plural troubles
plural troubles
Learner's definition of TROUBLE
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: problems or difficulties问题；困难 [noncount]
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The new system is giving me trouble.新系统给我带来了麻烦。
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He was having trouble with his homework.他做作业时遇到困难了。
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I had a little trouble finding the place.我费了点功夫才找到这个地方。
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He had no trouble finding a new job.找一份新工作对他来说不成问题。
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This decision could spell trouble [=cause problems] for all of us.这个决定可能会给我们大家带来麻烦。
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So far, the trip has been trouble free. [=so far, there have been no problems on the trip]至今为止，这次旅行还没发生任何问题。
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gangs looking to make/cause trouble想要惹是生非的帮派
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usually plural通常用复数 -
She told me all her personal troubles.她告诉了我她所有的私人问题。
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Your troubles are over now that he's out of your life.他远离了你的生活，现在你的麻烦解决了。
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I have my own troubles to worry about.我有自己的问题需要操心。
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They've had some financial troubles since he lost his job.自从他失业以来，他们就遭遇了一些经济困难。
2 [noncount]
a : a situation that is difficult or has a lot of problems困境 -
When the new CEO arrived, the company was in trouble.新任首席执行官上任时，公司正处于困境。
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She's in big/deep financial trouble. [=she has serious problems with her money]她经济上非常困难。
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She got into trouble with her credit cards.她的信用卡出了问题。
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Can anyone help get the company out of trouble? [=solve the company's problems]有人能帮助公司摆脱困境吗？
b : a situation that occurs if you do something wrong or break a rule and which will make someone angry or cause you to be punished惹上麻烦；受到惩罚 -
He's always getting in/into trouble at school.他在学校总是惹上麻烦。
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He promised to keep/stay out of trouble. [=behave well, not do anything bad]他答应不惹麻烦。
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often + with 3
[noncount] : a physical pain or illness疼痛；疾病 4
[noncount] : a situation in which a machine does not work correctly（机器的）故障 5
[singular] : a bad feature, characteristic, quality, etc.问题；缺陷 —
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[noncount] : extra effort or work烦扰；麻烦 -
You didn't have to go to all that trouble for me. [=you didn't have to do all the extra work for me]你没有必要为了我那么麻烦。
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Thank you for taking the trouble [=making the effort] to write.承蒙来函，感激不尽。
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They didn't even take the trouble to call and let me know they'd be late.他们甚至都没打个电话告诉我他们会晚到。
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I decided that upgrading the software was more trouble than it's worth.我认为升级软件太麻烦，不值得。
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It's not worth the trouble.这件事不值得那么麻烦。
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If it's no trouble [=if it is not too difficult or inconvenient], could you bring us some more coffee?如果不麻烦的话，您能再给我们来点儿咖啡吗？
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“I'm sorry to bother you.” “It's no trouble. I'm happy to help.”“不好意思麻烦您。”“一点儿也不麻烦，我很乐意帮忙。”
ask for trouble
— see ask
look for trouble
— see 1look 2 trouble /ˈtrʌbəl/ verb
troubles; troubled; troubling
troubles; troubled; troubling
Learner's definition of TROUBLE
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1
: to make (someone) feel worried or upset : worry使担忧；使忧虑；使烦恼 2
formal : to disturb or bother (someone)打扰；劳驾；麻烦 -
I don't mean to trouble you, but I have a question.我本不想打扰你，但我有个问题。
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Could I trouble you for the time? [=can you tell me what time it is?]打扰了，您能告诉我现在几点了吗？
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Don't trouble yourself [=I don't need your help], I can handle it.别麻烦了，我能行。
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: to cause (someone) to feel pain使疼痛；折磨 4
: to make an effort to do something费力；费事；费神