trouble spot
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˈtrouble ˌspot noun [countable] PSERIOUS SITUATIONa place where trouble often happens, especially war or violence 〔尤指经常发生战争或暴力的〕麻烦地区，不安定地区 She’s reported from many of the world’s trouble spots. 她在全世界许多动乱地区进行过新闻报道。
Examples from the Corpus
trouble spot• The area around 5th and Baker Streets has a history of being a trouble spot.• As the verb is the first trouble spot encountered in the sentence, the substitution is made there.• In the event of a threat to security, they would grab their helmets and weapons and rush to the trouble spot.ˈtrouble ˌspot nounChineseSyllable
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trouble spot
ˈtrouble ˌspot
noun [countable]
a place where trouble often happens, especially war or violence:
She’s reported from many of the world’s trouble spots.
ˈtrouble ˌspot
noun [countable]a place where trouble often happens, especially war or violence: