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| 1 | something that causes trouble or difficulty 麻烦；困难；问题 |
| a major cause of traffic problems in the city 城市交通问题的主因 |
| +of the problem of unemployment 失业问题 |
| +for Homelessness is a serious problem for a lot of young people. 无家可归是许多年轻人面临的一个严重问题。 |
| have problems with We’ ve been having problems with the heating in the office. 我们办公室的供热系统一直有问题。 |
| solve a problem That still doesn’ t solve our problem. 那样还是没有解决我们的问题。 |
| cause sb a problem/cause a problem for sb The continuing bad weather is causing serious problems for farmers. 持续的恶劣天气正给农民们带来严重的困难。 |
| pose (=be) a problem (for sb/sth) Racial tensions in the south of the city pose a real problem for the police. 城市南部种族间的紧张关系给警察带来了大麻烦。 |
| the (only) problem is (that) They’ re the best cameras on the market. The only problem is they’ re incredibly expensive. 它们是市面上最好的照相机。唯一的问题就是贵得离谱。 |
| | 1a | something that has a bad effect on someone’ s health or behaviour （影响健康或行为的）问题 | | a drug/alcohol problem 吸毒/酗酒问题 | | health/behaviour problems 健康/行为问题 | |
| | 1b | experiencing a lot of difficulties in life or causing difficulties for other people 棘手的；麻烦的；难对付的 | | a problem child/family 问题儿童/家庭 | |
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| 2 | a question that someone is given to answer as a test of their ability （测试中的）问题 |
| mathematical problems 数学题 |
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| - | have a problem with sth informal
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| to not like or approve of something , for example something that someone has done |
| 不喜欢某事；不赞同某事 |
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| I didn’ t think my parents would have a problem with me having a party. 我认为我爸妈不会不赞同我开晚会的。 |
| I’ ll be making the decisions from now on. Do you have a problem with that? 从现在开始就要由我作决定了。你有什么意见吗？ |
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| - | no problem spoken
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| 1 | used for saying that you will be happy to do what someone is asking you to do 没问题（用于表示乐于做某人所要求做的事情） | ‘Can you look after the children for an hour or so?’ ‘No problem.’ “你能照看孩子们1小时左右吗？”“没问题。” | |
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| 2 | used as a polite way of answering someone who has thanked you for something , or said they are sorry for something （用于礼貌地回答某人的感谢或道歉）没什么，没关系 | ‘You did a good job today – thanks’ . ‘No problem.’ “你今天做得很好。谢谢！”“没什么。” | |
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| - | not be sb’ s problem spoken
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| used for saying that someone is not responsible for a difficulty and does not have to worry about it |
| 不是某人的问题；不怪某人 |
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| - | that’ s your problem spoken
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| used for saying in an unkind way that you are not going to help someone |
| （用于以不友好的方式拒绝提供帮助）那是你的问题 |
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| used for asking someone in a threatening way why they are behaving in a way that you do not like or approve of |
| （用于以威胁的方式质问某人为何做出令自己不喜欢或不赞成的举止）你是怎么回事？ |
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| Words frequently used with problem | | problem 的常见搭配词 | | adjectives | big, fundamental, important, insoluble, intractable, major, pressing, real, serious, | 1 | | | |
| Metaphor | | | | | | Problems and troubles are like illnesses . When things get better, people think of the problems as being cured. | | 问题和麻烦就像疾病（illness） 一样。好转的时候，人们就认为是问题得到救治了。 | | She thinks we live in a sick society.她认为我们生活在一个病态的社会里。
We must address the social ills that are at the root of crime我们必须解决作为犯罪根源的社会弊病。
She said that there was a cancer at the very heart of society.她说社会的最中心有一个毒瘤。
Transport was another headache for the government.交通问题是另外一件令政府头疼的事。
London was paralysed by a series of strikes.一系列罢工使伦敦瘫痪了。
We discussed the company and its ailing finances.我们就这家公司及其状况不佳的财务问题进行了讨论。
The economy is very healthy/unhealthy.经济非常健康/不健康。
The economy began to recover.经济开始复苏。
There is no simple remedy for the problem.这个问题没有什么简单的解决方法。
This latest development has reopened old wounds.最新的情况重新揭开了旧疮疤。
He bore the scars of a troubled childhood.他带着苦恼的童年的疮疤。
| | See also ->responsibility | | See also ->situation | | | |
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