ADJECTIVE | VERB + WORRY | WORRY + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤big, considerable, great, main, major, serious大心事;極度煩惱的事◇Paying the mortgage is a big worry for many people.償付抵押貸款對許多人來說是一件很頭痛的事。◇Her mother's poor health caused her considerable worry.她母親身體狀況欠佳讓她相當憂慮。◇My greatest worry is that he'll do something stupid.我最擔心他會去做蠢事。➤genuine, real真正的煩惱▸➤growing, increasing與日俱增的煩惱▸➤slight小煩惱▸➤day-to-day日常的煩惱▸➤constant持續的煩惱◇The money side of things has been a constant worry.資金方面一直令人苦惱。➤unnecessary不必要的擔心◇She gave her parents unnecessary worry when she forgot to call them.她忘記給父母打電話,引起他們不必要的擔心。➤immediate當前的煩惱◇My immediate worry is money.我當前的煩惱就是錢。➤nagging, niggling揮之不去的憂慮◇I had a nagging worry that we weren't going to get there.我有個憂慮揮之不去,就是擔心我們到不了那裏。➤secret內心的擔憂◇It was a relief to share my secret worries with him.把心中的擔憂告訴他後,我如釋重負。➤business, economic, financial, money生意上的/經濟上的/財政上的/金錢上的擔憂▸➤health健康方面的擔心VERB + WORRY➤have有煩心事◇That year he had major health worries.那一年他健康“亮紅燈”,令他大為擔憂。➤be beset by受煩心事的困擾◇She wanted to enjoy her retirement without being beset by financial worries.她想享受退休生活而不必為金錢擔憂。➤be frantic with, be out of your mind with, be sick with擔心得發狂;愁得要命◇I didn't know where he was and I was frantic with worry.我不知道他在哪裏,擔心得都要發瘋了。➤express, voice表示/表達擔心▸➤share分擔憂慮▸➤cause (sb), give sb令(某人)擔憂;讓某人擔憂▸➤add to, increase增加憂慮◇The fact that she heard nothing from him only increased her worry.聽不到他的任何消息加重了她的擔心。➤forget忘記煩惱◇Try and forget your worries for a little while.試着暫時忘掉你的煩惱。➤alleviate, assuage, ease, soothe減輕憂慮▸➤remove, take away, take out of sth排除憂慮◇Take the worry out of flying with our travel insurance offer.有我們提供的旅遊保險您可安心乘飛機。➤dismiss對擔憂不理會◇For years, the government has dismissed our worries as unfounded.多年來,政府一直認為我們是瞎擔心而不予受理。WORRY + VERB➤disappear, melt擔心消失▸➤prove groundless, prove unfounded擔憂被證明是無根據的◇Most of Nigel's worries proved groundless.奈傑爾的大部份擔心被證明是毫無根據的。➤plague sb擔憂折磨着某人◇These worries plagued him constantly.這些擔憂不斷地折磨着他。PREPOSITION➤amid worries在憂慮中◇The dollar has fallen to a new low amid worries that the American economy is heading for trouble.由於人們普遍擔心美國經濟將陷入困境,美元匯率再創新低。➤worry about, worry over為⋯擔心◇They will not have worries over money.他們將不必為金錢擔心。➤worry to對⋯而言的心事◇His mother's health is an enormous worry to him.他母親的健康狀況是他的一大心事。PHRASES➤cause for worry擔心的原因◇There is no immediate cause for worry.目前沒有什麼可擔心的。➤free from worry無憂無慮➤have no worries on that score (BrE) 那方面不用擔心◇The staff all work very hard-we've no worries on that score.全體員工工作都非常賣力 - 我們對此不必擔心。➤the least of your worries最不愁的事◇At the moment, the car is the least of my worries.目前,汽車是我最不發愁的事。➤no worries! (especially BrE) 不要擔心!◇No worries-there's plenty of time.不要擔心 - 時間足夠了。➤a source of worry憂慮的來源◇Money is a constant source of worry.金錢永遠是件讓人頭痛的事。worry
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ADVERB | VERB + WORRY | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADVERB➤a lot, particularly, really, terribly很擔心;非常煩惱;極為焦慮◇She worries a lot about crime.她為犯罪活動憂心忡忡。◇What really worries me is what we do if there's nobody there.我真正擔心的是,假如那兒沒有人,我們怎麼辦。➤slightly稍有些擔心▸➤excessively, needlessly, too much, unduly, unnecessarily過度擔心;不必要地擔心;過分焦慮;多餘地擔心◇You do worry unnecessarily, you know.你應該明白,你的擔心純粹是多餘的。➤not too much不要過於擔心◇Don't worry too much about it.不要對此過於擔心。➤constantly始終擔心VERB + WORRY➤not let sth, not need to不讓⋯煩擾;沒必要擔心◇Don't let it worry you unduly.不要讓此事過於困擾你。➤begin to開始擔憂▸➤tell sb not to告訴某人不要擔心PREPOSITION➤about為⋯擔心◇Don't worry about me, I'll be fine.不要為我擔心,我不會有事的。➤for為⋯擔心◇We can't help worrying for your safety.我們禁不住擔心你的安全。➤with以⋯煩擾◇Don't worry the driver with unnecessary requests.不要提些沒必要的要求打擾駕駛員。PHRASES➤can't help worrying禁不住擔心◇I can't help worrying about the future.我禁不住擔心未來。➤enough to worry about, nothing to worry about擔心的事夠多的;沒什麼可擔心的◇Don't bother Harry-he has enough to worry about as it is.不要打擾哈里 - 他的煩心事已經夠多了。➤stop worrying停止發愁◇Stop worrying, Dad, we'll be fine.別發愁了,爸爸,我們不會有事的。◇How can I make her stop worrying so much?我怎樣才能讓她不再這麼發愁呢?➤worry yourself sick, worry yourself to death (bothinformal) 愁得要死
