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6 N‑UNCOUNT [oft N to-inf] If you tell someone that it is no trouble to do something for them, you are saying politely that you can or will do it, because it is easy or convenient for you. [POLITENESS ] □  It's no trouble at all; on the contrary, it will be a great pleasure to help you.

7 N‑UNCOUNT If you say that a person or animal is no trouble , you mean that they are very easy to look after. □  My little grandson is no trouble at all, but his 6-year-old elder sister is rude and selfish.

8 VERB If something troubles you, it makes you feel rather worried. □ [V n] Is anything troubling you? □ [be V -ed] He was troubled by the lifestyle of his son. ●  trou|bling ADJ □  But most troubling of all was the simple fact that nobody knew what was going on.

9 VERB If a part of your body troubles you, it causes you physical pain or discomfort. □ [V n] The ulcer had been troubling her for several years.

10 VERB If you say that someone does not trouble to do something, you are critical of them because they do not behave in the way that they should do, and you think that this would require very little effort. [DISAPPROVAL ] □ [V to-inf] He yawns, not troubling to cover his mouth. □ [V pron-refl to-inf] He hadn't troubled himself to check his mirrors.

11 VERB You use trouble in expressions such as I'm sorry to trouble you when you are apologizing to someone for disturbing them in order to ask them something. [FORMULAE ] □ [V n] I'm sorry to trouble you, but I wondered if by any chance you know where he is.

12 PHRASE If someone is in trouble , they are in a situation in which a person in authority is angry with them or is likely to punish them because they have done something wrong. □ [+ with ] He was in trouble with his teachers.

13 PHRASE If you take the trouble to do something, you do something which requires a small amount of additional effort. □  He did not take the trouble to see the film before he attacked it.

14 PHRASE If you say that someone or something is more trouble than they are worth , you mean that they cause you a lot of problems or take a lot of time and effort and you do not achieve or gain very much in return. □  Some grumbled that Johnson was more trouble than he was worth. COLLOCATIONS trouble NOUN

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adjective + trouble : deep, real, serious; financial, marital

verb + trouble : cause, invite, spell, strike

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verb + trouble : foment, make, spark, stir up; avoid, prevent

trou|bled /trʌ b ^ə ld/

1 ADJ Someone who is troubled is worried because they have problems. □  Rose sounded deeply troubled.

2 ADJ [usu ADJ n] A troubled place, situation, organization, or time has many problems or conflicts. □  There is much we can do to help this troubled country.

trou ble-free ADJ Something that is trouble-free does not cause any problems or difficulties. □  The carnival got off to a virtually trouble-free start with only one arrest.

trouble|maker /trʌ b ^ə lme I kə ^r / (troublemakers ) N‑COUNT If you refer to someone as a troublemaker , you mean that they cause unpleasantness, quarrels, or fights, especially by encouraging people to oppose authority. [DISAPPROVAL ]

trouble|shooter /trʌ b ^ə lʃuːtə ^r / (troubleshooters ) also trouble-shooter N‑COUNT A troubleshooter is a person whose job is to solve major problems or difficulties that occur in a company or government.

trouble|shooting /trʌ b ^ə lʃuːt I ŋ/ N‑UNCOUNT Troubleshooting is the activity or process of solving major problems or difficulties that occur in a company or government.

trou|ble|some /trʌ b ^ə lsəm/

1 ADJ You use troublesome to describe something or someone that causes annoying problems or difficulties. □  He needed surgery to cure a troublesome back injury.