学个词 43:inconvenience

 今天要学的词是inconvenience。Inconvenience就是不方便、麻烦。 泰国军方发动政变后在电视上说："We ask for the cooperation of the public and ask your pardon for the inconvenience," 我们要求公众给予合作，给你们带来不便之处还望原谅。 

我们要尽量不给别人带来麻烦。We should try our best not to cause others inconvenience。可是一个人在朋友家一住就是两个星期，给他朋友带来很多麻烦。 "he really put his friends to great inconvenience," 一般人都喜欢方便，美国人常在写信结尾时说："Please respond¹ at your earliest convenience," 请在你方便之时尽早回复。这听起来多客气呀！今天学的一个词是inconvenience...

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vi.回答，响应

参考例句：

• I offered him a drink but he did not respond.我请他喝酒，但他未作回答。
• I greeted him but he didn't respond.我跟他打招呼，他没答理我。