troubled
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++troub·led /ˈtrʌbəld/ ●○○ adjective 1 WORRIEDworried or anxious 忧虑的；烦恼的，苦恼的troubled face/eyes/look 忧虑的表情/眼神/样子 Benson looked troubled when he heard the news. 本森听到这消息时面露担忧。► see thesaurus at worried2 PROBLEMhaving many problems 问题多的，混乱的 These are troubled times for the coal industry. 对于煤炭工业来说，这是个多事之秋。 the troubled electronics company 面临困境的电子公司troubled marriage/relationship 坎坷的婚姻/关系3 troubled waters a difficult situation, especially where there is a lot of disagreement and problems 混乱的局面 We don’t want to enter the troubled waters of race and religion. 我们不想卷入种族和宗教的纷争。pour oil on troubled waters (=try to make an angry situation calmer) 缓解紧张的局面Examples from the Corpus
troubled• Greg had a troubled childhood.• But the demand for scapegoats in the economically troubled countries is considerable and extends even to the dead.• Super-SARA has had a long and troubled gestation period.• Oliver and Rain exchanged troubled glances.• It was the final ignominy in the short, troubled history of the club that nearly made it to the First Division.• Its troubled inhabitants turned to Puritanism.• She had a troubled look on her face.• The Church was born in troubled times.• But the meditators maintain they have scientific proof that it does work and they can bring peace to a troubled world.troubled face/eyes/look• And then he too made a troubled face.• I will not forget his troubled look.• Their faces were barren of rouge, and most of them were pale and troubled looking.• They were climbing quite rapidly and soon Maggie's eyes took on a very troubled look.• I could see Xanthe's troubled face clearly, and also Filmer's beside her.• And as she spoke, I looked into the troubled face of our Prime Minister and her eyes were filled with tears.• Finally he saw that far in the back stood a young shepherd boy with a 96 troubled look on his face.• Holman was silent for a moment, a troubled look on his face.troubled times• And the action premise that completes this credo may seem totally ridiculous in these troubled times.• Either case, an omen of these disturbed and troubled times.• Good luck to first-time house buyers, particularly during these troubled times.• I hope that we have a reasonable record on piloting Britain's foreign affairs through troubled times.• The Church was born in troubled times.• If you have faced adversity, learn from those troubled times and begin again.• All she needed to do now was put her troubled times behind her and win the game.• Mama used to say when trying to console me or reassure me that troubled times would pass.From Longman Business Dictionarytroubledtroub‧led /ˈtrʌbəld/ adjective having many problemsThese are troubled times for the coal industry.financially troubled companiestroub·led adjectiveChineseSyllable
or Corpus anxious Business worried
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troubled
troub‧led /ˈtrʌbəld/
adjective1. worried or anxious
troubled face/eyes/look
Benson looked troubled when he heard the news.
2. having many problems:
These are troubled times for the coal industry.
the troubled electronics company
troubled marriage/relationship
3. troubled waters a difficult situation, especially where there is a lot of disagreement and problems:
We don’t want to enter the troubled waters of race and religion.
pour oil on troubled waters (=try to make an angry situation calmer)
▪ worried not feeling happy or relaxed because you keep thinking about a problem or something bad that might happen: I was worried that you had forgotten our date. | It’s awful if you are worried about money. | I was so worried that I couldn’t sleep at all.
▪anxious worried because you think something bad might happen or has happened. Anxious is more formal than worried, and is often used about a general feeling of worry, when you are not sure what has happened: A lot of employees are anxious about their jobs. | Anxious relatives waited for news.
▪nervous worried or frightened about something you are going to do or experience, and unable to relax: Everyone feels nervous before an exam. | The thought of going into hospital was making me nervous.
▪uneasy a little worried because you feel there may be something wrong and you are not sure what is going to happen: When she still wasn’t home by midnight, I began to feel uneasy. | The total silence was making me feel uneasy.
▪concerned formal worried, usually about a problem affecting someone else or affecting the country or the world: Many people are concerned about the current economic situation. | Police say that they are concerned for the safety of the missing girl.
▪bothered [not before noun] worried by something that happens – often used in negative sentences: She didn’t seem particularly bothered by the news.
▪troubled very worried, so that you think about something a lot: She fell into a troubled sleep. | a troubled expression | ‘Are you okay, Ben? You look troubled.’
▪apprehensive especially written a little worried about something you are going to do, or about the future, because you are not sure what it will be like: I felt a bit apprehensive about seeing him again after so long.
▪stressed (out) informal very worried and tired because of problems, too much work etc, and unable to relax or enjoy life: He’d been working ten hours a day for ages and was stressed out. | an extremely stressed single mother
troub‧led /ˈtrʌbəld/
adjective1. worried or anxioustroubled face/eyes/look
2. having many problems:
troubled marriage/relationship
3. troubled waters a difficult situation, especially where there is a lot of disagreement and problems:
pour oil on troubled waters (=try to make an angry situation calmer)
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