词汇精选:trouble的用法和辨析大纲
一、详细释义:
n.
烦恼;忧虑 [U,C]
例句:
On the street corner he stood for a long time, frowning in trouble and perplexity.
他走到街角上站了好半晌,又烦恼又为难地皱着眉头。
例句:
Some troubles are made up by ourselves, but we take them as truth.
有些烦恼是我们凭空虚构的,而我们却把它当成真实去承受。
困难;困境;麻烦的事 [U,C]
例句:
Whenever we have trouble with our studies, our teachers help us patiently.
每逢我们在学习上遇到困难,老师总是耐心辅导。
例句:
You're asking for trouble.
你是在自找麻烦。
麻烦;打扰;费事 [U]
例句:
Dick is a black sheep, always bringing trouble to his family.
迪克是个败家子,总给他家里招惹麻烦。
例句:
If they had, Lott went on, America would have been spared all the trouble connected with desegregation.
如果他们投了瑟蒙德的票,洛特接着说,那美国社会就会免去一切与取消种族隔离相关的麻烦。
纷争,动乱,骚乱 [C]
例句:
Her desire for domination over the others caused trouble in the family.
她想要支配别人,引起了家庭纷争。
例句:
There used to be a lot of troubles in that region.
那个地区过去动乱不已。
疾病;苦痛,不适 [C]
例句:
His stomach trouble flared up again.
他的胃病又突然发作了。
例句:
I often have trouble with my teeth.
我常常牙痛。
故障 [U]
例句:
Peter is a good trouble-shooter and he will soon find out what is wrong with the machine.
彼得是一名合格的故障检修员,他会很快查明这台机器的毛病。
例句:
My car has got engine trouble.
我的汽车引擎发生故障。
v.
(使)烦恼;(使)忧虑;费心 [I,T]
例句:
A doubt began to trouble him, it gnawed at his huge moral strength.
一种怀疑开始使他烦恼,并且消耗他那巨大的意志力。
例句:
Don't trouble about that.
别为那事费心了。
麻烦 [T]
例句:
Could I trouble you to open the window?
麻烦你把窗子打开好吗?
例句:
"Sorry to trouble you, Mr. Lin. Please get them cashed for me first."
“对不起,林老板,这庄票,费神兑了钞票给我罢 。”
(病痛)折磨;使疼痛 [T]
例句:
Her wound has been troubling her a lot this week.
这星期她伤口一直很疼。
二、词义辨析:
bother,disturb,trouble,annoy,irritate,vex
这些动词均有“使人不安或烦恼”之意。bother 指使人烦恼而引起的紧张不安或感到不耐烦。disturb 较正式用词,多用被动态。指拢乱,使人不能平静或妨碍别人工作、思维或正常秩序,是程度较深的烦恼。trouble 指给人在行动上带来不便或在身心上造成痛苦。annoy 强调因被迫忍受令人不快、讨厌的事而失去平静或耐心,多指一时的打拢或恼怒。irritate 语气比annoy强得多,指激怒,使发怒,多指一种短时间的反应。vex侧重指因不断的干扰而引起的烦恼,有时含激怒的意味。
三、词义辨析:
effort,trouble,pains,endeavour,struggle
这些名词均表示“努力”之意。effort通常指完成某特定任务所需付出的或大或小的努力,可指一次的努力,也可指坚持不懈的努力。trouble和pains均侧重在面临困难或阻力时所作的努力,但强调在努力时的细心和谨慎,相比之下,pains更适合表示尽力的努力。painsendeavour指持久的,坚持不懈的,甚至是终身的努力,强调努力的认真与决心。struggle指为克服困难或阻力所作的努力,也指因决心、意志或干劲而产生的极大努力。
四、相关短语:
ask for trouble
自讨苦吃,自寻烦恼,自找麻烦
in trouble
adv.处于不幸中,在监禁中
trouble maker
【法】 闹事者, 惹事生非的人,捣蛋鬼
一、参考例句:
Don't trouble trouble till trouble troubles you.
(谚)麻烦没找你,你别找麻烦。
I have heart trouble.
我有心脏病。
There's trouble brewing.
要有麻烦了。
He apologized to avert trouble
他道歉以避免麻烦。
I have trouble in math.
我数学学起来很费劲。
She is in great trouble.
她遇到了大麻烦。
Don't meet trouble half-way.
勿杞人忧天,自寻烦恼。
you are a trouble maker!
你真是个捣蛋鬼!
Don't trouble about that.
别为那事费心了。
People making trouble for themselves.
人总爱自找麻烦。