nuisance
/ˈnjuːsns/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈnuːsns/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈnü-sᵊn(t)s ˈnyü-/ (ame, mw)
nuisance — noun
- nuisancesingular
- nuisancesplural
1. a person, thing, or situation that troubles or irritates you, often because it c
a person, thing, or situation that troubles or irritates you, often because it creates extra work or stops you from doing what you want
The noise from the construction site became a real nuisance for everyone in the building.
collocation: real nuisance
Flies and mosquitoes are a terrible nuisance during the summer months near the lake.
countable noun: a nuisance
The lost paperwork caused a huge nuisance for the whole accounting team.
It is a nuisance when the train is delayed and you wait on the platform.
The neighbor's barking dog was such a nuisance that several people on the street complained.
- annoyance
slightly weaker; a minor bother rather than an ongoing problem
- inconvenience
focuses on the extra effort or delay caused, not on irritation
- pest
informal and more personal; often used for people who are repeatedly bothersome
- blessing
something welcome and helpful, the opposite of a troublesome thing
文法句型
nuisance + to/for + noun phrase
用法筆記
Countable but most often used in the singular: 'a nuisance'. Frequently appears in the pattern 'It is a nuisance + when-clause / to-infinitive'.
常見錯誤
2. behaviour that bothers other people in an ongoing or repeated way, especially wh
behaviour that bothers other people in an ongoing or repeated way, especially when it could lead to a formal complaint or legal action
A guest drank too much and made a nuisance of himself at the wedding reception.
fixed phrase: make a nuisance of + reflexive pronoun
Guests who make a nuisance of themselves will be asked to leave the hotel immediately.
The landlord warned the tenant not to make a nuisance of herself with loud music.
Complaints about a neighbour making a nuisance of himself can lead to legal action.
- cause trouble
more general and less formal; does not carry the same legal implication
文法句型
make a nuisance of + reflexive pronoun
用法筆記
This sense is almost entirely restricted to the fixed expression 'make a nuisance of yourself / oneself'. The expression is often used in warnings, complaints, or written rules. Outside this phrase, the legal sense appears in the compound term 'public nuisance'.