worry
v
(pt, pp worried)
1 [I, Ipr] ~ (about sb/sth) be anxious (about sb, difficulties, the future, etc) (對某人、 困難、 前途等)擔憂, 擔心, 發愁
`Don't worry,' she said, putting an arm round his shoulder. `別發愁了,'她邊說邊用手臂摟住他的肩膀.
Don't worry if you can't finish it. 你做不完也不必擔心.
Your parents are worrying about you
do write to them. 你父母正擔心你呢, 快給他們寫封信吧.
There's nothing to worry about. 沒什麼可愁的.
2 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sb/oneself (about sb/sth) make sb/oneself anxious or troubled (about sb/sth) (對某人[某事物])使某人[自己]擔憂、 擔心或發愁
What worries me is how he will manage now his wife's died. 他妻子死了, 我擔心的是他可怎麼辦.
I don't want to worry you, but... 我不想讓你擔心, 但是...
She worried herself sick/She was worried sick about her missing son. 她兒子失蹤可把她愁壞了.
Many people are worried by the possibility of a nuclear accident. 許多人都很擔心怕可能發生核事故.
It worries me that they haven't answered my letters. 他們一直沒給我回信, 叫人擔心.
3 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sb (with sth) annoy or disturb sb; bother sb 煩擾或打擾某人; 打攪某人
Don't worry her now; she's busy. 現在別打擾她, 她正忙著呢.
The noise doesn't seem to worry them. 這種嘈聲好像并不影響他們.
4 [Tn] (esp of a dog) seize (sth) with the teeth and shake or pull it about (尤指狗)叼?。澄铮┧蚶?
The dog was worrying a rat. 那條狗撕咬著一只老鼠.
5 (idm 習語) ,not to `worry (infml 口) do not worry; let us not worry 別擔心; 咱們不必發愁
We've missed the train, but not to worry, there's another one in ten minutes. 我們沒趕上火車, 但是別著急, 十分鐘後還有一趟呢. worry, n
1 [U] state of being worried; anxiety 擔憂; 擔心; 憂愁
Worry and illness had made him prematurely old. 他心事重重、 疾病纏身, 落得個未老先衰.
2 [C] thing that causes one to worry; cause of anxiety 令人擔憂的事物; 憂愁的根源
He has a lot of financial worries at the moment. 他現在有很多財務上的煩惱事.
Forget your worries and enjoy yourself! 不要想那些愁事, 痛快痛快吧!
3 [C usu sing 通常作單數]
thing that sb is responsible for 某人負責的事情
Transport? That's your worry! 交通問題? 那是你負責的事!
?? 擴展釋義
*['w?ri]n. 擔心, 煩惱, 憂慮, 苦惱, 撕咬vt. 使煩惱, 使焦慮, 使苦惱, 困擾, 折磨, 撕咬vi. 煩惱, 擔心, 撕咬相關詞組: worry sb for sth worry sb to do sth worry about worry down worry oneself worry out
?? 同為「小學」詞匯
shortadj. 短的,短暫的;矮的;短缺的;短期的;
adv. 突然;唐突地;簡短地;橫貫地;
n. 短褲;短路;缺乏;
vt. 故意少給…的零頭,騙取;
vi. 短路;