ado
/əˈduː/noun
mass noun
1- trouble or difficulty麻烦, 困难：
she had much ado to keep up with him.
她为了赶上他费了好大劲儿。
1.1
- fuss, especially about something that is unimportant（尤指为不重要的事情所做的）纷扰, 忙乱：
this is much ado about almost nothing.
这简直是无事生非, 小题大做。
短语
what's ado
- archaic what's the matter?〈古〉怎么了？
without further（或 more） ado
- without any fuss or delay; immediately不再耽搁; 立刻。
词源
late Middle English （originally in the sense 'action， business'）： from northern Middle English at do 'to do'， from Old Norse at (used to mark an infinitive) and DO1.