Word · Frequency #19993
ado
麻烦;忙乱;骚动
核心释义
trouble, fuss, or commotion
- 1.
麻烦;麻烦的事;大惊小怪,骚动
Trouble; troublesome business; fuss, commotion.
麻烦;麻烦的事;大惊小怪,骚动;纷扰;忙乱;麻烦
用法In use
After much ado, we finally got the old piano through the narrow doorway.
用法提示:ado 在此作名词,表示搬运过程中一番忙乱和周折。
There was a lot of ado about the seating arrangement, but the dinner itself went smoothly.
用法提示:ado 在此作名词,指围绕座位安排的一阵忙乱议论。
She made such an ado over a tiny scratch that everyone thought she was badly hurt.
用法提示:ado 在此作名词,意为大惊小怪、不必要的忙乱。
without further ado
固定短语,意为‘不再啰嗦;立即’。
Without further ado, let me introduce the guest speaker.
不再多说,让我介绍特邀演讲嘉宾。
much ado about sth
来自莎士比亚剧作《无事生非》(Much Ado About Nothing),表示‘对某事小题大做’。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- without further ado
- 不再多说;立即
- Without further ado, let me introduce our guest.不再多说,让我介绍我们的嘉宾。
- much ado about nothing
- 小题大做;无事生非
- The whole controversy was much ado about nothing.整个争议纯属小题大做。
- with much ado
- 费尽周折;费力地
- He climbed the steep hill with much ado.他费尽周折爬上了陡峭的山。
- make much ado about
- 对……大惊小怪
- Don't make much ado about the typo.别对这个笔误大惊小怪。
习语与比喻表达
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 ado 拆成 a do(一通乱做),联想成瞎忙活、大惊小怪的麻烦事。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:formal writing、set phrases such as 'without further ado' “ado” 多用于正式场合或书面语,尤其在 without further ado 这一固定说法中表示“不再啰嗦;闲话少说”。日常口语中单独使用较少。
语法说明Grammar Note
常用于固定短语,如 without further ado(闲话少说)、much ado about nothing(无事生非);一般不单独使用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词的重读元音均为 /uː/,与 ado 的最后一个音节 /-duː/ 押韵。注意 do 和 to 在句子中常弱读为 /də/、/tə/;也不要看到 ado- 开头的词就照搬发音,如 adobe /əˈdoʊbi/、adopt /əˈdɒpt/ 都与 ado 不同音。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.