hassle
翻譯
麻煩, 困難, 爭論
例句
It was a hassle to get the visa.
辦簽證很麻煩。
I don't want the hassle of cooking.
我不想有做飯的麻煩。
文法模式
a hassle ((to-inf)) 做…是件麻煩事 It was a hassle to get the visa.
the hassle of ((-ing)) 做…的麻煩 I don't want the hassle of cooking.
近義詞
同義詞: bother, inconvenience, trouble; 反義詞: convenience, ease
詞源
詞源不確定,可能是「harass」(騷擾)和「tussle」(扭打)的混合詞。
記憶技巧
想像一下,一件讓你不得不「hustle」(忙亂)和「tussle」(爭鬥)的事情,那就是一個「hassle」(麻煩)。