worry ⇨worry1 (You worry too much.)⇨worry2 (This did not worry me.)worry noun ⇨concernworry2
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You worry too much.你太多虑了。This did not worry me.这并未使我不安。worry ♦︎ bother ♦︎ concern ♦︎ trouble ♦︎ disturb ♦︎ unsettleThese words all mean to make sb feel anxious or worried.这些词均表示使担忧、使发愁。SYNONYM SCALE 词义标尺下图显示这些词所表达让人担忧的程度
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PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆It worries / bothers / concerns / troubles / disturbs sb that ...◆Is there something worrying / bothering / troubling you?◆to worry / bother / concern / trouble sb with sth◆to worry / bother / concern / trouble yourself about sth◆sth doesn't worry / bother / concern sb in the slightest / least◆What worries / bothers / concerns / troubles / disturbs me is...■worry[transitive] to make sb feel anxious about sth; to annoy sb使担心;使发愁;烦扰◆What worries me is how I'm going to get another job.让我发愁的是怎么能再找到工作。◆He's worried himself sick about his daughter.他为女儿的事愁坏了。◆The noise never seems to worry her.她好像从来不受那噪音的干扰。■bother [transitive] (ratherinformal) to annoy, worry or upset sb使烦恼;使担忧;使不安◆Does it bother you that she earns more than you?她挣钱比你多,你会不会觉得不自在?◆It bothers me to think of her alone in that big house.想到她孤零零地待在那所大房子里,我便坐立不安。◆'I'm sorry he was so rude to you.' 'It doesn't bother me.'“对不起,他对你太没有礼貌了。”“没关系。”■concern [transitive] (not usually used in the progressive tenses通常不用于进行时) to worry sb使担忧;使担心◆What concerns me is our lack of preparation for the change.让我担心的是我们对事态的变化缺乏准备。 see also concern ⇨ concernnoun■trouble [transitive] to worry or upset sb使忧虑;使烦恼◆What is it that's troubling you?是什么事让你心烦?■disturb [transitive] to make sb worry使焦虑;使不安;使烦恼◆The letter shocked and disturbed me.这封信让我感到震惊和不安。◆It disturbed her to realize that she was missing him already.她意识到自己已经在想念他,心里焦虑不安。NOTE辨析 Worry, bother, concern, trouble or disturb?These words all have very similar meanings. There are slight differences in strength, frequency and register. Bother is the most informal, especially in spoken phrases such as It doesn't bother me and I'm not bothered. Concern is the most formal and is not usually used in the progressive tenses.这些词的含义很相近,仅在强烈程度、使用频率和语体风格上略有不同。bother最不正式,尤用于口语表达中,如It doesn't bother me.(没关系。)和I'm not bothered.(我不在乎。)concern最正式,通常不用于进行时◆What is it that's concerning you?■unsettle [transitive] to make sb feel upset or worried, especially because a situation has changed(尤指因情况有变)使心神不宁,使担忧◆Changing schools might unsettle the kids.转学会让孩子们心神不安。worry1
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You worry too much.你太多虑了。This did not worry me.这并未使我不安。worry ♦︎ fret ♦︎ agonize ♦︎ sweatThese words all mean to spend time thinking about a difficult situation or problem and feel worried or unhappy about it.这些词均表示担忧、焦虑。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to worry / fret / agonize about sth◆fret / agonize / sweat over sth◆Don't worry / fret.■worry [intransitive] to keep thinking about unpleasant things that might happen or might have happened担心;担忧;发愁◆Don't worry about me. I'll be fine.别为我担心,我会没事的。◆I worry that I won't get into college.我担心不能上大学。◆You worry too much.你太多虑了。■fret(-tt-) [intransitive] (especially BrE) to be worried or unhappy and unable to relax苦恼;焦躁;焦虑不安◆Fretting about it won't help.苦恼于事无补。■agonize (BrE alsoagonise) [intransitive] to spend a long time thinking and worrying about a difficult situation, problem or decision苦苦思索;焦虑不已◆I spent days agonizing over whether to take the job or not.我好几天苦苦思考是否该接受这个工作。■sweat swet [intransitive, transitive] (informal) to worry or feel anxious about sth担心;焦虑;不安◆They really made me sweat during the interview.面试过程中,我被他们弄得紧张死了。◆ (NAmE) Don't sweat it(= don't worry). We'll be fine.别担心,我们会没事的。