hassle

hassle
(informal)(非正式)
noun
  1. [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
  1. [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
  1. late 19th cent. (originally dialect in the sense 'hack or saw at'): of unknown origin, perhaps a blend of haggle and tussle
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