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T0381800 (trŭb′əl)n.1. A state of distress, affliction, difficulty, or need: tried to console them in their trouble; got in trouble with the police.2. A distressing or difficult circumstance or situation: I've had troubles ever since I took this job.3. A cause or source of distress, disturbance, or difficulty: The new recruits were a trouble to him.4. Effort, especially when inconvenient or bothersome: went to a lot of trouble to find this book.5. A condition of pain, disease, or malfunction: heart trouble; car trouble.6. a. Public unrest or disorder.b. An instance of this; a disturbance.c. Troubles Any of various conflicts or rebellions in Ireland or Northern Ireland, especially the period of social unrest in Northern Ireland beginning in 1969. v. trou·bled, trou·bling, trou·bles v.tr.1. To afflict with pain or discomfort: My stomach is troubling me.2. a. To cause to be anxious or worried: was troubled by the decline in sales.b. To cause to have emotional or mental problems that interfere with social functioning: a teenager who is troubled and needs help.3. To inconvenience; bother: May I trouble you for directions?4. To agitate; stir up: winds troubling the waters.v.intr. To take pains: They trouble over every detail.

[Middle English, from Old French, from troubler, to trouble, from Vulgar Latin *turbulāre, alteration (influenced by Latin turbula, small group, diminutive of turba, crowd) of Late Latin turbidāre, from Latin turbidus, confused; see turbid.]

trou′bler n.trou′bling·ly adv.Synonyms: trouble, ail, distress, worry
These verbs mean to cause anxious uneasiness in: His behavior troubles his parents. What problems are ailing you? The bad news distressed us. Her high fever worries the doctor.

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(ˈtrʌbəl) n1. a state or condition of mental distress or anxiety2. a state or condition of disorder or unrest: industrial trouble. 3. a condition of disease, pain, or malfunctioning: she has liver trouble. 4. a cause of distress, disturbance, or pain; problem: what is the trouble?. 5. effort or exertion taken to do something: he took a lot of trouble over this design. 6. liability to suffer punishment or misfortune (esp in the phrase be in trouble): he's in trouble with the police. 7. a personal quality that is regarded as a weakness, handicap, or cause of annoyance: his trouble is that he's too soft. 8. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (plural) a. political unrest or public disturbancesb. the Troubles political violence in Ireland during the 1920s or in Northern Ireland between the late 1960s and the late 1990s9. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the Troubles political violence in Ireland during the 1920s or in Northern Ireland between the late 1960s and the late 1990s10. the condition of an unmarried girl who becomes pregnant (esp in the phrase in trouble)vb11. (tr) to cause trouble to; upset, pain, or worry12. (usually with a negative and foll by: about) to put oneself to inconvenience; be concerned: don't trouble about me. 13. (intr; usually with a negative) to take pains; exert oneself: please don't trouble to write everything down. 14. (tr) to cause inconvenience or discomfort to: does this noise trouble you?. 15. (tr; usually passive) to agitate or make rough: the seas were troubled. 16. (tr) Caribbean to interfere with: he wouldn't like anyone to trouble his new bicycle. [C13: from Old French troubler, from Vulgar Latin turbulāre (unattested), from Late Latin turbidāre, from turbidus confused, from turba commotion] ˈtroubled adj ˈtroubler n

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v. -bled, -bling,
n. v.t. 1. to disturb the mental calm and contentment of; worry; distress: The sufferings of the poor troubled him. 2. to put to inconvenience, exertion, pains, or the like: May I trouble you to shut the door? 3. to cause bodily pain or discomfort to; afflict: to be troubled by arthritis. 4. to annoy, vex, or bother. 5. to disturb or agitate so as to make turbid, as water. v.i. 6. to put oneself to inconvenience, extra effort, or the like. 7. to be distressed; worry. n. 8. difficulty, annoyance, or harassment: to make trouble for someone. 9. an unfortunate or distressing position, circumstance, or occurrence: financial trouble. 10. civil disorder, disturbance, or conflict. 11. a physical disease, ailment, etc.: heart trouble. 12. mental or emotional distress; worry. 13. effort or inconvenience in accomplishing some action, deed, etc.: not worth the trouble. 14. an objectionable feature; drawback: the trouble with the proposal. 15. a cause or source of disturbance, annoyance, etc. 16. a mechanical defect or breakdown: trouble with the washing machine. 17. the Troubles, a. the violence and civil war in Ireland, 1920–22. b. the conflict between Protestants and Catholics in Northern Ireland, beginning in 1969. Idioms: in trouble, pregnant out of wedlock (used as a euphemism). [1175–1225; Middle English (v.) < Old French troubler < Vulgar Latin *turbulare, derivative of *turbulus turbid, alter. of Latin turbulentus turbulent] trou′bler, n.

trouble

1. used as an uncountable noun

Trouble is most commonly an uncountable noun. If something causes you trouble, you have difficulty dealing with it.

