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public nuisance

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˌpublic ˈnuisance noun [countable]  1. lawSCC an action that is harmful to everyone 妨害公众利益的行为2. ANNOYsomeone who does things that annoy a lot of people 妨害公众者,做事令大家讨厌的人
Examples from the Corpus
public nuisanceOnly a few years ago, wetlands were widely regarded as a public nuisance and a health hazard.She should be declared a public nuisance and paved over for a parking lot.Tell that woman she is a public nuisance.Consequently, odours may amount to a public nuisance if they substantially inconvenience a sufficient number of people.In Gibbons the cause of action was founded on public nuisance.
ˌpublic ˈnuisance nounChineseSyllable
everyone action that is to Corpus an harmful


public nuisance
ˌpublic ˈnuisance noun [countable]
1. law an action that is harmful to everyone
2. someone who does things that annoy a lot of people


public nuisanceBrE /ˌpʌblɪk ˈnjuːsns/ 🔊NAmE /ˌpʌblɪk ˈnuːsns/ 🔊 noun [singular, uncountable] (law 法律) an illegal act that causes harm to people in general 公害;妨害大众的行为He was charged with committing (a) public nuisance.他被控妨害公众利益。 [countable, usually singular] (informal) a person or thing that annoys a lot of people 妨害大众的人(或事物);公害;蠹虫