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. 擔心
Don't worry, your luggage will come on afterwards by taxi. 不要擔心,你的行李隨後將由出租車送到。
I worry about her constantly. 我一直在爲她擔心。
They worry that high interest rates are keeping the dollar too high. 他們擔心高利率會使美元比值過高。
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. 使擔心
I'm still in the early days of my recovery and that worries me. 我仍処於恢複期的初始堦段,這使我擔心。
3. V-T If someone or something does not worry you, you do not dislike them or you are not annoyed by them. 使煩惱 (用於否定句中)[口語] [oft with neg]
The cold doesn't worry me. 寒冷不會使我煩惱。
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. 憂慮
Modern American life is full of worry: the job, the kids, money, the stock market. 現代美國生活充滿了憂慮:工作、孩子、金錢、股市。
5. N-COUNT A worry is a problem that you keep thinking about and that makes you unhappy. 令人煩惱的事
My main worry was that Madeleine Johnson would still be there. 我的主要煩惱是瑪得琳•約翰遜還會在那裡。
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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)
[ 不及物動詞:後麪不接賓語的動詞 ]to think about problems or unpleasant things that might happen in a way that makes you feel unhappy and frightened
擔心;憂慮;發愁
Try not to worry - there's nothing you can do to change the situation . 別發愁了——你沒法改變這種侷麪。
Don't worry, she'll be all right . 別擔心,她會沒事的。
It's silly worrying about things which are outside your control . 爲自己無法掌控的事發愁是很愚蠢的。
[ 詞或詞組後麪接一個that從句 ] She's worried (that) she might not be able to find another job . 她擔心自己無法再找到一份工作。
[ 及物動詞:後麪接賓語的動詞 ]
to make someone feel unhappy and frightened because of problems or unpleasant things that might happen
使擔憂;使焦慮
You worried your mother by not writing. 你沒有寫信,這讓你媽媽很擔心。
[ 詞或詞組後麪接一個that從句 ] It worries me that he hasn't phoned yet . 他還沒有打電話,這讓我有些擔憂。
The continued lack of rain is starting to worry people . 持續的少雨開始讓人們擔憂起來。
例句
worry verb (ANIMAL)
[ 及物動詞:後麪接賓語的動詞 ]If a dog worries another animal , it chases and frightens it and might also bite it.
(狗)追趕,撕咬(其他動物)
Any dog caught worrying sheep in these fields will be shot . 這些牧場裡衹要發現有狗攻擊羊衹,狗就會被射殺。
習語
don't worry your pretty little headnot to worry