The weather was causing more trouble than the enemy.This would save everyone a lot of trouble.

You can say that someone has trouble doing something.

Did you have any trouble finding your way here?

Be Careful!
Don't say 'Did you have any trouble to find your way here?'

2. 'troubles'

Your troubles are the problems in your life.

It helps me forget my troubles and relax.

Be Careful!
You don't usually refer to a single problem as 'a trouble'.

3. 'the trouble'

If a particular aspect of something is causing problems, you can refer to this as the trouble.

It's getting a bit expensive now, that's the trouble.The trouble is there's a shortage of suitable property.

trouble

Past participle: troubled
Gerund: troubling

Imperative
trouble
trouble

Present
I trouble
you trouble
he/she/it troubles
we trouble
you trouble
they trouble

Preterite
I troubled
you troubled
he/she/it troubled
we troubled
you troubled
they troubled

Present Continuous
I am troubling
you are troubling
he/she/it is troubling
we are troubling
you are troubling
they are troubling

Present Perfect
I have troubled
you have troubled
he/she/it has troubled
we have troubled
you have troubled
they have troubled

Past Continuous
I was troubling
you were troubling
he/she/it was troubling
we were troubling
you were troubling
they were troubling

Past Perfect
I had troubled
you had troubled
he/she/it had troubled
we had troubled
you had troubled
they had troubled

Future
I will trouble
you will trouble
he/she/it will trouble
we will trouble
you will trouble
they will trouble

Future Perfect
I will have troubled
you will have troubled
he/she/it will have troubled
we will have troubled
you will have troubled
they will have troubled

Future Continuous
I will be troubling
you will be troubling
he/she/it will be troubling
we will be troubling
you will be troubling
they will be troubling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been troubling
you have been troubling
he/she/it has been troubling
we have been troubling
you have been troubling
they have been troubling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been troubling
you will have been troubling
he/she/it will have been troubling
we will have been troubling
you will have been troubling
they will have been troubling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been troubling
you had been troubling
he/she/it had been troubling
we had been troubling
you had been troubling
they had been troubling

Conditional
I would trouble
you would trouble
he/she/it would trouble
we would trouble
you would trouble
they would trouble

Past Conditional
I would have troubled
you would have troubled
he/she/it would have troubled
we would have troubled
you would have troubled
they would have troubled

