音标:英 /ˈtrʌb(ə)lz/,美 /ˈtrʌblz/
名词(trouble 的复数形式):指具体的困难、烦恼或困境,也可表示“动乱”(如专有名词 the Troubles 特指北爱尔兰冲突时期)。
动词(trouble 的第三人称单数):意为“使忧虑、费神”,表示给他人或自己造成困扰。
作名词
表“困难/烦恼”:强调个人或集体面临的具体问题,常用复数形式。
▶ 例:She tells me her troubles. I tell her mine.(她和我互相倾诉烦恼。)
▶ 例:Financial troubles forced the company to close.(财务困难迫使公司倒闭。)
表“动乱”:与定冠词 the 连用,特指历史或地区性冲突,如 the Troubles(1960-1990年代北爱尔兰动乱)。
作动词
及物动词:后接名词、代词或不定式,意为“麻烦、使担忧”。
▶ 例:Her health problems have troubled the family for years.(她的健康问题多年来困扰着家人。)
▶ 例:Don’t trouble to meet me at the station.(不必费心到车站接我。)
固定搭配:
trouble sb. with sth.:因某事麻烦某人
▶ 例:I won’t trouble you with the details.(我不麻烦你听细节了。)
trouble to do sth.:特意做某事(常用于否定句)
▶ 例:He didn’t trouble to apologize.(他懒得道歉。)
| 短语 | 含义 | 例句 |
|---|---|---|
| ask for trouble | 自找麻烦 | Ignoring safety rules is asking for trouble.(无视安全规则是自找麻烦。) |
| make trouble | 制造麻烦 | The students were suspended for making trouble in class.(学生因课堂捣乱被停学。) |
| in trouble | 处于困境 | If you skip payments, you’ll be in trouble with the bank.(不按时还款会被银行追责。) |
| run into troubles | 遇到困难 | The project ran into unexpected troubles.(项目遇到了意外困难。) |
Whatever troubles arise, we'll have peace of mind amidst seeming chaos.(无论出现什么麻烦,我们都能在混乱中保持平和心态。)
Oil or no oil, Serbia has troubles.(无论是否有石油,塞尔维亚的困难都存在。)
Now, a new study... tracked how a child's low self-control can predict... money troubles in their adult years.(如今一项研究追踪发现,儿童自控力差可能预示成年后会有财务问题。)
Don't trouble troubles until trouble troubles you.(别自寻烦恼,除非麻烦找上门。)
trouble vs. troubles:
trouble 作不可数名词时表抽象概念(如 have trouble with sth.“做某事有困难”);
troubles 强调具体的、多个问题(如 personal troubles“个人烦恼”)。
提示:使用时需根据语境区分单复数——泛指“麻烦”用不可数 trouble,具体“困难/烦恼”用复数 troubles。你是否曾用错这一区别?不妨用例句 She kept her troubles to herself 巩固记忆。