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单词 botheration
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Definition of botheration in English:

botheration

noun bɒðəˈreɪʃ(ə)nˌbɑðəˈreɪʃən
mass nouninformal
  • Effort, worry, or difficulty; bother.

    努力,担忧,困难;讨厌

    he has caused us a deal of unnecessary botheration
    Example sentencesExamples
    • To cap it all, the ombudsman ordered the DTI to apologise and to pay compensation "for the expense and botheration they have been caused".
    • There was little botheration about their ranks.
    • It would be possible, of course, to build a group of 3 or 4 or more sentences, each of which in isolation is perfectly acceptable, but which as a group leads us into botheration again.
    • Part of my botheration sprang from guilt, over not getting to my mail in a timely fashion, or getting to letters before they sank in the spam pits.
    • And as the last few miles had shown, the Defiant wasn't a great winter car - the defroster took forever, and shifting was a botheration.
    • You have a vague sensation of a vague sensation, and you know that while this is a minor botheration, you will feel immensely relieved when it's concluded.
    • This can be considered as a great advantage as it reduces your botheration in relation to the claims, along with saving your time.
    • But it is lot of botheration to cook breakfast so early in the morning.
    • Being injury prone was a big botheration as he acquired a reputation of being unfit.
    • ‘We get eight per cent commission, and have no other botheration,’ says Mr. Moosa.
    • Every botheration you feel is of your own making: never blame others for this universe as it is.
    • The only botheration was that he did not stand to gain much by doing well in the Masters.
    • I had mulled over mentioning it to her and decided against it, because though she is supposed to be a friend, as time goes by, I find that she is more a botheration to the spirit than anything else…
    • The fact is that the LSC's mistakes were simply human errors, compensation for which was adequately reflected in the offer of £50 by way of botheration payment.
exclamation bɒðəˈreɪʃ(ə)nˌbɑðəˈreɪʃən
dated, informal
  • Used to express mild irritation or annoyance.

    〈旧〉讨厌(用于表示轻微的愤怒或烦恼)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The wind caught me a fearful buffet-and-a-half as I stepped out of the door, causing me to drop one of the bulbs. ‘Oh, botheration!’
    Synonyms
    damn, damnation, blast, hell, heck, gordon bennett

Definition of botheration in US English:

botheration

nounˌbäT͟HəˈrāSHənˌbɑðəˈreɪʃən
informal
  • Effort, worry, or difficulty; bother.

    努力,担忧,困难;讨厌

    he has caused us a deal of unnecessary botheration
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Every botheration you feel is of your own making: never blame others for this universe as it is.
    • There was little botheration about their ranks.
    • ‘We get eight per cent commission, and have no other botheration,’ says Mr. Moosa.
    • To cap it all, the ombudsman ordered the DTI to apologise and to pay compensation "for the expense and botheration they have been caused".
    • You have a vague sensation of a vague sensation, and you know that while this is a minor botheration, you will feel immensely relieved when it's concluded.
    • Part of my botheration sprang from guilt, over not getting to my mail in a timely fashion, or getting to letters before they sank in the spam pits.
    • Being injury prone was a big botheration as he acquired a reputation of being unfit.
    • This can be considered as a great advantage as it reduces your botheration in relation to the claims, along with saving your time.
    • The fact is that the LSC's mistakes were simply human errors, compensation for which was adequately reflected in the offer of £50 by way of botheration payment.
    • It would be possible, of course, to build a group of 3 or 4 or more sentences, each of which in isolation is perfectly acceptable, but which as a group leads us into botheration again.
    • I had mulled over mentioning it to her and decided against it, because though she is supposed to be a friend, as time goes by, I find that she is more a botheration to the spirit than anything else…
    • And as the last few miles had shown, the Defiant wasn't a great winter car - the defroster took forever, and shifting was a botheration.
    • The only botheration was that he did not stand to gain much by doing well in the Masters.
    • But it is lot of botheration to cook breakfast so early in the morning.
exclamationˌbäT͟HəˈrāSHənˌbɑðəˈreɪʃən
dated, informal
  • Used to express mild irritation or annoyance.

    〈旧〉讨厌(用于表示轻微的愤怒或烦恼)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The wind caught me a fearful buffet-and-a-half as I stepped out of the door, causing me to drop one of the bulbs. ‘Oh, botheration!’
    Synonyms
    damn, damnation, blast, hell, heck, gordon bennett
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