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	trouble - a source of difficulty; "one trouble after another delayed the job"; "what's the problem?"problemdifficulty - a factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result; "serious difficulties were encountered in obtaining a pure reagent"pressure point - where problems or difficulties are likely to occur; "a key pressure point in the controversy was the building permit"can of worms - a source of unpredictable trouble and complexitydeep water - serious troublegrowing pains - problems that arise in enlarging an enterprise (especially in the early stages)hydra - trouble that cannot be overcome by a single effort because of its many aspects or its persistent and pervasive quality; "we may be facing a hydra that defies any easy solution"matter - a problem; "is anything the matter?"
	2.	trouble - an angry disturbance; "he didn't want to make a fuss"; "they had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother"bother, hassle, fussdisturbance, perturbation - activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption; "the term `distress' connotes some degree of perturbation and emotional upset"; "he looked around for the source of the disturbance"; "there was a disturbance of neural function"
	3.	trouble - an event causing distress or pain; "what is the trouble?"; "heart trouble"happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent - an event that happensmisfortune, bad luck - unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate eventaffliction - a cause of great suffering and distressconvulsion - a physical disturbance such as an earthquake or upheavalembarrassment - some event that causes someone to be embarrassed; "the outcome of the vote was an embarrassment for the liberals"blaze, hell - a cause of difficulty and suffering; "war is hell"; "go to blazes"onslaught - a sudden and severe onset of troublescandal, outrage - a disgraceful eventinterference, noise, disturbance - electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication
	4.	trouble - an effort that is inconvenient; "I went to a lot of trouble"; "he won without any trouble"; "had difficulty walking"; "finished the test only with great difficulty"difficultyelbow grease, exertion, effort, travail, sweat - use of physical or mental energy; hard work; "he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion"the devil - something difficult or awkward to do or deal with; "it will be the devil to solve"tsuris - (Yiddish) aggravating trouble; "the frustrating tsuris he subjected himself to"
	5.	trouble - a strong feeling of anxiety; "his worry over the prospect of being fired"; "it is not work but worry that kills"; "he wanted to die and end his troubles"worryanxiety - a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune
	6.	trouble - an unwanted pregnancy; "he got several girls in trouble"maternity, pregnancy, gestation - the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus
Verb	1.	trouble - move deeply; "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought"disturb, upsetcharge up, commove, agitate, rouse, excite, turn on, charge - cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks"jolt - disturb (someone's) composure; "The audience was jolted by the play"cark, disorder, disquiet, perturb, unhinge, distract, trouble - disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed; "She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill"impress, strike, affect, move - have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd"distress - cause mental pain to; "The news of her child's illness distressed the mother"
	2.	trouble - to cause inconvenience or discomfort to; "Sorry to trouble you, but..."discommode, disoblige, incommode, inconvenience, put out, botheraffect, bear upon, impact, bear on, touch on, touch - have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?"distress, straiten - bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship
	3.	trouble - disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed; "She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill"cark, disorder, disquiet, perturb, unhinge, distractvex, worry - disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress; "I cannot sleep--my daughter's health is worrying me"disturb, trouble, upset - move deeply; "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought"
	4.	trouble - take the trouble to do something; concern oneself; "He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday"; "Don't bother, please"bother, inconvenience oneself, trouble oneselfstrain, strive, reach - to exert much effort or energy; "straining our ears to hear"
	5.	trouble - cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposedpain, ailhurt - give trouble or pain to; "This exercise will hurt your back"recrudesce, break out, erupt - become raw or open; "He broke out in hives"; "My skin breaks out when I eat strawberries"; "Such boils tend to recrudesce"

trouble

noun1. bother, problems, concern, worry, stress, difficulty (informal), anxiety, distress, grief (Brit. & S. African), irritation, hassle (informal), strife, inconvenience, unease, disquiet, annoyance, agitation, commotion, unpleasantness, vexation You've caused a lot of trouble.2. shortcoming, problem, failing, fault, weakness, defect, imperfection, weak point Your trouble is that you can't take the rejection.3. (usually plural) distress, problem, suffering, worry, pain, anxiety, grief, torment, hardship, sorrow, woe, irritation, hassle (informal), misfortune, heartache, disquiet, annoyance, agitation, tribulation, bummer (slang), vexation She tells me her troubles. I tell her mine.
distress pleasure, comfort, happiness, good fortune, tranquillity, contentment4. ailment, disease, failure, complaint, upset, illness, disorder, disability, defect, malfunction He had never before had any heart trouble.5. disorder, fighting, row, conflict, bother, grief (Brit. & S. African), unrest, disturbance, to-do (informal), discontent, dissatisfaction, furore, uproar, scuffling, discord, fracas, commotion, rumpus, breach of the peace, tumult, affray (Law), brouhaha, ructions, hullabaloo (informal), kerfuffle (Brit. informal), hoo-ha (informal) Riot police are being deployed to prevent any trouble.
disorder peace, agreement, unity, harmony, tranquillity, contentment6. problem, bother, concern, pest, irritation, hassle (informal), nuisance, inconvenience, irritant, cause of annoyance He's no trouble at all, but his brother is rude and selfish.7. effort, work, thought, care, labour, struggle, pains, bother, grief (Brit. & S. African), hassle (informal), inconvenience, exertion You've saved us a lot of trouble by helping.
effort facility, ease, convenience8. difficulty, hot water (informal), predicament, deep water (informal), spot (informal), danger, mess, dilemma, scrape (informal), pickle (informal), dire straits, tight spot a charity that helps women in trouble with the law9. malfunction, failure, fault, breakdown, dysfunction The multi-million pound jet developed engine trouble.verb1. bother, worry, upset, disturb, distress, annoy, plague, grieve, torment, harass, hassle (informal), afflict, pain, fret, agitate, sadden, perplex, disconcert, disquiet, pester, vex, perturb, faze, give someone grief (Brit. & S. African), discompose, put or get someone's back up Is anything troubling you?
bother please, calm, relieve, soothe, appease, mollify2. afflict, hurt, bother, cause discomfort to, cause discomfort to, pain, grieve The ulcer had been troubling her for several years.3. inconvenience, disturb, burden, put out, impose upon, discommode, incommode `Good morning. I'm sorry to trouble you.'
inconvenience relieve4. take pains, take the time, make an effort, go to the effort of, exert yourself He yawns, not troubling to cover his mouth.
take pains avoid, dodgeQuotations
"Man is born unto trouble" Bible: Job
"Double, double, toil and trouble" [William Shakespeare Macbeth]Proverbs
"Never trouble trouble till trouble troubles you"

