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单词 nuisance
释义
nuisance
noun[CorU]
uk
/ˈnjuː.səns/us
/ˈnuː.səns/
B2
something or someone thatannoysyou orcausestroublefor you:
恼人的事物（或人）；麻烦的事物（或人）
I'veforgottenmyumbrella-what anuisance!我忘了带伞——真讨厌！
[+ -ing verb]It's such a nuisance havingtorewritethoseletters.还得重写那些信，真是烦人。
Ihateto be a nuisance, but could youhelpme?我不想给你添麻烦，但你能帮个忙吗？
Localresidentsclaimedthat thenoisewascausingapublicnuisance.当地居民称这种噪音妨害了公共利益。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
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.
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make a nuisance ofyourself
tocausetroubleor toannoyotherpeople
造成麻烦；惹人讨厌
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  • It's acursednuisance, having toworklate everyevening!
  • "Was he a nuisance?" "No, not at all."
  • Farfrom being a nuisance, she was apositivejoyto have around.
  • Peacefuldemonstrationsthat do notcauseapublicnuisance are afundamentalrightin anytrulydemocraticcountry.
  • She's aterriblenuisance.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Inconvenience
  • aggravation
  • aggro
  • awkward
  • bore
  • bother
  • bulky
  • disturbance
  • drag
  • have fun and gamesidiom
  • imposition
  • inconvenience
  • inconvenient
  • inconveniently
  • pisser
  • putsomethingout
  • rigamarole
  • rigmarole
  • snag
  • storm
  • tempest
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Causing feelings of anger and displeasure
(Definition ofnuisancefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

nuisance| American Dictionary

nuisance
noun[C]
us
/ˈnu·səns/
something or someone thatannoysyou orcausestroublefor you:
It’s a nuisancefillingout all theseforms.
(Definition ofnuisancefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

nuisance| Business English

nuisance
noun[CorU]
uk
/ˈnjuːsəns/us
/ˈnuːsəns/
LAW
someone or something thatcausesaproblemfor otherpeople, anarea, etc. that may beableto besolvedby thelaw:
Residentsclaimthat the company'semissionsareharmfulandconstitutea nuisance.
noise/odour/public nuisanceThe EPA says thelandfillis apublicnuisance because of theodors.
(Definition ofnuisancefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofnuisance

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Not all of these amount to abatable nuisances.
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All too often, endangered species are portrayed as nuisances which halt or obstruct building projects.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
The answer is that such pupils make nuisances of themselves on the streets.
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The time is long past when the public thought that their only function was the inspection of drains and the abatement of small nuisances.
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There was a general desire to put it into the list of birds that are or may be nuisances.
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If not, one day we may find the same principle invoked to destroy what may be termed, "human nuisances".
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One of the greatest nuisances in life to-day is the excessive amount of paper work in most forms of business and administration.
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What was desired to be done was simply to prevent nuisances of various kinds being committed.
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Individually, most of us are well-known for being nuisances in the interests of our constituents.
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People are against the nuisances for which dogs are responsible from time to time.
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In the same way with noise and a great many other nuisances that we have.
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In too many cases those inspectors of nuisances are discouraged by their council from reporting the nuisances.
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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.
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If the banks were nationalised we should be able to bring about far-reaching reforms and get rid of chronic nuisances.
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Nonetheless, great dangers remain and also great nuisances.
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