botheration

n. 麻烦, 该死, 讨厌, 打扰, 烦恼

发音

UK /ˌbɒðəˈɹeɪʃn̩/
US /ˌbɑðəˈɹeɪʃ(ə)n/

词形变化

botherations 复数 botherations

别名

boderation

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The state of being bothered; annoyance, vexation.

    过时 幽默 不可数 可数

    1803, William Blake, Letter to his brother James Blake dated 30 January, 1803, in The Poetry and Prose of William Blake, edited by David V. Erdman, New York: Doubleday Anchor, 1970, p. 696, I write in great haste & with a head full of botheration about various projected works …

  2. 2.

    An act of bothering or annoying.

    可数 过时 幽默 不可数
  3. 3.

    A person or thing that causes bother, inconvenience, trouble, etc.

    可数 过时 幽默 不可数
interj.
  1. 1.

    A mild expression of annoyance or exasperation: bother!

    过时 幽默

    Botheration! How she had crumpled her skirt, kneeling in that idiotic way.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 9

pain bother nuisance irritation annoyance infliction pain in the ass pain in the neck vexation

下位词 10

plague nuisance bummer thorn huff impatience restlessness irritant miff pinprick

词源

From bother + -ation (suffix indicating an action or process, or its result).

来源：wiktionary