2N-COUNT (通过逻辑思考或数学运算解决的)问题,习题,题 A problem is a puzzle that requires logical thought or mathematics to solve it. (通过逻辑思考或数学运算解决的)问题,习题,题
With mathematical problems, you can save time by approximating.
对于数学题,可以用取近似值的办法节约时间。
3ADJ [ADJ n](儿童或家庭)有严重问题的,引起严重问题的Problem children or problem families have serious problems or cause serious problems for other people. (儿童或家庭)有严重问题的,引起严重问题的
In some cases a problem child is placed in a special school.
有时,问题儿童被放在特殊的学校。
She is afraid to contact the social services in case they are labelled a problem family.
她不敢联系社会服务部门,以免被当作问题家庭。
4CONVENTION 没问题 You say 'no problem' to show that you are willing to do what you have been asked. 没问题 [informal, spoken] [informal, spoken]
'Can you repair it?' — 'No problem'.
“你能修好它吗?”—“没问题。”
If the property needs a new dishwasher, no problem, just put it on a credit card.
如果住所需要一个新的洗碗机,没问题,用信用卡买一个就可以了。
5CONVENTION 没关系 You say 'no problem' to let someone know that you do not mind them doing something they have said they are going to do. 没关系
'I ought to think about going actually. If that's all right with you.' — 'Yeah. No problem.'.
“事实上,我应该考虑去,如果你不介意的话。”—“嗯,没关系。”
If they don't want to speak to me, fine. No problem.
1sth that causes difficulties難題ADJECTIVE | ... OF PROBLEMS | VERB + PROBLEM | PROBLEM + VERB | PROBLEM + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤acute, big, enormous, grave, great, huge, important, major, serious, significant尖銳的問題;巨大的問題;嚴峻的問題;重要的問題;主要的問題;嚴重的問題;顯著的問題◇Our greatest problem is the lack of funds.我們最大的問題是缺乏資金。➤global全球性的問題◇The traffic in illegal drugs is a global problem.非法毒品交易是一個全球性的問題。➤terrible可怕的問題◇The accident poses a terrible problem for the family.那場事故給這個家庭帶來了可怕的災難。➤real真正的問題➤perceived發現的問題▸➤little, minor, petty, slight小問題;微不足道的問題▸➤complex, complicated, difficult, knotty, thorny, tough複雜的問題;棘手的問題;難題;錯綜複雜的問題▸➤growing日益嚴重的問題▸➤basic, central, fundamental, key, main, major, number-one (especially NAmE) 基本問題;主要問題◇Access to capital is often the number-one problem for many entrepreneurs.獲取資本往往是許多企業家面臨的頭號問題。➤underlying潛在的問題◇the underlying problem that's causing your high blood pressure造成你血壓高的根本問題➤annoying, vexing (especially NAmE) 惱人的問題➤common常見問題▸➤pressing, urgent迫切問題➤unforeseen沒有預見的問題◇Unforeseen problems often arise.沒有預料到的問題經常出現。➤immediate近在眼前的問題➤possible, potential可能的/潛在的問題◇Fortunately, it's easy to avoid any potential problems.幸運的是,很容易避免任何潛在問題。➤insoluble, insuperable (formal) , insurmountable (formal) , intractable (formal) 難以解決的/難以克服的/難處理的/棘手的問題◇Depression is a natural feeling if your problems seem intractable.如果遇到看似難以解決的問題,自然會感到沮喪。➤unresolved, unsolved未解決的問題◇The role of the sun in climate change is still a big unsolved problem.太陽在氣候變化方面的作用仍然是一個懸而未決的大問題。➤age-old, long-standing, long-term, perennial長期存在的問題➤chronic, ongoing, persistent, recurring長期存在的/發展中的/持續存在的/反複出現的問題➤inherent固有的問題◇the inherent problems of merging two very different companies要合併兩個截然不同的公司會遇到的固有問題➤logistical, practical後勤/實際問題▸➤mechanical, technical機械/技術問題➤systemic系統性問題◇Systemic security problems have been identified.已發現系統性的安全問題。➤attitude, behaviour/behavior, behavioural/behavioral, developmental, emotional, mental, mental-health, psychiatric, psychological態度/行為/發育/情緒/精神/心理健康/精神病學方面的/心理問題◇His teachers say he has an attitude problem.他的老師說他的態度有問題。➤family, personal家庭/個人問題◇Her new job had taken her mind off her family problems for a while.她的新工作使她有一段時間忘記了她的家庭問題。➤communication溝通的問題◇We had communication problems.我們在溝通上有問題。➤fertility, health, medical, physical, sexual, sleep生育/健康/醫療/身體/性方面的/睡眠問題▸➤back, heart, knee背部/心臟/膝部疾病▸➤alcohol, drink, drinking, drug, gambling, substance-abuse酗酒問題;吸毒問題;賭博問題;藥物濫用問題◇She had serious substance abuse problems with both cocaine and heroin.