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单词 nuisance
释义

nuisance

noun
/ˈnjuːsns/
/ˈnuːsns/
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  1. [countable, usually singular] a thing, person or situation that is annoying or causes trouble or problems
    • I don't want to be a nuisance so tell me if you want to be alone.
    • I hope you're not making a nuisance of yourself.
    • It's a nuisance having to go back tomorrow.
    • What a nuisance!
    Extra Examples
    • It's an awful nuisance having builders in the house all day.
    • This new system is nothing but a nuisance.
    Topics Personal qualitiesc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • great
    • real
    • minor
    preposition
    • nuisance to
    phrases
    • make a nuisance of yourself
    See full entry
  2. [countable, uncountable] (law) behaviour by somebody that annoys other people and that a court can order the person to stop
    • He was charged with causing a public nuisance.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • great
    • real
    • minor
    preposition
    • nuisance to
    phrases
    • make a nuisance of yourself
    See full entry
  3. Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘injury, hurt’): from Old French, ‘hurt’, from the verb nuire, from Latin nocere ‘to harm’.
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