trouble

1. N-UNCOUNT You can refer to problems or difficulties as trouble. 麻烦; 困难[oft 'in' N, also N in pl]

I had trouble parking. 我停车有困难。

You've caused us a lot of trouble. 你已经给我们造成了很多麻烦。

2. N-SING 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. 问题 (指引起麻烦的事情)

The trouble is that these restrictions have remained while other things have changed. 问题是，虽然其他事情已经改变，这些限制却依旧存在。

3. N-PLURAL Your troubles are the things that you are worried about. 烦恼

She tells me her troubles. I tell her mine. 她告诉了我她的烦恼，我也把我的告诉了她。

4. N-UNCOUNT If you have kidney trouble or back trouble, for example, there is something wrong with your kidneys or your back. 疾病

An old bed is the most likely cause of back trouble. 旧床最有可能导致背部疾病。

Her husband had never before had any heart trouble. 她丈夫以前从未得过任何心脏疾病。

5. N-UNCOUNT If there is trouble somewhere, especially in a public place, there is fighting or rioting there. 骚乱[also N in pl]

Riot police are being deployed throughout the city to prevent any trouble. 防暴警察正部署至全城以防止骚乱。

Fans who make trouble during the World Cup will be arrested. 在世界杯期间捣乱的球迷将被逮捕。

6. N-UNCOUNT 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. 麻烦[礼貌]

It's no trouble at all; on the contrary, it will be a great pleasure to help you. 这根本不麻烦。相反，我很乐意帮助你。

7. N-UNCOUNT If you say that a person or animal is no trouble, you mean that they are very easy to look after. 令人操心的人 (或动物)

My little grandson is no trouble at all, but his 6-year-old sister is a handful. 我的小孙子一点不用人操心，但他6岁的姐姐却很难管教。

8. V-T If something troubles you, it makes you feel worried. 使烦恼

Is anything troubling you?

有什么事使你烦恼吗？

9. troublingADJ 令人烦恼的

But most troubling of all was the simple fact that nobody knew what was going on. 但是最令人烦恼的就是没人知道正发生什么事。

10. V-T If a part of your body troubles you, it causes you physical pain or discomfort. 使疼痛; 使不适

The ulcer had been troubling her for several years. 溃疡已经折磨她好几年了。

11. V-T If you say that someone does not trouble to do something, you are critical of them because they do not do something that they should, and you think that this would require very little effort. 费力[表不满]

He burps, not troubling to cover his mouth. 他打嗝连嘴巴都懒得捂住。

12. V-T 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. 打扰[套语]

I'm sorry to trouble you, but I wondered if by any chance you know where he is. 对不起打扰您了，我想问问您是否碰巧知道他在哪里。

13. PHRASE 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. 受训斥; 惹上麻烦

He was in trouble with his teachers. 他受到了他的老师们的训斥。

14. PHRASE If you take the trouble to do something, you do something which requires a small amount of additional effort. 费神; 费力

He did not take the trouble to see the movie before he attacked it. 他在抨击那部电影前并没有费心去看看电影。