她有嚴重濫用可卡因和海洛因的問題。➤social社會問題▸➤housing住房問題▸➤economic, financial, money經濟/財政/金錢問題◇They sold their car to ease their financial problems.他們賣掉自己的車以緩解財務困難。➤environmental環境問題➤political政治問題▸➤legal法律難題➤marital, marriage婚姻問題➤ethical, moral倫理/道德問題◇Most people can see the ethical problem with accepting such an offer.大多數人能看到接受這樣一個提議在倫理上產生的問題。... OF PROBLEMS➤host, set一堆/一組問題◇We're faced with a whole host of new problems.我們面臨一大堆的新問題。◇an elegant solution to a very complex set of problems解決一系列複雜問題的巧妙辦法VERB + PROBLEM➤be, pose, present (sb with), remain是問題;(給某人)造成問題;仍然是問題◇Inadequate resources pose a problem for all members of staff.資源不足給所有工作人員造成困難。➤have有問題➤develop顯現出問題◇He developed a drinking problem.他慢慢產生了酗酒的問題。➤bring, cause, create, pose帶來/引起/造成/引發問題◇Success brings its own problems.成功本身帶來一些問題。◇Staff shortages cause problems for the organization.人手不足給這個組織造成困難。➤complicate, compound使問題複雜▸➤be beset with, be confronted by, be confronted with, be dogged by, be faced with, be fraught with, confront, encounter, experience, face, run into, suffer為問題所困;面臨問題;遇到問題;經受問題;碰到問題◇He has been faced with all sorts of problems in his new job.他在新工作崗位上曾面臨過各種各樣的問題。◇The plan has been fraught with problems from the start.該計劃從一開始就為種種困難所困擾。➤battle與問題作鬥爭◇an important step in battling the terrorist problem與恐怖分子作鬥爭中重要的一步➤attribute, blame歸咎/指責問題◇the problems attributed to capitalism歸咎於資本主義的一些問題◇They blame the problem on the new prescription drug law.他們指責說問題出在新的處方藥法律上。➤raise提出問題◇She raised the problem of falling sales at the last meeting.她在上次會議上提出了銷售額下降這一問題。➤see看到問題◇He doesn't really see the problem.他並沒有真正看到問題。➤define界定問題➤acknowledge, admit, recognize承認問題;認識到問題◇I'm glad you finally admitted your problem.我很高興你終於承認你的問題了。➤understand理解問題◇He doesn't seem to understand my problem.他似乎不理解我的問題。➤anticipate, foresee預測/預見問題◇I don't anticipate any future problems in that regard.我不期望將來在那方面出現任何問題。➤detect, discover, identify, isolate, pinpoint, spot覺察/發現/識別/孤立/明確指出/準確說中問題➤indicate, point out表明/指出問題◇These symptoms may indicate a serious problem.這些症狀可能表明存在嚴重問題。➤assess, examine, investigate, study評估/檢查/調查/研究問題◇They created a task force to study this problem.他們成立了一個特別小組來研究這個問題。➤diagnose, figure out, work out診斷/弄清/找出問題▸➤consider, debate, discuss, look at, look into考慮/辯論/討論/看待/調查問題➤describe, frame (especially NAmE) 說明/描繪問題70 - espam added:pooler-->◇Framing the problem is an important step.描繪出這個問題是很重要的一步。➤address, approach, attack, combat, come to grips with, counter, get to grips with, grapple with, handle, manage, tackle着手處理問題;與困難作鬥爭;設法解決問題;解決難題◇The next meeting will address the problem of obesity.下次會議將着手解決肥胖問題。➤illustrate說明問題◇This illustrates another potential problem.這說明了另一個潛在的問題。➤highlight, underscore (especially NAmE) 突出/強調問題◇This underscores the biggest problem with electronic voting.這突出了電子投票的最大問題。➤mask遮蓋問題◇All the anti-depressant does is mask the problem.所有抗抑鬱症藥物的作用都只是掩蓋問題。➤avoid, circumvent, find a way around, find a way round, get around, get round, prevent, sidestep逃避難題;規避問題;預防問題➤ignore忽略問題➤overlook忽視問題◇For years I've tried to overlook this problem.多年來,我一直試圖忽略這個問題。➤forget忘記問題◇I forgot my problems for a moment.有一會兒我忘了自己的問題。➤clear up, correct, cure, deal with, eliminate, fix, iron out, overcome, rectify, remedy, repair, resolve, settle, solve, sort out, troubleshoot澄清/改正/治理/處理/消滅/解決/消除/克服/糾正/補救/休整/解除/結束/化解/梳理/調停問題◇He had to undergo surgery to cure the problem with his knee.他不得不接受手術治療他的膝蓋。➤alleviate, ease, minimize, mitigate, reduce, relieve, simplify緩解問題;簡化問題▸➤aggravate, exacerbate, exaggerate, magnify, worsen使問題惡化;誇大問題▸➤analyse/analyze, explore分析/探討問題PROBLEM + VERB➤arise, come up, crop up, emerge, occur, surface問題產生;問題出現◇problems arising from poor ventilation因通風不良而產生的問題➤exist問題存在➤begin, originate問題開始/起源◇No one ever asked why or how the problem originated.