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单词 tsuris
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Definition of tsuris in English:

tsuris

(also tsores)
nounˈtsʊrɪsˈtso͝oris
mass nounNorth American informal
  • Problems or difficulties; trouble.

    the NBA has its share of tsuris these days
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Oy, you give me such tsuris when you act like this.
    • He doesn't need the money and he doesn't need the tsuris.
    • So I thought I'd indulge myself, after all this tsuris, by writing a paper with my own title parody, albeit on a quite different subject.
    • Everyone got the drive-by descriptions; when she made a phone call, everyone heard the tales of woe and tsuris.
    • The idea of healing and transformation is entering the American vocabulary and will, we believe, eventually become part of the American dictionary, as frequently used as words like tsuris and chutzpah.
    • All this tsuris so I can watch ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm.’
    • When you have my tsuris [troubles], you'll talk differently.

Origin

Early 20th century: Yiddish, plural of tsore 'trouble, woe', from Hebrew ṣārāh.

 
 

Definition of tsuris in US English:

tsuris

nounˈtso͝oris
North American informal
  • Trouble or woe; aggravation.

    the NBA has its share of tsuris these days
    Example sentencesExamples
    • When you have my tsuris [troubles], you'll talk differently.
    • He doesn't need the money and he doesn't need the tsuris.
    • So I thought I'd indulge myself, after all this tsuris, by writing a paper with my own title parody, albeit on a quite different subject.
    • The idea of healing and transformation is entering the American vocabulary and will, we believe, eventually become part of the American dictionary, as frequently used as words like tsuris and chutzpah.
    • Everyone got the drive-by descriptions; when she made a phone call, everyone heard the tales of woe and tsuris.
    • All this tsuris so I can watch ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm.’
    • Oy, you give me such tsuris when you act like this.

Origin

Early 20th century: Yiddish, plural of tsore ‘trouble, woe’, from Hebrew ṣārāh.

 
 
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