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a problem, worry, difficulty, etc. or a situation causing this 问题；忧虑；困难；苦恼 We have trouble getting staff. 我们在招聘雇员方面有困难。 to make/cause/spell trouble for somebody 给某人制造/引起/带来麻烦 He could make trouble for me if he wanted to. 他要是想找麻烦就能给我找麻烦。 Sorry, I didn't mean to cause any trouble. 对不起，我不是故意惹麻烦的。 Falling shark numbers could spell (= cause) big trouble for ocean ecosystems. 鲨鱼数量的下降可能会给海洋生态系统带来巨大的麻烦。 - trouble with somebody/something
The trouble with you is you don't really want to work. 你的问题在于你并不是很想工作。 We've never had much trouble with vandals around here. 我们这一带从来没有多少破坏公物的问题。 Her trouble is she's incapable of making a decision. 她的问题是自己没有能力作决定。 The trouble is (= what is difficult is) there aren't any trains at that time. 麻烦的是当时没有火车。 The only trouble is we won't be here then. 唯一的麻烦是到那时我们就不在这儿了。 No, I don't know his number—I have quite enough trouble remembering my own. 不，我不知道他的号码，我光记自己的号码就够困难的了。 financial troubles 财政困难 She was on the phone for an hour telling me her troubles. 她在电话上用了一个小时向我倾诉她的种种烦恼。 Our troubles aren't over yet. 我们的麻烦还没有完呢。 Finance was the least of his troubles. 金融是他最不担心的问题。 There was trouble brewing (= a problem was developing) among the workforce. 工人中间正酝酿着一场风暴。
Extra ExamplesTopics Difficulty and failurea2I've had trouble sleeping recently. 最近我睡眠不好。 I can see trouble ahead. 我能看见将来会有麻烦。 He had a reputation for making trouble in the classroom. 他以在班上制造麻烦出名。 In times of trouble she always turns to her mother. 遇到困难时她总是求助于妈妈。 He was obviously upset, and muttered something about girlfriend trouble. 他显然心情不好，嘟囔着关于女朋友的烦心事。 Her troubles began last year when she lost her job. 她的麻烦从她去年失去工作时开始。 He put his past troubles behind him and built up a successful new career. 他把过去的烦恼置于脑后，成功地干了一番新事业。 The printer's causing trouble again. 打印机又出问题了。 I've had endless trouble with my car. 我的车已经给我带来了无数麻烦。 Trouble often comes when you're least expecting it. 麻烦总是在你意料不到的时候出现。 I've never been one to run away from trouble. 我从来没有逃避过麻烦。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bad
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a situation in which you can be criticized or punished 动乱时期（尤指 1968 年后，天主教徒和新教徒之间就北爱尔兰是否应继续附属于英国而引发的暴力冲突） - in trouble
If I don't get this finished in time, I'll be in trouble. 我如不按时把这完成就要倒霉了。 We're in deep/serious trouble now! 我们现在有大麻烦了！ When she saw the teacher coming she knew she was in big trouble. 看见老师走来，她知道要有大麻烦了。 - in trouble with somebody
He's in trouble with the police. 他犯事落入了警察的手里。 My brother was always getting me into trouble with my parents. 以前我弟弟经常连累我遭父母的责难。 - out of trouble
Did you manage to stay out of trouble? 你设法避开麻烦了吗？
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bad
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a situation that is difficult or dangerous 困境；险境；可能受到批评（或处罚）的情形 The company ran into trouble early on, when a major order was cancelled. 这家公司早些时候有一个大订单被撤销，因此陷入了困境。 A yachtsman got into trouble off the coast and had to be rescued. 一个驾驶帆船的人在海上遇险须要救援。 She got into serious financial trouble after running up large debts. 她债台高筑，财务问题严重。
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an angry or violent situation 纷争；动乱；骚乱 The police were expecting trouble after the match. 警方预料比赛后会有骚乱。 If you're not in by midnight, there'll be trouble (= I'll be very angry). 你要是半夜前不回家，我就让你有好戏看。 He had to throw out a few drunks who were causing trouble in the bar. 他不得不轰走几个在酒吧里闹事的醉鬼。
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsb1Just don't start any trouble. 不要惹任何麻烦。 Look, we don't want any trouble, so we'll leave. 听好了，我们不希望惹任何麻烦，还是离开吧。 Trouble blew up when the gang was refused entry to a nightclub. 这伙人想进入夜总会被阻，骚乱由此爆发了。 We left before the trouble started. 出乱子前我们就离开了。 trouble between the races 种族之间的纷争 Troops were stationed nearby in case of crowd trouble. 部队驻扎在附近，以防群众闹事。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- crowd
