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。