trouble是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 problems or difficulties -- 問題，困難，麻煩

  • The tax forms were complicated and I had a lot of trouble with them. 這張稅務表格十分複雜，我填起來很費勁。

  • Their problems seem to be over for the moment, but there could be more trouble ahead. 問題眼下看起來是過去了，但以後可能會有更多麻煩。

  • The trouble started/began when my father came to live with us. 父親來和我們一起住之後，麻煩就開始了。

  • [ + -ing verb ] Parents often have trouble finding good carers for their children. 做父母的常常難以找到好的看護者照顧小孩子。

  • We started holding meetings by phone, as travelling in and out of the city became too much trouble. 我們開始召開電話會議，因為進出城市都很麻煩。

  • I should get it finished over the weekend without too much trouble. 我週末應該可以不費太大力氣就能完成它。

  • You'll only be storing up trouble for the future if you don't go to the dentist now. 如果你現在不去看牙醫，就是在給將來找麻煩。

  • She thought her troubles would be over once she'd got divorced. 她原以為一旦離了婚，她的麻煩就會結束。

  • His birthday is the least of my troubles at the moment - I don't even have enough money to pay the rent. 眼下我根本顧不上他的生日——我連付租金的錢都不夠。

  • Most of the current troubles stem from (= are caused by) our new computer system. 目前大部分的問題源自於我們的新電腦系統。

  • He's never been in trouble with his teachers before. 他以前從來沒有受過老師的批評。

  • She'll be in big trouble if she scratches Sam's car. 如果刮壞了薩姆的汽車，她就會倒大黴。

  • He got into financial trouble after his divorce. 離婚後，他在經濟上陷入了困境。

  • I hope you won't get into trouble because of what I said to your dad. 我希望你不會因我對你爸爸說了那些話而受罰。

  • The camp is a great way of getting kids off the street and keeping them out of trouble. 讓小孩子去度假營是個很好的辦法，這樣可以讓他們遠離街頭，不會惹是生非。

  • I hope I haven't landed you in trouble with your boss. 我希望你沒有因為我而受到老闆的訓斥。

  • The marriage ran into trouble because of her husband's heavy drinking. 由於丈夫酗酒，她的婚姻陷入了危機。

  • The company will be in serious/real trouble if we lose this contract. 如果我們失去這份合約，公司將陷入嚴重困境。

  • He's stayed out of trouble since he was released from jail last year. 他自去年出獄以來，一直沒有再惹麻煩。

  • The trouble with this carpet is that it gets dirty very easily. 這種地毯的缺點是易髒。

  • It's a brilliant idea. The only trouble is that we don't know how much it will cost. 這個想法非常好。唯一的問題是我們不知道這樣要花多少錢。

  • Ron's trouble is that he's too impatient. 羅恩的缺點是太沒有耐心。

  • The plane developed engine trouble shortly after take-off. 飛機起飛不久，引擎就出現了故障。

  • They have a good reputation for building reliable trouble-free cars. 他們製造的汽車耐用、無故障，口碑很好。

  • Her knee trouble is expected to keep her out of the game for the rest of the season. 由於膝傷，她可能無法參加本賽季餘下的比賽。

  • Listen, I don't want any trouble in here, so please just finish your drink and leave. 聽著，我可不想這裡出甚麼亂子，請你趕快喝完離開。

  • My parents said we had to leave at the first sign of trouble. 我父母說一看見出了亂子就馬上離開。

  • My little brother's always trying to stir up (= create) trouble between me and my boyfriend. 我的小弟總是想挑起我和男朋友之間的爭吵。

• 1 slight problems or effort -- 不便，麻煩；工夫，力氣

  • I didn't mean to cause you any trouble. 我並不想給你添任何麻煩。

  • "I'd love some more coffee, if it isn't too much trouble." "Oh, it's no trouble at all." 「如果不太麻煩的話，我還想要些咖啡。」「噢，一點也不麻煩。」

  • I don't want to put you to any trouble (= create any work for you). 我不想給你添任何麻煩。

  • [ + to infinitive ] If you took the trouble to listen to what I was saying, you'd know what I was talking about. 如果你用心聽我講，你就會明白我講的是甚麼。

  • They went to a lot of trouble (= made a lot of effort) for their dinner party, but half the guests didn't bother to turn up. 他們費了很大的勁準備晚宴，可是竟有半數客人沒來。

  • It's annoying, but I don't think I'll go to the trouble of making an official complaint. 這太煩人了，可我覺得我不會費勁去提出正式投訴。

• 2 to cause someone to be worried or nervous -- 使煩惱，使苦惱；使憂慮

  • I asked her what was troubling her, but she didn't want to talk. 我問她是不是有什麼煩心事，但是她不想說。

  • Many of us are deeply troubled by the chairman's decision. 我們許多人對主席的決定深感不安。

  • [ + (that) ] It troubles me (that) you didn't discuss your problems with me earlier. 你沒有早點與我討論你的問題，這使我感到不安。

• 3 to cause someone to have a problem or difficulties -- 折磨，使有麻煩

  • He has been troubled by a knee injury for most of the season. 本賽季的大部分時間，他都受到膝傷困擾。

• 4 to cause someone a small amount of effort -- 麻煩；使費神

  • May I trouble you for (= please give me) some more wine, please? 麻煩您再給我些葡萄酒好嗎？

  • [ + obj + to infinitive ] Could I trouble you to open that window? I can't reach it. 麻煩你把那扇窗戶打開好嗎？恐怕我不夠高。

  • Let's not trouble ourselves (= make the effort to think) about the details at the moment. 我們目前不要費神去考慮細節問題。