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But this vote of confidence in Oprah sends a troubling message at precisely the time when American universities need to do more to advance the cause of reason.
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But at a time when the American factory seems to be a shrinking presence, and when good manufacturing jobs have vanished, perhaps never to return, there is something deeply troubling about this dilution of American craftsmanship.
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It is also troubling that voting rates among our youngest eligible voters—18- to 24-yearolds— are way down: little more than one in four now go to the polls, even in national elections, compared with almost twice that many when 18-year-olds were first giv
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Terrie Moffitt of Duke University and her research colleagues found that kids with self-control issues tended to grow up to become adults with a far more troubling set of issues to deal with.
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This is troubling as climbing Arctic temperatures combined with rapid sea ice loss are creating a new type of climate feedback loop, which could accelerate Arctic warming.
2018年12月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section B
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麻烦;困难;问题
You can refer to problems or difficulties as trouble .
例句
I had trouble parking...
我停车有困难。
You've caused us a lot of trouble...
你给我们造成了很多麻烦。
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N-SING
麻烦;问题;引起麻烦的事
If you say that one aspect of a situation is the trouble, you mean that it is the aspect which is causing problems or making the situation unsatisfactory.
例句
The trouble is that these restrictions have remained while other things have changed...
问题是其他事情都变了,而这些条条框框还在。
Your trouble is that you can't take rejection.
你的问题是不能接受拒绝。
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N-PLURAL
苦恼;烦恼;忧虑
Your troubles are the things that you are worried about.
例句
She tells me her troubles. I tell her mine…
我和她互相倾诉烦恼。
She kept her troubles to herself.
她把烦心事都放在心里。
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疾病;不适;疼痛
If you have kidney trouble or back trouble, for example, there is something wrong with your kidneys or your back.
例句
An unsuitable bed is the most likely cause of back trouble…
不合适的床最有可能引起背部疼痛。
Her husband had never before had any heart trouble...
她丈夫以前从来没得过任何心脏疾病。
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骚乱;动乱
If there is trouble somewhere, especially in a public place, there is fighting or rioting there.
例句
Riot police are being deployed throughout the city to prevent any trouble...
正在全城部署防暴警察以防止发生骚乱。
Fans who make trouble during the World Cup will be severely dealt with.
在世界杯期间闹事的球迷将受到严惩。
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费事;不便
If you tell someone that it is no trouble to do something for them, you are saying politely that you can or will do it, because it is easy or convenient for you.
例句
It's no trouble at all; on the contrary, it will be a great pleasure to help you...
根本不费事,恰恰相反,非常荣幸能帮到你。
Will it be any trouble to get over here that quickly?
那么快来这里会不会有什么不便?
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需劳神费力的人(或动物)
If you say that a person or animal is no trouble, you mean that they are very easy to look after.
例句
My little grandson is no trouble at all, but his 6-year-old elder sister is rude and selfish.
我的小孙子一点都不让人操心,但是他6岁大的姐姐却野蛮而又自私。
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VERB
使苦恼;使烦恼;使忧虑
If something troubles you, it makes you feel rather worried.
例句
Is anything troubling you?...
有什么事情让你烦恼吗?
He was troubled by the lifestyle of his son.
他对儿子的生活方式感到很担心。
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VERB
使感到疼痛(或不适)
If a part of your body troubles you, it causes you physical pain or discomfort.
例句
The ulcer had been troubling her for several years.
溃疡已经折磨她好几年了。
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VERB
费心;劳神
If you say that someone does not trouble to do something, you are critical of them because they do not behave in the way that they should do, and you think that this would require very little effort.
例句
He yawns, not troubling to cover his mouth...
他打了个哈欠,都懒得抬抬手遮一下嘴巴。
He hadn't troubled himself to check his mirrors...
他都没想要看看后视镜。
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VERB
麻烦;打扰
You use trouble in expressions such as I'm sorry to trouble you when you are apologizing to someone for disturbing them in order to ask them something.
例句
I'm sorry to trouble you, but I wondered if by any chance you know where he is...
对不起打扰了,但我想打听一下您是否知道他在哪里。
I hate to trouble you, but Aunt Lina's birthday is coming up and I would like to buy something nice for her.
我真不愿打扰您,但莉娜阿姨的生日就要到了,我想给她买点好东西。
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PHRASE
处于困境;惹麻烦;将受惩罚
If someone is in trouble, they are in a situation in which a person in authority is angry with them or is likely to punish them because they have done something wrong.
例句
He was in trouble with his teachers...
老师们都想好好教训他。
The person who loaned them to me got into terrible trouble for it.
把那笔钱借给我的那个人因此倒霉了。
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PHRASE
费力;费神
If you take the trouble to do something, you do something which requires a small amount of additional effort.
例句
It is worth taking the trouble to sieve the fruit by hand…
值得费点劲用手挑挑果子。
He did not take the trouble to see the film before he attacked it.
他在批评那部电影之前都懒得费神欣赏。
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PHRASE
得不偿失;费时又费力
If you say that someone or something is more trouble than they are worth, you mean that they cause you a lot of problems or take a lot of time and effort and you do not achieve or gain very much in return.
例句
Some grumbled that Johnson was more trouble than he was worth...
有人抱怨说根本不值得为约翰逊浪费精力。
Learning more about it always seemed more trouble than it was worth.
似乎总是觉得没必要为进一步了解它而大费工夫。