/ˈɪʃu:;ˈɪsju: ||; ˈɪʃυ; ˈɪʃjυ/noun1 [C] a problem or subject for discussion 问题；论题；议题: I want to raise the issue of overtime pay at the meeting. 我想在会上提出加班费的问题。The government cannot avoid the issue of homelessness any longer. 政府不能再回避有些人无家可归的问题。
2 [C] one in a series of things that are published or produced （期刊等的）一期: Do you have last week's issue of this magazine? 你有没有这杂志上个礼拜的那一期？
3 [U] the act of publishing or giving sth to people 发行；给予: the issue of blankets to the refugees 向难民发放毛毯
make an issue (out) of sth to give too much importance to a small problem 小题大做:
OK, we disagree on this but let's not make an issue of it. 好吧，我们在这一点上有分歧，可是不要小题大做。