- difficulty or problems困难, 难题：
I had trouble finding somewhere to park
我很难找到停车的地方
the government's policies ran into trouble
政府的政策陷入困境
count noun our troubles are just beginning.我们的困难才刚开始。
- the malfunction of something such as a machine or a part of the body机器故障; 身体不适：
their helicopter developed engine trouble.
他们的直升机引擎发生了故障。
- effort or exertion made to do something, especially when inconvenient（尤指不便时所花的）工夫, 力气：
I wouldn't want to put you to any trouble
我不想麻烦你
most schools found multimedia kits more trouble than they were worth
大多数学校发现多媒体工具麻烦多过实用
he's gone to a lot of trouble to help you.
他为了帮助你已经花了不少力气。
- a cause of worry or inconvenience引起担心、不便的原因：
the kid had been no trouble up to now.
到那时为止这孩子还没惹什么麻烦。
- a particular aspect or quality of something regarded as unsatisfactory or as a source of difficulty麻烦：
that's the trouble with capitalism.
这就是资本主义的麻烦所在。
- a situation in which one is liable to incur punishment or blame（某人）处于应受处罚（或训斥）的麻烦境地：
he's been in trouble with the police.
他与警察有麻烦。
- informal, dated used to refer to the condition of a pregnant unmarried woman〈非正式, 旧〉未婚先孕：
she's not the first girl who's got herself into trouble.
她不是第一个未婚先孕的姑娘。
- public unrest or disorder动荡, 骚乱：
there was crowd trouble before and during the match.
比赛前与比赛中都有骚乱。
the Troubles
any of various periods of civil war or unrest in Ireland, especially in 1919-23 and (in Northern Ireland) since 1968（尤指1919至1923年间爱尔兰及1968年以来北爱尔兰的）内战, 动乱时期。
- cause distress or anxiety to使烦恼, 苦恼, 忧虑：
he was not troubled by doubts.
他没有怀疑过。
- no obj.
trouble about/over/with
be distressed or anxious about因…而烦恼, 忧虑： there is nothing you need trouble about.
你没有什么可担心的。
- cause (someone) pain使疼痛：
my legs started to trouble me.
我的腿开始痛了起来。
- cause (someone) inconvenience (typically used as a polite way of asking someone to do or provide something)劳驾, 麻烦（尤指请某人做某事, 或提供某物时的礼貌语）：
sorry to trouble you
对不起, 打扰您了
could I trouble you for a receipt?
麻烦您给我开一张收条好吗？
- no obj., with infinitive make the effort required to do something费神, 费力：
oh, don't trouble to answer.
哦, 别劳神回复了。
ask for trouble
- informal act in a way that is likely to incur problems or difficulties〈非正式〉自找麻烦, 自讨苦吃：
hitching a lift is asking for trouble.
想免费搭便车是自找麻烦。
look for trouble
- informal behave in a way that is likely to provoke an argument or fight〈非正式〉惹是生非：
youths take a cocktail of drink and drugs before going out to look for trouble.
酒和毒品混用过以后, 这群年轻人就出去惹是生非了。
trouble and strife
- Brit. rhyming slang wife〈英, 谐俚〉妻子。
a trouble shared is a trouble halved
- proverb talking to someone else about one's problems helps to alleviate them〈谚〉苦恼让人知晓, 负担一半减少。