worry
柯林斯词典
1. V-T/V-I If you worry, you keep thinking about problems that you have or about unpleasant things that might happen. 担心
Don't worry, your luggage will come on afterwards by taxi. 不要担心,你的行李随后将由出租车送到。
I worry about her constantly. 我一直在为她担心。
They worry that high interest rates are keeping the dollar too high. 他们担心高利率会使美元比值过高。
2. V-T If someone or something worries you, they make you anxious because you keep thinking about problems or unpleasant things that might be connected with them. 使担心
I'm still in the early days of my recovery and that worries me. 我仍处于恢复期的初始阶段,这使我担心。
3. V-T If someone or something does not worry you, you do not dislike them or you are not annoyed by them. 使烦恼 (用于否定句中)[口语] [oft with neg]
The cold doesn't worry me. 寒冷不会使我烦恼。
4. N-UNCOUNT Worry is the state or feeling of anxiety and unhappiness caused by the problems that you have or by thinking about unpleasant things that might happen. 忧虑
Modern American life is full of worry: the job, the kids, money, the stock market. 现代美国生活充满了忧虑:工作、孩子、金钱、股市。
5. N-COUNT A worry is a problem that you keep thinking about and that makes you unhappy. 令人烦恼的事
My main worry was that Madeleine Johnson would still be there. 我的主要烦恼是玛得琳•约翰逊还会在那里。
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worry /ˈwʌrɪ/ (worrying,worried,worries)
剑桥词典
- Don't worry about a thing. I'll take care of it all.
- My elderly mother worries that she's a burden to me.
- Sometimes I worry about the future .
- She'd worried quite needlessly about whether there would be enough food .
- You needn't worry - I'm not going to mention it to anyone.
worry verb (PROBLEM)
[ 不及物动词:后面不接宾语的动词 ]to think about problems or unpleasant things that might happen in a way that makes you feel unhappy and frightened
担心;忧虑;发愁
Try not to worry - there's nothing you can do to change the situation . 别发愁了——你没法改变这种局面。
Don't worry, she'll be all right . 别担心,她会没事的。
It's silly worrying about things which are outside your control . 为自己无法掌控的事发愁是很愚蠢的。
[ 词或词组后面接一个that从句 ] She's worried (that) she might not be able to find another job . 她担心自己无法再找到一份工作。
[ 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词 ]
to make someone feel unhappy and frightened because of problems or unpleasant things that might happen
使担忧;使焦虑
You worried your mother by not writing. 你没有写信,这让你妈妈很担心。
[ 词或词组后面接一个that从句 ] It worries me that he hasn't phoned yet . 他还没有打电话,这让我有些担忧。
The continued lack of rain is starting to worry people . 持续的少雨开始让人们担忧起来。
例句
worry verb (ANIMAL)
[ 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词 ]If a dog worries another animal , it chases and frightens it and might also bite it.
(狗)追赶,撕咬(其他动物)
Any dog caught worrying sheep in these fields will be shot . 这些牧场里只要发现有狗攻击羊只,狗就会被射杀。
习语
don't worry your pretty little headnot to worry