"give grief" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 找麻煩
• 給添麻煩
• 折磨

Definition

讓某人煩惱、添麻煩，尤其是反覆或沒必要時。也可以指批評或讓某人生活變難。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

'Give grief' 是口語用法，多見於生活對話。既可表示善意玩笑，也可指真正煩人或批評。用於人或物都可以，如：'My boss gives me grief' 或 'This printer is giving me grief.'

Examples

My little brother always gives me grief when I do my homework.

我弟弟做作業時總是**找我麻煩**。

My computer is giving me grief today.

我的電腦今天一直**出問題**。

The teacher gave us grief about not doing our project.

老師因為我們沒做專案而**批評了我們**。

If your friends give you grief, just ignore them.

如果朋友**給你添麻煩**，就別理他們。

The traffic in this city really gives me grief every morning.

這個城市的交通每天早上都**讓我頭疼**。

Don’t give me grief about being late—I got stuck in a meeting.

別因我遲到**責怪我**，我被會議耽擱了。