inconvenience

英 [ˌɪnkən'viːniəns] 美 [ˌɪnkən'viːniəns]

• n. 不便；困难
• vt. 使 ... 不便；使 ... 困难

英英释义

Noun:

1. an inconvenient discomfort

2. a difficulty that causes anxiety

3. the quality of not being useful or convenient

Verb:

1. to cause inconvenience or discomfort to;

   "Sorry to trouble you, but..."
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. The loss of her purse caused her much inconvenience.
   丢失钱包给她带来了诸多不便。
2. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience we have caused.
   若有不便，敬请原谅。
3. He apologized for the inconvenience he had caused.
   他为打扰了人家而道歉。

用作及物动词 (vt.)

1. All the residents have been inconvenienced by the road works.
   居民们都因筑路工程而感到不便。
2. I hope it won't inconvenience you too much.
   我希望此事不会给你带来过多的不便。
3. I hope it won't inconvenience you to drive me to the station.
   我希望你驾车送我到车站不会使你感到不便。

经典引文

• I really came..to thank you for so kindly giving us your rooms last night. I hope that you have not been put to any great inconvenience.

  出自： E. M. Forster

• As we get older we begin to suffer from an increasing amount of major and minor illnesses, diseases and inconveniences.

  出自： J. Gathorne

词汇搭配

• put someone to inconvenience 使某人感到不便...

近反义词

【近义词】

• trouble 困难
• put out 熄灭
• discommode 使不方便
• bother 烦扰
• incommode （使）感不便...
• disrupt 干扰
• disturb 扰乱
• untimeliness 不合时宜
• awkwardness 笨拙
• embarrassment 困窘
• problem 问题
• difficulty 困难
• hassle 困难
• nuisance 讨厌的人
• aggravation 更恶化
• disturbance 扰乱
• headache 头痛
• pest 害虫
• disadvantage 不利
• annoyance 烦恼
• worriment 烦恼
• troublesomeness 困难
• disoblige 不满足 ... 的愿望...
• incommodiousness 狭窄

【反义词】

• convenience 便利