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.這些詞均表示困難或麻煩。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艱難;困難;費勁◆I had considerable difficulty in persuading her to leave.我費了好大的勁才說服她離開。◆I had no difficulty making myself understood.我毫不費力地表達了自己的意思。◆We found the house without difficulty.我們輕而易舉就找到了那座房子。◆They discussed the difficulty of studying abroad.他們討論了出國留學的難處。OPPease ⇨ easy1 see also difficulty ⇨ problem■trouble [uncountable] extra effort or work麻煩;煩擾;額外辛勞◆I hope the children weren't too much trouble.我希望這些孩子沒有太煩人。◆Nothing is ever too much trouble for her(= she's always ready to help).她總是不怕辛勞,樂於助人。◆I can call back later-it's no trouble at all(= I don't mind).我可以過一會兒再打電話來,沒關系。◆ (BrE) I don't want to put you to a lot of trouble.我不想給你添很多麻煩。◆He went to a lot of trouble to find the book for me.他不辭勞苦爲我找到了那本書。◆Making your own yogurt is more trouble than it's worth.自己做酸奶很麻煩,不值得。◆The children didn't give me any trouble at all.孩子們一點兒也沒有給我添麻煩。■job [singular] (BrE, ratherinformal) the difficulty or effort involved in doing sth費勁;氣力;辛勞◆You'll have a job convincing them you're right.要讓他們相信你是對的還得費點勁。◆She had a hard job to make herself heard above the noise.在一片嘈雜聲中,她好不容易才使别人聽見自己的聲音。ⓘ In this meaning job is always used with the verb have.表達此義時,job總是與動詞have連用。■hassle ˈhæsl [uncountable, countable] (informal) a situation that is annoying because it involves doing sth difficult or complicated that involves a lot of work困難;麻煩◆She got the computer set up with no hassle at all.她毫不費勁就把計算機安裝好了。◆Send them an email-it's a lot less hassle than phoning.給他們發個電郵吧,這比打電話省事多了。◆It saves you a lot of hassle if you buy tickets in advance.如果你事先購票,會省去許多麻煩。◆It's a hassle having to travel with so many bags.要帶着這麽多大包小包去旅行,真麻煩。■bother [uncountable] (especially BrE, ratherinformal, especiallyspoken) trouble or difficulty麻煩;困難◆You seem to have got yourself into a spot of bother.你好像遇到了點麻煩。◆I don't mind looking after the children; they aren't any bother.我不介意照看這些孩子,他們不煩人。◆'Thanks for your help!' 'It was no bother.'“多謝你的幫助!”“沒什麽。”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.這兩個詞的主要區别在於語體風格。bother不那麽正式,多用於口語而非書面語,而且更多用於英式英語。