2018-09-28 trouble

Definition

[vt.] to cause inconvenience or discomfort to, to make concern or worry.

多用于被动语态

He was troubled by his health.

I'm sorry to trouble you.

Many students today are constantly troubled by their inability to concentrate.

People are increasingly troubled by the overload of information so much so that they end up buying many online mini-courses that they do not actually need.

Many international cities, say Los Angeles, Beijing, and New Delhi, are troubled by traffic congestion.

Practice

1. 最困扰很多二线城市的是人才的短缺。

Many second-tier cities are mainly troubled by the shortage of talents.

What troubles many second-tier cities the most is a shortage of talent.

2. 场景：难缠的客户

He has been troubled a lot by those picky customers these days.

3. 场景：高失业率

The US was once troubled by a record-high unemployment in last economic crisis.