| 单词 | nuisance |
| 释义 | nuisanceWord family nounnuisancernuisance Law nui·sance /ˈnjuːsəns $ ˈnuː-/ ●●○ S3 noun 1 [countableC usually singular]ANNOY a person, thing, or situation that annoys you or causes problems 讨厌[麻烦]的人[事物，情况] a real/awful/terrible etc nuisance The dogs next door are a real nuisance. 隔壁的那几只狗实在是讨厌。 What a nuisance! British EnglishBrE What a nuisance! I’ve forgotten my ticket. 真麻烦！我忘了带票。 I hate to be a nuisance .../Sorry to be a nuisance ... I hate to be a nuisance, but could you move your car to the other side of the street? 我不想给你添麻烦，不过你能不能把你的车挪到路那边去？ Stop making a nuisance of yourself (=annoying other people with your behaviour)! 别那样惹人讨厌！ It’s a nuisance having to get up that early on a Sunday morning. 星期天早上还得那么早起床，真烦人。 2 [countableC, uncountableU] lawSCL the use of a place or property in a way that causes public annoyance 妨害 The nightclub has been declared a public nuisance. 那家夜总会已被判定为妨害公众利益。 Examples from the Corpus nuisance• Rabbits can be a nuisance to gardeners.• His battalion commander was becoming a nuisance.• The flies which on the previous day had been a nuisance to them were now a torment.• He says it is a nuisance but he's putting up with it.• Wet, moldy basements may be more than a nuisance.• She said he was a nuisance and that the council ought to do something about it.• Compass errors are an awful nuisance and it is well worth finding out a little about them.• They were a necessary nuisance that provided the rationale for what Bureau men really loved to do: build majestic dams.• Missing are neighborhood and business associations: two groups that pushed hard during the former administration for a crackdown on nuisance crimes.• The overgrown vacant lot was declared a public nuisance. making a nuisance of yourself• It's just I don't relish any of Jahsaxa's colleagues making a nuisance of themselves here.• I've got some one from the village coming in every day to check that no one tries making a nuisance of themselves. public nuisance• Married sheep-farmer Wadland, 29, was jailed for five years after admitting making threats to kill and being a public nuisance.• She should be declared a public nuisance and paved over for a parking lot.• Tell that woman she is a public nuisance.• Consequently, odours may amount to a public nuisance if they substantially inconvenience a sufficient number of people.• It also alleges violations of state and federal antitrust laws and public nuisance laws.• We have considered the tort of private nuisance; public nuisance should also be mentioned.• In Gibbons the cause of action was founded on public nuisance.• Those who reside or work where zoning laws prohibit public nuisances need not apply. From Longman Business Dictionary nuisancenui·sance /ˈnjuːsənsˈnuː-/ noun [countableC, uncountableU]LAW someone or something that causes public annoyance After a local jury found the noise was a nuisance, a judge ruled that the bell can no longer ring at night. movement of vehicles creating public nuisance (1400-1500) Anglo-French nusaunce, from Old French nuisir “to harm” |
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