difficulty noun ⇨difficulty (have difficulty)⇨problem (run into difficulties)difficulty
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difficulty ♦︎ trouble ♦︎ job ♦︎ hassle ♦︎ botherThese are all words for the extra effort or work involved in doing sth, especially sth that is hard to do.这些词均表示困难或麻烦。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆difficulty / trouble / hassle / bother with sth◆trouble / hassle / bother over sth◆hassle / bother about sth◆the trouble / hassle / bother of doing sth◆without (any) difficulty / trouble / hassle / bother◆considerable / enormous / great / little difficulty / trouble◆to have difficulty / trouble / a job◆to cause (sb) difficulty / trouble / hassle / bother◆to be worth / save sb the trouble / hassle / bother◆to put sb to / go to a lot of / all that trouble / bother■difficulty [uncountable] the state or quality of being hard to do or to understand; the effort that sth involves艰难;困难;费劲◆I had considerable difficulty in persuading her to leave.我费了好大的劲才说服她离开。◆I had no difficulty making myself understood.我毫不费力地表达了自己的意思。◆We found the house without difficulty.我们轻而易举就找到了那座房子。◆They discussed the difficulty of studying abroad.他们讨论了出国留学的难处。OPPease ⇨ easy1 see also difficulty ⇨ problem■trouble [uncountable] extra effort or work麻烦;烦扰;额外辛劳◆I hope the children weren't too much trouble.我希望这些孩子没有太烦人。◆Nothing is ever too much trouble for her(= she's always ready to help).她总是不怕辛劳,乐于助人。◆I can call back later-it's no trouble at all(= I don't mind).我可以过一会儿再打电话来,没关系。◆ (BrE) I don't want to put you to a lot of trouble.我不想给你添很多麻烦。◆He went to a lot of trouble to find the book for me.他不辞劳苦为我找到了那本书。◆Making your own yogurt is more trouble than it's worth.自己做酸奶很麻烦,不值得。◆The children didn't give me any trouble at all.孩子们一点儿也没有给我添麻烦。■job [singular] (BrE, ratherinformal) the difficulty or effort involved in doing sth费劲;气力;辛劳◆You'll have a job convincing them you're right.要让他们相信你是对的还得费点劲。◆She had a hard job to make herself heard above the noise.在一片嘈杂声中,她好不容易才使别人听见自己的声音。ⓘ In this meaning job is always used with the verb have.表达此义时,job总是与动词have连用。■hassle ˈhæsl [uncountable, countable] (informal) a situation that is annoying because it involves doing sth difficult or complicated that involves a lot of work困难;麻烦◆She got the computer set up with no hassle at all.她毫不费劲就把计算机安装好了。◆Send them an email-it's a lot less hassle than phoning.给他们发个电邮吧,这比打电话省事多了。◆It saves you a lot of hassle if you buy tickets in advance.如果你事先购票,会省去许多麻烦。◆It's a hassle having to travel with so many bags.要带着这么多大包小包去旅行,真麻烦。■bother [uncountable] (especially BrE, ratherinformal, especiallyspoken) trouble or difficulty麻烦;困难◆You seem to have got yourself into a spot of bother.你好像遇到了点麻烦。◆I don't mind looking after the children; they aren't any bother.我不介意照看这些孩子,他们不烦人。◆'Thanks for your help!' 'It was no bother.'“多谢你的帮助!”“没什么。”NOTE辨析 Trouble or bother?The main difference between these words is register: bother is more informal and used more in spoken English than in written English. It is also used more in British English.这两个词的主要区别在于语体风格。bother不那么正式,多用于口语而非书面语,而且更多用于英式英语。
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