bane

英 [beɪn]

美 [beɪn]

n.  造成困扰(或不快)的事物

复数：banes　

GRETEM8医学

BNC.21203 / COCA.21357

牛津词典

noun

• 造成困扰（或不快）的事物
  something that causes trouble and makes people unhappy
  1. The neighbours' kids are the bane of my life .
     街坊邻居的孩子让我生活得很不安宁。

柯林斯词典

• N-SING 苦恼之根；烦扰之源
  The bane ofsomeone orthe bane ofsomeone's life is something that frequently makes them feel unhappy or annoyed.
  1. Rain is the bane of holiday-makers...
     雨天令度假者头疼。
  2. Spots can be the bane of a teenager's life.
     粉刺会给青少年带来无尽的烦恼。

英英释义

noun

• something causing misery or death
  1. the bane of my life
  Synonym:cursescourgenemesis

双语例句

• Finding a drug that can cross the blood-brain barrier is the bane of drug development for Alzheimer's disease and other neurological disorders of the brain.
  发现一种可以穿越血脑屏障的药物是阿尔茨海默氏病和其他脑部神经疾病药物研制中的障碍。
• Avarice is the bane to happiness.
  贪婪是损毁幸福的祸根。
• One thing I can comprehend: you intimated that to have a sullied memory was a perpetual bane.
  有一件事我能明白：你表示，有一个玷污的记忆就是永久的毁灭。
• Though moles are the bane of many lawn owners, they make a significant positive contribution to the health of the landscape.
  尽管鼹鼠对许多草坪主人来说都是祸害，它们对这些自然景观的健康却做出了积极重要的贡献。
• Paperwork is the bane of my life.
  文字工作是我一生麻烦的根源。
• He is a good-for-nothing and the bane of his family.
  他什么都干不了，是家里的祸害。
• That photocopier is the bane of my life!
  那个复印机是我的灾星！
• Drink was the bane of his existence ( life).
  饮酒是毁了他一生的祸根。
• That cat is the bane of my life!
  那只猫真是我的灾星。
• Maintaining internal E-mail systems has long been the bane of the university information-technology director.
  长期以来，维护内部电子邮件系统一直是大学信息技术主任最头疼的问题。