trouble

英 ['trʌb(ə)l] 美['trʌbl]

(informal)act in a way that is likely to incur problems or difficulties

(非正式)自找麻烦，自讨苦吃

hitching a lift is asking for trouble.
想免费搭便车是自找麻烦。

(informal)behave in a way that is likely to provoke an argument or fight

(非正式)惹是生非

youths take a cocktail of drink and drugs before going out to look for trouble.
酒和毒品混用过以后，这群年轻人就出去惹是生非了。

(Brit. rhyming slang)wife

(英, 谐俚)妻子

(proverb)talking to someone else about one's problems helps to alleviate them

(谚)苦恼让人知晓，负担一半减少

1. She dropped out after 20 kilometres with stomach trouble.: 20公里后她因胃痛而退出了比赛。

3. A dentist may decide to extract the tooth to prevent recurrent trouble.: 牙医可能会决定拔掉那颗牙，以免反复发作。

4. She was fitted with a pacemaker after suffering serious heart trouble.: 她患上严重的心脏病后安装了心脏起搏器。

5. There are recognised black spots in marriages which can lead to trouble.: 婚姻中有一些公认的容易引发问题的雷区。