,但是他6岁大的姐姐却野蛮而又自私。
  8. VERB 使苦恼;使烦恼;使忧虑
    If something troubles you, it makes you feel rather worried.
    1. Is anything troubling you?...
      有什么事情让你烦恼吗?
    2. He was troubled by the lifestyle of his son.
      他对儿子的生活方式感到很担心。
  9. VERB 使感到疼痛(或不适)
    If a part of your body troubles you, it causes you physical pain or discomfort.
    1. The ulcer had been troubling her for several years.
      溃疡已经折磨她好几年了。
  10. VERB 费心;劳神
    If you say that someone does not trouble to do something, you are critical of them because they do not behave in the way that they should do, and you think that this would require very little effort.
    1. He yawns, not troubling to cover his mouth...
      他打了个哈欠,都懒得抬抬手遮一下嘴巴。
    2. He hadn't troubled himself to check his mirrors...
      他都没想要看看后视镜。
    3. He seemed to be a naturally solitary person, troubling himself about only a few friends.
      他似乎天生就是独行侠,不愿费神多交几个朋友。
  11. VERB 麻烦;打扰
    You use trouble in expressions such as I'm sorry to trouble you when you are apologizing to someone for disturbing them in order to ask them something.
    1. I'm sorry to trouble you, but I wondered if by any chance you know where he is...
      对不起打扰了,但我想打听一下您是否知道他在哪里。
    2. I hate to trouble you, but Aunt Lina's birthday is coming up and I would like to buy something nice for her.
      我真不愿打扰您,但莉娜阿姨的生日就要到了,我想给她买点好东西。
  12. PHRASE 处于困境;惹麻烦;将受惩罚
    If someone is in trouble, they are in a situation in which a person in authority is angry with them or is likely to punish them because they have done something wrong.
    1. He was in trouble with his teachers...
      老师们都想好好教训他。
    2. The person who loaned them to me got into terrible trouble for it.
      把那笔钱借给我的那个人因此倒霉了。
    3. …a charity that helps women in trouble with the law.
      帮助违法犯罪的妇女的慈善团体
  13. PHRASE 费力;费神
    If you take the trouble to do something, you do something which requires a small amount of additional effort.
    1. It is worth taking the trouble to sieve the fruit by hand…
      值得费点劲用手挑挑果子。
    2. He did not take the trouble to see the film before he attacked it.
      他在批评那部电影之前都懒得费神欣赏。
  14. PHRASE 得不偿失;费时又费力
    If you say that someone or something is more trouble than they are worth, you mean that they cause you a lot of problems or take a lot of time and effort and you do not achieve or gain very much in return.
    1. Some grumbled that Johnson was more trouble than he was worth...
      有人抱怨说根本不值得为约翰逊浪费精力。
    2. Learning more about it always seemed more trouble than it was worth.
      似乎总是觉得没必要为进一步了解它而大费工夫。

双语例句

  1. I'm certain David's told you his business troubles. Anyway, it's no secret that he owes money
    我敢肯定戴维已经告诉过你他生意上有麻烦了。反正他欠钱也不是什么秘密了。
  2. The background to the current troubles is provided by the dire state of the country's economy
    目前的问题是在国家经济岌岌可危的背景下出现的。
  3. Most people are too busy with their own troubles to give much help.
    大多数人都忙于自己的烦心事,而无暇提供太多的帮助。
  4. When Connie pours her troubles out to him, Joe comes over all sensitive
    当康妮向他倾诉自己的烦恼时,乔显得极为体贴。
  5. Private firms are willing to make large scale investments to help cure Russia's economic troubles
    私有企业愿意投巨资帮助俄罗斯渡过经济难关。
  6. The company's troubles started only when it diversified into new products
    当公司增加新产品时,麻烦才开始的。
  7. I have a case that troubles me exceedingly.
    我有一件非常棘手的案子。
  8. The government and its opponents compete to exploit the troubles to their advantage.
    政府及其反对派竞相利用这些问题为自己谋利。
  9. For the Prime Minister, externalising the problem would divert attention from his domestic troubles
    对于首相而言,公开这一问题将可转移对他所面临的国内问题的注意力。
  10. They hid the troubles plaguing their marriage behind a facade of family togetherness.
    他们将困扰婚姻的问题掩藏在家庭和睦的外表之下。
  11. Scientists are putting a good face on the troubles.
    科学家们对这些困难似乎不以为意。
  12. Some of the university's financial troubles are of its own making
    这所大学的一些经济困难是由其自身造成的。
  13. The loan was a palliative, not a cure, for ever-increasing financial troubles
    对于越来越多的财政问题,贷款只是权宜之计,不是解决方法。
  14. His troubles predated the recession
    他的问题在经济萧条前就出现了。
  15. He demands no financial recompense for his troubles
    他没有对自己遭遇的麻烦要求经济赔偿。
  16. Nowhere could you find a better route map of the troubles of Northern Ireland than in the articles of The Independent's David McKittrick.
    对北爱尔兰问题作出最佳阐述与分析的莫过于《独立报》戴维·麦基特里克的文章了。
  17. Whatever troubles arise, we'll have peace of mind amidst seeming chaos.
    无论出现什么样的麻烦,我们都会在貌似混乱的情形中保持平和的心态。
  18. As the director of the project explains, there are still a few teething troubles to overcome.
    正如项目主任解释的,仍有几个初期问题有待解决。
  19. The Sullivans continued to have financial troubles.
    沙利文一家依然手头拮据。
  20. She tells me her troubles. I tell her mine
    我和她互相倾诉烦恼。
  21. She kept her troubles to herself.
    她把烦心事都放在心里。
  22. They come to me to whine about their troubles.
    他们到我这儿来不停地唠叨他们的烦恼。
  23. The drunkard told his troubles to every Tom, Dick and Harry who passed by.
    不论张三李四,这个醉汉逢人就诉苦。
  24. When others interfere in the affair, it always makes troubles.
    别人一卷入这一事件,棘手的事情就来了。
  25. This guy often stirs up troubles.
    这家伙就爱干煽风点火的勾当。
  26. We hope for a lasting settlement of all these troubles.
    我们希望这些纠纷能获得永久的解决。
  27. He gave a long account of his troubles, with the implication that he needed financial aid.
    他摆了一大堆困难,言外之意是需要补助。
  28. There is no end to the nation's troubles.
    国难靡止。
  29. My troubles grew out of my bad temper.
    我的烦恼是因我的坏脾气而产生的。