单词 | trouble spot |
释义 | > as lemmastrouble spot trouble spot n. a place where difficulties frequently occur; a scene of (impending) conflict. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [noun] > instance or cause of > dangerous place the lion's moutha1225 unsanctuary?1617 Indian country1625 in the lion's paws1629 witch's cauldron1816 hot spot1837 no man's land1926 red zone1942 trouble spot1956 1956 M. E. W. Goss in R. K. Merton Student-Physician iv. 258 The regular duties..included the unwritten obligation to assist in..assessing the ‘trouble-spots’ and suggesting possible solutions. 1963 Listener 7 Feb. 260/2 Sir David Eccles wants £200,000,000 a year pumped into the trouble-spots [sc. areas of heavy unemployment]. 1981 T. Barling Bikini Red North ii. 41 It should be quiet enough, being so far from Montmartre and the other trouble spots. < as lemmas |
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