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- be brewing
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- trouble between
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illness or pain 疾病；疼痛 Synonyms illnessillnessTopics Illnessb1- sickness
- ill health
- trouble
- illness
the state of being physically or mentally ill 指身体或精神上的疾病 - sickness illness; bad health:
I recommend you get insurance against sickness and unemployment. 我建议你办个疾病和失业保险。
illness or sickness? 用 illness 还是 sickness？ - ill health (rather formal
) the state of being physically ill or having lots of health problems: 指健康状况不佳： She resigned because of ill health. 她因健康状况不佳而辞职。
- trouble illness or pain:
heart trouble. 心脏疾病
- chronic illness/sickness/ill health
- to suffer from illness/sickness/ill health/heart, etc. trouble
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something that is wrong with a machine, vehicle, etc. （机器、车辆等的）故障 mechanical trouble 机械故障 My car's been having engine trouble. 我的车引擎一直有问题。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bad
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extra effort or work 额外努力（或工作）；烦扰；打扰；麻烦 I don't want to put you to a lot of trouble. 我不想给你添很多的麻烦。 I'll get it if you like, that will save you the trouble of going out. 如果你愿意的话我去取，省得你还得出去。 Making your own yogurt is more trouble than it's worth. 自己做酸奶很麻烦，不值得。 She went to a lot of trouble to find the book for me. 她不辞劳苦把书给我找到了。 Nothing is ever too much trouble for her (= she's always ready to help). 她从不把麻烦当回事。 I can call back later—it's no trouble (= I don't mind). 我可以过一会儿回电话，没关系。 I hope the children weren't too much trouble. 我希望这些孩子没有太烦人。 It is worth taking the trouble to read the introduction. 值得不厌其烦地看一下介绍。 He thanked me for my trouble and left. 他感谢我尽了力便走了。 I never meant to cause you any trouble . 我从未想过给你带来任何麻烦。
Extra ExamplesDo you think it's worth the trouble of booking seats in advance? 你认为有必要费那劲儿提前订座吗？ They went to enormous trouble to make her stay a pleasant one. 为了让她住得舒服他们费了极大的力气。 Why don't we bring a pizza to save you the trouble of cooking? 我们可以带个比萨饼，省得你做饭。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
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- be more trouble than it’s worth
problem/worry问题；忧虑
difficult/violent situation困难／暴力局面
illness/pain疾病；疼痛
with machine机器
extra effort额外努力
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French truble (noun), trubler (verb), based on Latin turbidus, from turba ‘a crowd, a disturbance’.
Idioms
be asking for trouble | be asking for it
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to behave in a way that is very likely to result in trouble 要自找麻烦；要自讨苦吃 He was asking for trouble when he insulted their country. 他侮辱他们的国家，真是招惹事端。
get somebody into trouble
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to make a woman who is not married pregnant 使…未婚先孕
give (somebody) (some, no, any, etc.) trouble
to cause problems or difficulties 给（或没有给）…造成麻烦（或烦恼、困难） My back's been giving me a lot of trouble lately. 我的后背最近一直疼痛。 The children didn't give me any trouble at all when we were out. 我们外出时孩子们一点儿也没给我添麻烦。
look for trouble
to behave in a way that is likely to cause an argument, violence, etc. 自找麻烦；自寻烦恼；惹是生非
take trouble over/with something | take trouble doing/to do something
take the trouble to do something
to do something even though it involves effort or difficulty 不辞辛劳地做；不厌其烦地做
a trouble shared is a trouble halved
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if you talk to somebody about your problems and worries, instead of keeping them to yourself, they seem less serious 诉说烦恼，一半自消（向人倾诉，愁苦就会减少）