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| /ˈbɒðə/ |
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| 1 | U trouble or difficulty caused by doing something when this is annoying but not very serious 麻烦；困难 | It will be an awful lot of bother going by bus. 乘公共汽车去将非常麻烦。 | | the bother of doing sth I didn’ t want the bother of carrying a camera around. 我不想带着照相机到处走，太麻烦了。 | | save sb the bother I’ ll get a taxi and save you the bother of taking me. 我叫一辆出租车，省得麻烦你开车送我。 | |
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| 2 | singular something or someone that causes trouble or annoys you 麻烦的事；讨厌的人 | I hope George wasn’ t too much of a bother. 我希望乔治不是太令人讨厌。 | |
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| - | it’ s no bother spoken
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| used for saying that you are happy to help someone and it will not cause you any problems or difficulties |
| 没什么麻烦的 |
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| Let me pick up the children from school, it’ s no bother. 我去学校接孩子吧，没什么麻烦的。 |
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| - | no bother BRITISH spoken
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| used for emphasizing that someone can do something very easily |
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| She’ ll get another job, no bother. 她会轻而易举地找到另一份工作。 |
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| - | a spot of bother BRITISH informal
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| used for emphasizing that a problem is small and not serious |
| 小麻烦 |
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| He’ s in a spot of bother with the police. 他跟警察有点小麻烦。 |
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