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inconvenience noun ADJECTIVE | VERB + INCONVENIENCE | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEconsiderable, great, major, serious 相当不便;极大的麻烦mere, mild, minor, slight 小麻烦◆This isn't a mere inconvenience; it's dangerous.这可不单单是不便,这是危险。short-term, temporary 短期的/暂时的不便public 给公众带来的不便◆The rail strike is likely to cause considerable public inconvenience.铁路工人罢工很可能给公众造成相当大的不便。VERB + INCONVENIENCEendure, have, suffer 忍受不便;有麻烦;遭受不便avoid 避免麻烦◆I chose a different route to avoid the inconvenience of going through the town.我选择了另一条路线,以避开穿城而过的不便。outweigh 胜过不便◆The benefits of doing this usually outweigh the inconvenience.这样做的好处往往大于带来的麻烦。cause (sb), put sb to 给(某人)造成不便◆I don't want to put you to any inconvenience.我不想给你带来任何不便。minimize, save (sb) 将不便减到最低;免得(某人)麻烦◆You could have picked me up at the airport and saved me the inconvenience of having to take the bus!你本来可以去机场接我,省得我坐公共汽车这么不方便!apologize for, regret 为引起不便而道歉;对造成不便感到抱歉◆This store is closed today for staff training. We regret any inconvenience caused.因员工培训本店今日歇业,造成不便谨此致歉。PREPOSITIONinconvenience to 对⋯的不便◆Every effort will be made to minimize inconvenience to customers while work is in progress.施工期间,会尽一切努力将给顾客造成的不便降到最低。 |