hassle

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Rắc rối, phiền phức

BrE /ˈhæsəl/ AmE /ˈhæsəl/

noun / verb en → vi

1 PROBLEM [uncountable] B1

Rắc rối, phiền phức

a difficult or annoying situation, especially one involving a lot of effort and time to deal with it

  • have/get a hassle

Collocations traffic hassles · customs hassles

  • The customs officer gave us a lot of hassle.

    Nhân viên hải quan đã gây ra nhiều rắc rối cho chúng tôi.

2 DISTURB [transitive] B1

Gây phiền phức, làm phiền

to annoy or disturb someone, especially by asking them to do something that they do not want to do

  • hassle somebody

Collocations to hassle someone for money · to hassle a customer

  • He hassled me to buy something.

    Anh ta đã làm phiền tôi để mua thứ gì đó.

3 EFFORT [uncountable] B2

Sức lực, công sức

the effort and time needed to deal with a difficult or annoying situation

  • it takes sb time/effort to do sth

Collocations the hassle of dealing with the bureaucracy · the hassle involved in organizing a party

  • The hassle of organizing a wedding can be enormous.

    Công sức để tổ chức một đám cưới có thể rất lớn.

4 ARGUE [intransitive] B2

Tranh cãi, gây gổ

to argue or quarrel with someone, especially about something unimportant

  • hassle with somebody

Collocations to hassle with a colleague over a small issue · to hassle with the neighbors about noise

  • They were hassling with each other all morning.

    Họ đã tranh cãi với nhau suốt cả buổi sáng.

5 PERSIST [intransitive] C1

Tiếp tục làm điều gì đó kiên trì

to continue to do something, especially when it is difficult or annoying

  • hassle on

Collocations to hassle on with a difficult task · to hassle on despite the difficulties

  • He hassled on with his work, ignoring all distractions.

    Anh ta tiếp tục làm việc của mình, bỏ qua tất cả những sự phân tâm.