[mass noun]irritating inconvenience 麻烦,不方便,麻烦事 the hassle of child care. 带孩子的麻烦。 [count noun]travelling can be a hassle. 旅行可能是件麻烦事。 ■deliberate harassment 起哄,骚扰 when I told them I would not work on Sundays I got hassle. 我告诉他们我不想在周日工作时,他们都起哄了。 ■[count noun](N. Amer.)a disagreement; a quarrel (北美)意见不一;争论;争吵
verb
[with obj.]harass; pester 打扰,纠缠 you want to sit and relax and not get hassled. 你想坐下来放松一下,不想被打扰。
语源
late 19th cent. (originally dialect in the sense 'hack or saw at'): of unknown origin, perhaps a blend of haggle and tussle