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bother

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both·er1 /ˈbɒðə $ ˈbɑːðər/ ●●● S1 W3 verb
1  make an effort 作出努力 [intransitiveI, transitiveT usually in questions and negatives]DO something/TAKE ACTION to make the effort to do something 費心，麻煩，因…操心
(not) bother to do something
He didn’t bother to answer the question.
他懶得回答這個問題。
not bother about/with
He didn’t bother with a reply.
他懶得回複。
(not) bother doing something
Many young people didn’t bother voting.
許多年輕人都懶得投票。
don’t/didn’t/won’t etc bother
‘Do you want me to wait for you?’ ‘No, don’t bother.’
“要我等你嗎？”“算了，不用麻煩了。”
Why bother to go abroad, when there are so many nice places here?
這裏有這麽多好地方，幹嗎還要費事去國外？
2  worry 擔心 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]WORRIED to make someone feel slightly worried, upset, or concerned （使）擔心，（使）生氣，（使）苦惱
Being in a crowd really bothers me.
我很討厭人多。
It was very noisy, but that didn’t bother me.
很吵，但是我不在意。
bother about especially British EnglishBrE
I try not to bother about what other people think.
我盡量不去管别人怎麽想。
it bothers somebody that/how/when
It really bothered me that he’d forgotten my birthday.
他把我的生日忘了，我很不高興。
3  annoy 使惱怒 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]DISTURB to annoy someone, especially by interrupting them when they are trying to do something 打擾，煩擾
Danny, don’t bother Ellen while she’s reading.
丹尼，埃倫看書的時候不要去打擾她 。
Would it bother you if I put on some music?
我放點音樂會你介意嗎？
bother somebody about/with something
It didn’t seem worth bothering the doctor about.
好像不用去麻煩醫生。
4  somebody can’t/couldn’t be bothered (to do something) especially British EnglishBrENOT DO something used to say that you do not want to make the effort to do something, or that you are not interested in doing something 某人不想費心（去做某事），某人沒興趣（做某事）
It was so hot I couldn’t be bothered to cook.
天氣這麽熱，我都懶得做飯了。
I should be revising, but I just can’t be bothered.
我應該溫習功課，可就是不想去做。
5  cause pain 引起疼痛 [transitiveT] if a part of your body bothers you, it is slightly painful or uncomfortable 使疼痛
My back’s been bothering me.
我一直背痛。
6  sorry to bother you spokenATTENTION used as a very polite way of interrupting someone when you want their attention 對不起打擾你一下
Sorry to bother you, but Mr. Grey is on the line.
對不起打擾您一下，格雷先生打電話找您。
Examples from the Corpus
sorry to bother you• Art, it's Lisa again - sorry to keep bothering you.• I am sorry to bother you with this news but I think it is for the best.
7  frighten 嚇唬 [transitiveT]HURT/CAUSE PAIN to upset or frighten someone by talking to them when they do not want to talk to you, trying to hurt them, touch them sexually etc 騷擾，煩擾
Don’t worry – my dog won’t bother you.
别擔心，我的狗不會咬你。
If he starts bothering you, let me know.
如果他來煩你就告訴我。
8  not bother yourself/not bother your head NOT DO somethingto not spend time or effort on something, either because it is not important or because it is too difficult 〔因不重要或太難而〕不爲…操心[傷腦筋]
not bother yourself/not bother your head with/about
Cliff didn’t want to bother himself with details.
克利夫不想過問細節問題。
9  bother it/them etc ANNOY British EnglishBrE spoken old-fashioned used to express a sudden feeling of annoyance about something 真討厭〔表示厭煩〕
Oh bother it! The thread’s broken again!
噢，真討厭！ 線又斷了！
Examples from the Corpus
bother it/them etc• Help the girls you love learn to deal with the emotions that frighten or bother them.• If not, he added, why bother it?• The fact that outsiders find them contradictory and paradoxical does not bother them a bit.• Each situation is then rated on a five point scale according to whether it just bothers them a little or makes them really angry.• The goats grew nice and fat, and the troll never bothered them again.• Cold, as a rule, doesn't bother them but they will not tolerate prolonged wetness, particularly during the winter.• But she always hurried on, not to bother them, not to get in their way.• But nobody bothered them when they returned to the white salon.