trouble

noun1. The condition of being in need of immediate assistance:distress, exigence, exigency, hot water.2. The state or quality of being inconvenient:discomfort, incommodiousness, incommodity, inconvenience.3. A difficult, often embarrassing situation or condition:box, corner, deep water, difficulty, dilemma, Dutch, fix, hole, hot spot, hot water, jam, plight, predicament, quagmire, scrape, soup.Informal: bind, pickle, spot.4. A cause of distress or anxiety:care, concern, worry.5. The use of energy to do something:effort, endeavor, exertion, pain (used in plural), strain, striving, struggle, while.Informal: elbow grease.verb1. To cause anxious uneasiness in:ail, cark, concern, distress, worry.2. To come to mind continually:haunt, obsess, torment, weigh on (or upon).3. To cause inconvenience for:discomfort, discommode, incommode, inconvenience, put out.

Translations

麻烦使烦恼动乱忧虑烦恼

trouble

(ˈtrabl) noun1. (something which causes) worry, difficulty, work, anxiety etc. He never talks about his troubles; We've had a lot of trouble with our children; I had a lot of trouble finding the book you wanted. 烦恼，麻烦，费事，纠纷 2. disturbances; rebellion, fighting etc. It occurred during the time of the troubles in Cyprus.动乱3. illness or weakness (in a particular part of the body). He has heart trouble.疾病 verb1. to cause worry, anger or sadness to. She was troubled by the news of her sister's illness. 使烦恼，忧虑 2. used as part of a very polite and formal request. May I trouble you to close the window? （表示客气时用语）麻烦 3. to make any effort. He didn't even trouble to tell me what had happened. （常用于否定句）使烦恼，费心 ˈtroubled adjective (negative untroubled). 1. worried or anxious. He is obviously a troubled man.忧虑的2. disturbed and not peaceful. troubled sleep. 纷乱的，不安的 ˈtroublesome adjective causing worry or difficulty. troublesome children/tasks. 令人讨厌的，引起麻烦的 ˈtroublemaker noun a person who continually (and usually deliberately) causes worry, difficulty or disturbance to other people. Beware of her – she is a real troublemaker. 捣乱者，惹事生非者

trouble

→ 麻烦zhCN

I'm sorry to bother you (US)
I'm sorry to trouble you (UK) → 对不起，给您添麻烦了
What do I do if I have car trouble? (US)
What do I do if I break down? (UK) → 如果车坏了我该怎么办？
Car trouble (US)
Breakdown (UK) → 车坏了
I'm having trouble with the phone → 我房间的电话不好使
I'm having trouble with the key → 我的钥匙不好使
I'm in trouble (US)
I am in trouble (UK) → 我遇到麻烦了

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noun bother

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noun shortcoming

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noun distress

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noun ailment

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noun disorder

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noun problem

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noun effort

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noun difficulty

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noun malfunction

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verb bother

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verb afflict

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verb inconvenience

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verb take pains

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noun the condition of being in need of immediate assistance

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noun the state or quality of being inconvenient

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noun a difficult, often embarrassing situation or condition

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noun a cause of distress or anxiety

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noun the use of energy to do something

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verb to cause anxious uneasiness in

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verb to come to mind continually

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verb to cause inconvenience for

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noun a source of difficulty

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noun an angry disturbance

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noun an event causing distress or pain

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noun an effort that is inconvenient

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noun a strong feeling of anxiety

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