troubletroub•le /'trʌbl/

n

1. C,U 困难；忧虑；苦恼

• He is a great trouble to his parents. 他使父母头痛不已。

2. C 过错；缺点

• The trouble with you is that you are so careless. 你的缺点是太粗心了。

3. U 疾病；身体不适

• He has heart trouble. 他有心脏病。

• She is at home today with stomach trouble. 她今天胃痛，所以在家里休息。

4. U 毛病；故障

• The car has got engine trouble. 这部车的发动机出现了故障。

• the mechanical trouble with a plane 飞机的机械故障

5. U 困境；险境

• The child was in trouble so he swam out to save him. 小孩处于险境，所以他游去救他。

6. U 功夫；努力

• We took a lot of trouble over this dictionary. 我们花了许多功夫来编写这本字典。

7. [～s] 纠纷；动乱；纷争

• family troubles 家庭纠纷

• There were a lot of troubles in the Middle East. 中东地区动乱不已。

8. U 惹出麻烦的处境

• Rather than get her friends into trouble, he told a lie. 他宁愿说谎而不愿让她的朋友们招致麻烦。

词组ask for trouble 自找麻烦；自讨苦吃 borrow trouble 自找麻烦 get (sb.) into trouble 陷入困境；招致麻烦(或不幸等)

• The new company did well at first, but then got into trouble. 这家新公司最初办得还不错，但后来就陷入困境了。

go to the (或some, any) trouble 尽力设法；特意 in trouble

1. 处于困境中

• He is in great trouble, so he needs my help. 他遇到很大的麻烦，需要我的帮助。

2. 未婚先孕

make trouble 闹事；捣蛋

• make trouble for the teachers 跟老师捣蛋

• Never trouble trouble till trouble troubles you. 谚 谚 麻烦没来找你，可别自找麻烦。

take the trouble 费力；奋力

• I appreciate him for taking all the trouble. 我感激他尽了这么多力。

teething troubles 事情开始时的暂时困难