cause inconvenience
collocation造成不便
The road works caused great inconvenience to local residents.
道路施工给当地居民造成了极大不便。
麻烦;不便;烦扰
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麻烦;不便;烦扰
a situation or thing that causes trouble or difficulty
The delay in flight caused great inconvenience to the passengers.
航班延误给乘客带来了极大的不便。
不方便的性质
The quality of being inconvenient.
令人不便的不适
an inconvenient discomfort
不方便的事物,令人烦恼的事物
Something that is not convenient, something that bothers.
引起焦虑的困难
a difficulty that causes anxiety
I apologize for any inconvenience caused by the construction work.
对于施工带来的任何不便,我深表歉意。
Moving to a new city involves many inconveniences, such as finding a new doctor.
搬迁到新城市会带来许多不便,比如要找新的医生。
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造成不便
The road works caused great inconvenience to local residents.
道路施工给当地居民造成了极大不便。
为不便致歉
We apologize for the inconvenience caused by the delay.
我们对延误造成的不便深表歉意。
承受不便
Passengers suffered considerable inconvenience during the strike.
罢工期间乘客们承受了相当大的不便。
给某人添麻烦
I don't want to put you to any inconvenience.
我不想给你添任何麻烦。
将不便降至最低
The work will be scheduled at night to minimize inconvenience to residents.
工程将安排在夜间进行,以尽可能减少对居民的不便。
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联想:inconvenience 里藏着 convenience(方便),前面 in- 像“不”,原本方便的事变麻烦,就是“不便、打扰”。
语域:neutral 常见场景:正式道歉和客服沟通、书面通知与公告、日常礼貌表达 inconvenience 作名词时通常属于中性偏正式用词,多用于正式道歉、客服沟通或书面通知中;日常口语里更常改用 hassle、bother 等较随意的词。
与 inconvenience 真正押韵的是 convenience(/kənˈvinjəns/)。convenient 和 inconvenient 结尾是 /nt/,仅拼写相似。patience、science、audience 也以 -ience 结尾,但读音分别为 /ˈpeɪʃəns/、/ˈsaɪəns/、/ˈɔːdiəns/,都不同。
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