Examples from the Corpus
bother• Just because you live alone does not mean that you should not bother.• And it was then she finally asked me a question that has bothered her for twenty years.• Something's bothering him but I'm not sure what.• You know the story by heart.-Then why did you bother in the first place?• Will you stop bothering me? I'm trying to watch a program.• The only thing that bothers me is how I'm going to get from the station to the farm.• What bothers me is that you didn't feel you could talk to me or your father about it.• Actually, my back hasn't been bothering me.• Because employers do not bother, the papers can be produced cheaply, so more illegal immigrants come in.• None of which may initially bother the Western Koi-keeper, whose main concern is to provide good water quality for his fish.• Irate customers who bother to complain to their local water executives will be told the rises are no higher than were forecast.• You don't hand your homework in on time, or you don't even bother to do it.• I have challenged the prospective Labour candidate in Harrow, West to do so, but he has not bothered to reply.• Sorry to bother you, but could you help me one more time with the copier?• Will it bother you if I play some music?• "Why didn't you ask me for help?" "I didn't want to bother you."• You shouldn't let little things like that bother you.• Excuse me, Miss, is that man bothering you?
Why bother• And cheap too! Why bother?• I could check my calendar. Why bother?• Judged on these grounds, the new proposals from the Basle Committee seem to make sense. Why bother?• Less and less. Why bother?• We now turn to consider why a counter-strategy should be mounted against this loss of a universal citizenship. Why Bother?• Tough guy or sweet guy? Why bother being Hollywood if you end up with such an identity crisis?
bother about• U.S. officials no longer bother about diplomatic politeness.
bother2 noun
1  [uncountableU] especially British EnglishBrEPROBLEM trouble or difficulty that has been caused by small problems and that usually only continues for a short time 麻煩，不便，困難 SYN trouble
It’s an old car, but it’s never caused me any bother.
這是輛舊車，但從來不給我添麻煩。
bother with
Joe’s been having a bit of bother with his back again.
最近喬的背部又有點不適。
‘Thanks for your help.’ ‘It was no bother (=used to emphasize that you were happy to help someone) at all.’
“謝謝你幫忙。”“沒什麽。”
My mother hardly ever went to the bother of (=the effort of) making cakes.
我母親幾乎從來不會費心去做蛋糕。
Are you sure the station is on your way? I don’t want to give you any extra bother.
車站真的順路嗎？ 我不想給你添麻煩。
I should have phoned the shop first and saved myself the bother of going there.
我應該先給商店打個電話的，就省得跑一趟了。
something is more bother than it’s worth (=it is too difficult to be worth doing) 某事太麻煩不值得做
2  a bother especially British EnglishBrEANNOY a person or job that slightly annoys you by causing trouble or problems 難對付的人[事]
I hate to be a bother, but could you show me how the copier works?
對不起，麻煩一下，你能告訴我複印機怎樣用嗎？
Examples from the Corpus
bother• New husbands could be a bother sometimes.• I can pick up a letter there without any bother.• It was enough bother having to share my mum and my dad.• It was not so much that she distrusted banks as the bother for the visit.• Still keeps all the lights out at night in case the bother starts again.• Unfortunately the bits in between are hard work and ultimately are not really worth the bother.
saved ... the bother of• Because there was neither carriage nor honeymoon Harry was saved the bother of providing sacks of rose-petal confetti.
bother3 interjection British EnglishBrE informal
ANNOYused when you are slightly annoyed 討厭，壞了
Oh bother! I forgot to phone Jean.
哎呀壞了！我忘記給瓊打電話了。
Origin bother1
(1600-1700) Perhaps from Irish Gaelic bodhar “deaf, bothered”
both·er1 verbbother2 nounbother3 interjection
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