從沒有人問過為什麼會產生或怎麼會產生這個問題。➤persist, remain問題繼續存在◇If the problem persists you should see a doctor.如果問題持續存在,你應該去看醫生。◇The basic problem remains the lack of available housing.基本問題仍然是房源的缺乏。➤afflict sb, beset sb, confront sb, face sb, plague sb問題困擾某人;使某人面臨問題;問題煩擾某人▸➤lie in sth問題在於⋯◇The problem lies in the lack of communication between managers and staff.問題在於管理者與員工之間缺乏交流。◇Therein lies the problem.問題就在於此。➤result from sth, stem from sth問題起因於⋯/源自⋯◇a problem resulting from technical inadequacy技術不足造成的問題PROBLEM + NOUN➤area, spot問題地區➤behaviour/behavior問題行為▸➤child問題兒童➤drinker, gambler酒鬼;賭徒◇One out of every five people is a problem drinker.每五人中就有一個人有酗酒問題。➤drinking, gambling酗酒/賭博問題◇a new approach to problem drinking一種解決酗酒問題的新方法➤page (BrE) (= in a magazine, containing letters about readers' problems)(雜誌中的)讀者問題解答頁PREPOSITION➤problem about關於⋯的問題◇I didn't imagine there would be a problem about getting tickets.我沒有想到買票還會成問題。➤problem for對⋯來說的問題◇The rail strike is a problem for all commuters.鐵路員工罷工對所有通勤者來說都是一個問題。➤problem of⋯的問題◇the problem of poverty貧困問題➤problem with與⋯有關的問題◇Do you have a problem with her?你和她之間出現問題了嗎?PHRASES➤an approach to a problem解決問題的方法▸➤the crux of the problem, the heart of the problem, the root of the problem問題的癥結/核心/根源◇We need to get to the root of the problem before we can solve it.我們需要找到問題的根源,然後才能解決問題。➤the answer to a problem, a remedy to a problem, a solution to a problem問題的答案/補救/解決方法◇He believes he may have found the answer to his problem.他認為他可能已經找到了問題的答案。◇He believes he may have found a solution to the problem.他認為他可能已經找到了解決問題的方法。➤the scale of a problem問題的嚴重程度problem
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2question to be solved待解答的題目ADJECTIVE | VERB + PROBLEM | PROBLEM + NOUNADJECTIVE➤complicated, difficult複雜的問題;難題▸➤easy, simple簡單的問題▸➤math, mathematical, maths (BrE) 數學題◇the ability to solve simple mathematical problems解決簡單數學題的能力VERB + PROBLEM➤do, find the answer to, solve, work out做題;解題◇I have five problems to do for homework.家庭作業我要做 5 道題。PROBLEM + NOUN➤set (NAmE) 一組問題
problem noun ⇨problem (financial problems)⇨mystery (a philosophical problem)problem
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problem ♦︎ difficulty ♦︎ issue ♦︎ challenge ♦︎ trouble ♦︎ the matter ♦︎ complicationThese are all words for a thing or situation which is not easy to deal with or to understand.这些词均表示难题、困难。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a problem / a difficulty / an issue / trouble / the matter / a complication with sth◆a problem / an issue / a challenge / trouble for sb◆further problems / difficulties / issues / challenges / trouble / complications◆the main problem / difficulty / issue / challenge / trouble◆(a) serious / real problem / difficulties / issue / challenge / trouble◆basic problems / difficulties / issues / trouble◆endless / severe problems / difficulties / trouble◆a major / minor problem / difficulty / issue / challenge / complication◆(a) big problem / issue / challenge / trouble◆to have problems / difficulties / issues / trouble◆to cause / avoid problems / difficulties / trouble / complications◆to create / bring / run into problems / difficulties / trouble◆to make difficulties / an issue of sth / trouble◆a problem / a difficulty / an issue / a complication arises / exists◆the problem / difficulty / trouble lies in sth■problem [countable] a thing that is not easy to deal with or understand棘手的问题;难题;困难◆Most students face the problem of funding themselves while they study.大部分学生在求学期间都会面临经济来源问题。◆Unemployment is a very real problem for graduates now.如今失业是毕业生面临的一个非常实际的问题。