nuisance UK ['nju:.sənts] US ['nu:-] noun countable or uncountable ADVANCED ■something or someone that annoys you or causes trouble for you 恼人的事物(或人);麻烦的事物(或人)•I've forgotten my umbrella - what a nuisance!我忘了带伞——真讨厌! •[+ -ing verb] It 's such a nuisance having to rewrite those letters.还要重写那些信,真是烦人。 •I hate to be a nuisance, but could you help me?我不想给你添麻烦,但你能帮个忙吗? •Local residents claimed that the noise was causing a public nuisance.当地居民称这种噪音妨害了公共利益。 make a nuisance of yourself ■to cause trouble or to annoy other people 造成麻烦;惹人讨厌 |