| 词汇 | nuisance |
| 释义 | nuisance noun[ C or U ] uk /ˈnjuː.səns/ us /ˈnuː.səns/ B2 something or someone that annoys you or causes trouble for you: 恼人的事物（或人）；麻烦的事物（或人） I've forgotten my umbrella - what a nuisance!我忘了带伞——真讨厌！ [ + -ing verb ]It's such a nuisance having to rewrite those letters.还得重写那些信，真是烦人。 I hate to be a nuisance, but could you help me?我不想给你添麻烦，但你能帮个忙吗？ Local residents claimed that the noise was causing a public nuisance.当地居民称这种噪音妨害了公共利益。 Synonyms annoyance bore(ANNOYING)informal bother(ANNOYING)UK inconvenience irritant(MAKING ANGRY) a pain (in the neck)informal pestinformal someone or something that annoys you annoyanceThe café was cash only, which was a minor annoyance as I only had my credit card with me. nuisanceIt's a nuisance to have to drive to the nearest shop. inconvenienceThank you for holding - we apologize for the inconvenience. irritationThe CEO's poor communication skills became a source of irritation to the company's investors. irritantThe noise of the building work is a constant irritant. boreIt's such a bore to have to pack everything up again. make a nuisance of yourself to cause trouble or to annoy other people: 造成麻烦;惹人讨厌 The officer reported that he was obviously very drunk and making a nuisance of himself. It's a cursed nuisance, having to work late every evening!真烦人，每天晚上都得工作到很晚！ "Was he a nuisance?" "No, not at all." Far from being a nuisance, she was a positive joy to have around.有她在身边完全是个乐趣，一点儿都不令人讨厌。 Peaceful demonstrations that do not cause a public nuisance are a fundamental right in any truly democratic country. She's a terrible nuisance.她是个极讨厌的人。 Inconvenience a pain (in the neck)idiom a pain in the arse/backsideidiom aggravation aggro awkward bother bulky disturbance fuss hassle have fun and gamesidiom imposition incommode more trouble than it's worthidiom palaver pinprick pisser tempest untoward untowardly nuisance | American Dictionarynuisance noun[ C ] us/ˈnu·səns/ something or someone that annoys you or causes trouble for you: It’s a nuisance filling out all these forms. nuisance | Business Englishnuisance noun[ C or U ] uk /ˈnjuːsəns/ us /ˈnuːsəns/ LAW someone or something that causes a problem for other people, an area, etc. that may be able to be solved by the law: Residents claim that the company's emissions are harmful and constitute a nuisance. noise/odour/public nuisanceThe EPA says the landfill is a public nuisance because of the odors. Examples of nuisancenuisance Not all of these amount to abatable nuisances. All too often, endangered species are portrayed as nuisances which halt or obstruct building projects. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English The answer is that such pupils make nuisances of themselves on the streets. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The time is long past when the public thought that their only function was the inspection of drains and the abatement of small nuisances. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There was a general desire to put it into the list of birds that are or may be nuisances. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If not, one day we may find the same principle invoked to destroy what may be termed, "human nuisances". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One of the greatest nuisances in life to-day is the excessive amount of paper work in most forms of business and administration. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What was desired to be done was simply to prevent nuisances of various kinds being committed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Individually, most of us are well-known for being nuisances in the interests of our constituents. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 People are against the nuisances for which dogs are responsible from time to time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In the same way with noise and a great many other nuisances that we have. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In too many cases those inspectors of nuisances are discouraged by their council from reporting the nuisances. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They cover water pollution control, research into various forms of atmospheric pollution, including vehicle exhaust, development of sludge processing methods and research into accoustic nuisances. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If the banks were nationalised we should be able to bring about far-reaching reforms and get rid of chronic nuisances. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Nonetheless, great dangers remain and also great nuisances. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of nuisance These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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