单词 | problem |
释义 | problem/ˈprɒbləm![]() noun 1A matter or situation regarded as unwelcome or harmful and needing to be dealt with and overcome: they have financial problems the problem of ageism in Hollywood...
Synonyms difficulty, issue, trouble, worry, complication, difficult situation, mess, muddle, mix-up; snag, hitch, drawback, stumbling block, obstacle, hurdle, hiccup, setback, catch; catch-22, vexed question, quandary, the rub; predicament, plight, can of worms, hornets' nest, Gordian knot; misfortune, mishap, misadventure informal dilemma, headache, prob, hassle, pickle, fix, tight spot, fly in the ointment, how-do-you-do, job, gremlin, facer North American informal katzenjammer rare nodus nuisance, source of difficulty, bother, pest, source of trouble, irritant, thorn in one's side/flesh, vexation informal drag, pain, pain in the neck Australian informal fair cow vulgar slang pain in the arse 1.1A thing that is difficult to achieve: motivation of staff can also be a problem...
1.2 [as modifier] Denoting or relating to people whose behaviour causes difficulties to themselves and others: practitioners help families develop strategies for managing problem behaviour in teens a problem family...
2 Physics & Mathematics An inquiry starting from given conditions to investigate or demonstrate a fact, result, or law.Under his influence Dirac worked on some problems in statistical mechanics....
2.1 Geometry A proposition in which something has to be constructed. Compare with theorem.Book One discusses his laws of motion then proceeds to a series of propositions, theorems and problems....
2.2(In chess) an arrangement of pieces in which the solver has to achieve a specified result.He then gave five problems involving the chess board as set up at the start of a game....
Phraseshave a problem with no problem that's your (or his, her, etc.) problem 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'.
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