| 词组 | nuisance |
| 释义 | nuisance • pest • trouble - People who take things from my desk and never return them are a real nuisance/pest. (Not *a trouble*) (referring to people who annoy; pest is even less complimentary than nuisance; both words describe people: note They are a nuisance; nuisances usually refers to specific individuals: I hope these two young nuisances haven't tired you out.) - Constant roadworks everywhere are a nuisance. (Not *pest*) (nuisance can also describe things, events) - Restaurants should be visited regularly by pest control officers. (Not *nuisance*) (pests are animals like mice, insects like cockroaches, that can e.g. carry disease) - This letter from the tax inspector means one thing only: trouble! (= a source of worry, anxiety) |
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