◆There's no history of heart problems(= disease connected with the heart) in our family.我们家族里没有心脏病史。◆It's a nice table. The only problem is it's too big for the room.这张桌子不错,唯一的问题是摆在房间里太大了。◆ (informal, spoken) 'But what am I supposed to do now?' 'Don't ask me-it's not my problem / that's your problem(= I don't care and you must deal with it yourself).“但是我现在该做什么呢?”“别问我-那不关我的事/那是你的事。”◆'Can I pay by credit card?' 'Yes, no problem.'“可以用信用卡付账吗?”“当然,没问题。” see also problematic ⇨ sensitive2■difficulty [countable, usually plural, uncountable] a thing or situation that is not easy to deal with困难;难题;困境◆We've run into difficulties with the new project.我们在这个新项目上遇到了困难。◆He got into difficulties while swimming and had to be rescued.他游泳时遇险,只好靠人营救。◆She works with children with learning difficulties.她工作的对象是有学习障碍的孩子。◆The bank is in difficulty at the moment.目前那家银行正陷入困境。 see also difficulty ⇨ difficulty, difficult ⇨ difficult12NOTE辨析 Problem or difficulty?To talk about one particular thing that is difficult to deal with use problem. * problem指一个特定的难题◆The problem first arose in 2003.这个问题首次出现在2003年。To talk about a number of things together that are difficult to deal with you can use problems or difficulties.表示多个问题交织在一起的困境可用复数形式的problems或difficulties◆The project has been fraught with problems / difficulties from the start.该项目自一开始就困难重重。To talk about a situation that is full of problems, you can use difficulties or difficulty.表示问题成堆的局面可以用difficulties或difficulty◆What should you do if you see someone in difficulties / difficulty in the water?如果看见有人被困水中,你会怎么办?■issue [countable] (ratherinformal) a problem or worry that sb has with sth(有关某事的)问题,担忧◆Money is not an issue.钱不是问题。◆I don't think my private life is the issue here.我想现在问题并非在于我的私生活。◆I'm not bothered about the cost-you're the one who's making an issue of it.我不在乎花费-是你一直在拿花费大做文章。◆ (especially NAmE) She's always on a diet-she has issues about / with food.她总是在节食-她对吃的东西很注意。■challenge [countable] (usuallyapproving) a new or difficult task that tests sb's ability and skill挑战;艰巨任务◆The role will be the biggest challenge of his acting career.扮演这个角色将是他演艺生涯中最大的挑战。◆She has taken on some exciting new challenges with this job.做这个工作,她接受了一些令人兴奋的新挑战。ⓘ Unlike the other items in this group, a challenge is usually seen as a positive thing.与本组其他词不同,challenge通常被看成是正面的事物◆an exciting / interesting challenge令人兴奋/感兴趣的挑战However, it is also used to describe a serious problem that you are determined to deal with in a positive way.但也指决心要积极面对的严重问题◆Destruction of the environment is one of the most serious challenges we face.环境破坏是我们面临的最严重的挑战之一。 see also challenging ⇨ difficult1■trouble [uncountable, countable] (disapproving) a problem or worry, or a situation that causes this问题;忧虑;苦恼◆We've never had much trouble with vandals around here.我们这一带从来没有多少破坏公物的问题。◆He could make trouble for me if he wanted to.他要是折腾起来也够我受的。◆She was on the phone for an hour telling me all her troubles.她在电话上跟我吐苦水,讲了一小时。◆The trouble with you is you don't really want to work.你的问题是你根本就不想工作。■the matter [singular] (especiallyspoken) used (to ask) if sb is upset or unhappy or if there is a problem(用于询问是否不高兴或是否有问题)苦恼,麻烦事◆What's the matter? Is there something wrong?怎么了?出什么事了吗?◆Is anything the matter?有什么问题吗?◆Is something the matter with Bob? He seems very down.鲍勃出什么事了吗?他看起来情绪很低落。◆'We've bought a new TV.' 'What was the matter with the old one?'“我们买了台新电视机。”“那台旧的怎么了?”◆What's the matter with you today(= why are you behaving like this)?你今天是怎么了?■complicationˌkɒmplɪˈkeɪʃn; NAmEˌkɑːmplɪˈkeɪʃn [countable, uncountable] a thing that makes a situation more complicated or difficult使更复杂化(或更困难)的事物◆The bad weather added a further complication to our journey.恶劣的天气给我们的旅行增添了更多的麻烦。 see also complicated ⇨ complex