Word
botheration
烦恼;恼怒;恼火
核心释义
the state of being irritated or annoyed
- 1.
引起麻烦的人或事;不快乐的来源
something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness
- 2.
恼怒或厌烦的心理状态
the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
麻烦事;讨厌的人(或事物);引起麻烦的人或事;不快乐的来源;恼怒或厌烦的心理状态;麻烦;该死
用法In use
The constant noise from the construction site filled her with botheration.
用法提示:这里 botheration 是不可数名词,表示‘烦恼’这种心理状态。
He tried to hide his botheration when his flight was cancelled.
用法提示:botheration 作名词,指‘恼怒’的情绪,与 his 连用。
To my utter botheration, I left the keys inside the car.
用法提示:botheration 用于 to one's botheration,表示‘令某人恼火的是’。
be a botheration (to sb)
botheration 作为可数名词,常用于指令人烦恼的事物。
The constant noise is a botheration to the residents.
持续的噪音对居民来说是个麻烦。
have the botheration of doing sth
表示不得不做某件麻烦事的结构。
相关词与表达Connections
易混词Confusing words
- bother
- 麻烦,打扰 · botheration和bother都可表示'麻烦',但bother更常用作动词,而botheration是名词且较罕见;botheration带有更强的情感色彩(该死、讨厌),而bother更中性。
- bothersome
- 令人烦恼的 · botheration是名词,bothersome是形容词;学习者可能将bothersome误用作名词,但bothersome只能修饰名词。
- annoyance
- 烦恼,恼怒 · annoyance和botheration意思相近,但annoyance更常见且正式,botheration更口语化且带有感叹语气。
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