troublesome

adjective
🔊/ˈtrʌblsəm/
🔊/ˈtrʌblsəm/
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  1. causing trouble, pain, etc. over a long period of time令人烦恼的;讨厌的;令人痛苦的 synonym annoying, irritating
    • a troublesome cough/child/problem烦人的咳嗽;让人心烦的孩子;棘手的问题
    Extra Examples
    • Blackfly is proving troublesome on some crops.黑蝇在一些作物上很麻烦。
    • It was a time-consuming and rather troublesome business.这是一项耗时且相当麻烦的业务。
    • Some of the fans started to get a bit troublesome.一些粉丝开始有点麻烦。
    Topics Difficulty and failurec2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryTroublesome is used with these nouns:
    • knee
    • teenager
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