hassle

• vt. 找麻烦，搅扰；与…争辩；使…烦恼
• n. 困难，麻烦；激战
• vi. 争论，争辩
• n. (Hassle)人名；(瑞典)哈斯勒

可能来自haggle过去分词，-ss,过去分词后缀。比较legible,lesson.

hassle (n.)

"fuss, trouble," 1945, American English (in "Down Beat" magazine), perhaps from U.S. Southern dialectal hassle "to pant, breathe noisily" (1928), of unknown origin; or perhaps from hatchel "to harass" (1800), which may be a variant of hazel, the name of the plant that furnished switches for whippings. Noted in 1946 as a show biz vogue word.

hassle (v.)

1951, from hassle (n.). Related: Hassled; hassling.

1. Weddings are so much hassle that you need a good break afterwards.

婚礼真是件折腾人的事，办完后得好好休息才行。

来自柯林斯例句

2. I don't think it's worth the money or the hassle.

我认为不值得为此花费那么多金钱和精力。

来自柯林斯例句

3. He doesn't want the hassle all over again.

他不想再惹这种麻烦了。

来自柯林斯例句

4. Send them an email—it's a lot less hassle than phoning.

给他们发个电邮吧，这比打电话省事多了。

来自《权威词典》

5. I have decided what to do, please do not give me any hassle about it.

我已经决定怎么做, 你用不着跟我唠叨.

来自《简明英汉词典》