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a thing that is difficult to deal with or to understand 棘手的问题；难题；困难 big/serious/major problems 大/严重/重大问题 She has a lot of health problems. 她有很多健康问题。 financial/social/technical problems 财务/社会/技术问题 Let me know if you have any problems. 你若有困难就告诉我。 The government must address the problem of child poverty. 政府必须解决儿童贫困问题。 We cannot tackle this problem effectively on our own. 我们自己无法有效地解决这个问题。 We are dealing with a serious problem here. 我们正在处理一个严重的问题。 Money isn't going to solve the problem. 金钱解决不了问题。 - (especially North American English)
to fix a problem 解决问题 If he chooses Mary it's bound to cause problems. 如果他选玛丽，肯定要招来后患。 to pose/create a problem 提出/制造问题 The problem first arose in 2018. 这个问题首次出现在 2008 年。 - problem with something
There is a problem with this argument. 这个论点有问题。 - problem of something
the problem of drug abuse 吸毒的问题 - problem of doing something
Most students face the problem of funding themselves while they are studying. 大多数学生在求学期间都会面临经济来源的问题。 - problem for somebody
Unemployment is a very real problem for graduates now. 现在，失业对大学毕业生是个实质问题。 It’s a nice table! The only problem is (that) it’s too big for our room. 这张桌子的确不错！唯一的问题是放在我们的屋子里太大了。 Part of the problem is the shape of the room. 问题的一部分是房间的形状。 Stop worrying about their marriage—it isn't your problem. 别替他们的婚事操心了，那不关你的事。 There's no history of heart problems (= disease connected with the heart) in our family. 我们家族里没有心脏病史。 the magazine’s problem page (= containing letters about readers’ problems and advice about how to solve them) 这本杂志的解疑专栏
Extra ExamplesTopics Difficulty and failurea1, Social issuesa1All the anti-depressant does is mask the problem. 所有抗抑郁症药物的作用都只是掩盖问题。 Depression is a natural feeling if your problems seem intractable. 如果遇到看似难以解决的问题，自然会感到沮丧。 For years I've tried to overlook this problem. 多年来，我一直试图忽略这个问题。 Fortunately, it's easy to avoid any potential problems. 幸运的是，很容易避免任何潜在问题。 Framing the problem is an important step. 描绘出这个问题是很重要的一步。 She believes she may have found a solution to the problem. 她相信她可能已经找到了解决问题的办法。 He developed a drinking problem. 他慢慢产生了酗酒的问题。 She doesn't really see the problem. 她并没有真正看到问题所在。 He doesn't seem to understand my problem. 他似乎不理解我的问题。 She had to undergo surgery to cure the problem with her knee. 她不得不接受手术来治疗膝盖的问题。 He has been faced with all manner of problems in his new job. 他在新工作中面临各种各样的问题。 Her new job had taken her mind off her family problems for a while. 她的新工作使她有一段时间忘记了她的家庭问题。 I didn't imagine there would be a problem about getting tickets. 我没有想到买票还会成问题。 I don't anticipate any future problems in that regard. 我不期望将来在那方面出现任何问题。 I forgot my problems for a moment. 有一会儿我忘了自己的问题。 I'm glad you finally admitted your problem. 我很高兴你终于承认你的问题了。 If the problem persists you should see a doctor. 如果问题持续存在，你应该去看医生。 Inadequate resources pose a problem for all members of staff. 资源不足给所有工作人员造成困难。 Most people can see the ethical problem with accepting such an offer. 大多数人能看到接受这样一个提议在伦理上产生的问题。 No one ever asked why or how the problem originated. 从没有人问过为什么会产生或怎么会产生这个问题。 Our greatest problem is the lack of funds. 我们最大的问题是缺乏资金。 She had serious substance abuse problems with both cocaine and heroin. 她有严重滥用可卡因和海洛因的问题。 She raised the problem of falling sales at the last meeting. 她在上次会议上提出了销售额下降这一问题。 Success brings its own problems. 成功本身带来一些问题。 Systemic security problems have been identified. 已发现系统性的安全问题。 The accident poses a terrible problem for the family. 那场事故给这个家庭带来了可怕的灾难。 The basic problem remains the lack of available housing. 基本问题仍然是房源的缺乏。 The plan has been fraught with problems from the start. 该计划从一开始就为种种困难所困扰。 The problem lies in the lack of communication between managers and staff. 问题在于管理者与员工之间缺乏交流。 Therein lies the problem. 问题就在于此。 The rail strike is a problem for all commuters. 铁路员工罢工对所有通勤者来说都是一个问题。 The role of the sun in climate change is still a big unsolved problem. 太阳在气候变化方面的作用仍然是一个悬而未决的大问题。 The traffic in illegal drugs is a global problem. 非法毒品交易是一个全球性的问题。 These symptoms may indicate a serious problem. 这些症状可能表明存在严重问题。 They created a task force to study this problem. 他们成立了一个特别小组来研究这个问题。 They sold their car to ease their financial problems. 他们卖掉自己的车以缓解财务困难。 This illustrates another potential problem. 这说明了另一个潜在的问题。 This underscores the biggest problem with electronic voting. 这突出了电子投票的最大问题。 We need to get to the root of the problem before we can solve it. 我们需要找到问题的根源，然后才能解决问题。 We're faced with a whole host of new problems. 我们面临一大堆的新问题。 This is one of the great problems of cosmology: where did the overall structure of the universe come from? 以下是宇宙学的一个重大问题：宇宙的总体结构源自何处？
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- acute
- big
- enormous
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- host
- set
- be
- pose
- present (somebody with)
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- arise
- come up
- crop up
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- area
- spot
- behaviour/behavior
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- problem about
- problem for
- problem of
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- an approach to a problem
- the crux of the problem
- the heart of the problem
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a question that can be answered by using logical thought or mathematics 逻辑题；数学题 mathematical problems 数学题 to find the answer to the problem 找出问题的答案 The teacher set us 50 problems to do. 老师给我们布置了50道题。 I have five problems to do for homework. 家庭作业我要做 5 道题。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- complicated
- difficult
- easy
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- do
- find the answer to
- solve
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- set
Word Originlate Middle English (originally denoting a riddle or a question for academic discussion): from Old French probleme, via Latin from Greek problēma, from proballein ‘put forth’, from pro ‘before’ + ballein ‘to throw’.
Idioms
have a problem with something/somebody
to disagree with or object to something/somebody 对…有异议；不同意；反对 I have no problem with you working at home tomorrow. 你明天在家里工作，我没有意见。 - (informal)
We are going to do this my way. Do you have a problem with that? (= showing that you are impatient with the person that you are speaking to) 这件事将按照我的方法来做，你有什么意见吗？ Do you have a problem with her? 你和她之间出现问题了吗？
it’s/that’s not my problem
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used to show that you do not care about somebody else’s difficulties 那不关我的事 If they can't afford to go, that's not my problem. 如果他们去不起，那不是我的问题。
no problem (informal)
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used to show that you are happy to help somebody or that something will be easy to do （表示乐于相助或事情容易做）没问题 -
used after somebody has thanked you or said they are sorry for something （回答别人的道谢或道歉）没什么，不客气，没关系
that’s her/his/their/your problem
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used to show that you think a person should deal with their own difficulties 那是她／他／他们／你自己的问题 ‘My parents will be furious!’ ‘That’s your problem.’ 我父母会大发雷霆的，”。那是你的问题。
what’s your problem?