troubled
穷途末路,困扰的,愦愦,困扰
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Definitions
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trou·bled, trou·bling.
- : to disturb the mental calm and contentment of; worry; distress; agitate.
- : to put to inconvenience, exertion, pains, or the like: May I trouble you to shut the door?
- : to cause bodily pain, discomfort, or disorder to; afflict: to be troubled by arthritis.
- : to annoy, vex, or bother: Don't trouble her with petty complaints now.
- : to disturb, agitate, or stir up so as to make turbid, as water or wine: A heavy gale troubled the ocean waters.
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trou·bled, trou·bling.
- : to put oneself to inconvenience, extra effort, or the like.
- : to be distressed or agitated mentally; worry: She always troubled over her son's solitariness.
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- : difficulty, annoyance, or harassment: It would be no trouble at all to advise you.
- : unfortunate or distressing position, circumstance, or occurrence; misfortune: Financial trouble may threaten security.
- : civil disorder, disturbance, or conflict: political trouble in the new republic; labor troubles.
- : a physical disorder, disease, ailment, etc.; ill health: heart trouble; stomach trouble.
- : mental or emotional disturbance or distress; worry: Trouble and woe were her lot in life.
- : an instance of this: some secret trouble weighing on his mind; a mother who shares all her children's troubles.
- : effort, exertion, or pains in doing something; inconvenience endured in accomplishing some action, deed, etc.: The results were worth the trouble it took.
- : an objectionable feature; problem; drawback: The trouble with your proposal is that it would be too costly to implement.
- : something or someone that is a cause or source of disturbance, distress, annoyance, etc.
- : a personal habit or trait that is a disadvantage or a cause of mental distress:His greatest trouble is oversensitivity.
- : the Troubles, the violence and civil war in Ireland, 1920–22.the conflict between Protestants and Catholics in Northern Ireland, beginning in 1969.
Phrases
- trouble one's head with
- trouble someone for
- borrow trouble
- fish in troubled waters
- go to the trouble
- in trouble with
- pour oil on troubled waters
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Examples
Even losses in the low double-digit billions will spell trouble for the insurance industry, according to Credit Suisse analysts.
Two trials by Johns Hopkins University researchers have also had trouble attracting patients to participate, which has pushed back the delivery of results.
Apple has said Epic made trouble for itself by offering customers a way to directly buy items for Fortnite and circumvent the App Store fees.
Kohl’s sales fell 23% in its recently finished second quarter, but the retailer’s chief executive sees a lot of opportunity in the even bigger troubles many of its rivals are facing.
For London, England-based freelance creative director Belen Wilson, the trouble won’t be virtual learning but figuring out childcare once school is over as there won’t be after school programs this fall.
Instead, spa hotels filled up with over 30,000 refugees from the war-troubled Donbas region of eastern Ukraine.
But South Koreans have a troubled history with American intervention in Korean markets.
They wrote about subjects that they knew intimately, or that troubled or fascinated them, which is what all novelists do.
But after a troubled history with alcohol, some tribes are wary.
Yet here we are, dispensing another dollop of inhumanity to some of the most troubled and despised people in America.
My entrails were troubled in seeking her: therefore shall I possess a good possession.
A physician was troubled to remember on which side of the heart are the “mitral valves.”
The suggestion seemed a likely one, so I interrupted the flow of Elmer's troubled thoughts to say good-night, and went out.
The courts have been often troubled about the degree of care required of bailees, as it differs under varying circumstances.
Fear ye not, neither be ye troubled from that time I have made thee to hear, and have declared: you are my witnesses.