bother

['bɔðə]

v.烦扰, 使恼怒, 使不安, 费心
n.麻烦, 烦扰, 焦急

vt.

1. 烦扰, 打搅

I can't bother him with my little affairs.

我不能因自己那点小事去打扰他。

2. 使恼怒

The way my brother talked to mother bothered me.

我兄弟对母亲说话的那副模样惹我恼火。

3. 使困惑, 使不安

The complexities of interpersonal relations bothered her.

人际关系的复杂情况使她困惑不已。

4. (用于命令式)让……见鬼去

vi.

1. 烦恼, 担心[(+with/about)]

Don't bother about that trifling matter.

别为那件小事烦恼。

2. 麻烦, 费心[(+with/about)][+to-v][+v-ing]

You needn't bother to come to my office.

你不必特地来我办公室。

n.

1. 烦恼, 麻烦[U]

We had a lot of bother finding a vacant apartment.

我们费了不少周折才找到一套空闲的公寓房间。

2. 使人烦恼的人(或事物)[S]

Tom is a bother to his teacher.

汤姆使他老师大伤脑筋。

3. 努力[U]

int.

讨厌! 去你的!

词形变化

动词过去式: bothered | 动词过去分词: bothered | 动词现在分词: bothering | 动词第三人称单数: bothers |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.使恼怒; 使不安

concern  annoy  trouble  fuss  worry  upset  

同义参见:

tantalize  upset  perturb  nuisance  torment  harass  pester  headache  badger  plague  afflict  skin  displease  bully  ride  exasperation  disturb  tease  intrude  pest  spite  sweat  distress  ail  bait  dismay  discomfort  nag  

英英释义

名词 bother:

an angry disturbance

同义词：fuss, trouble, hassle

something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness

同义词：annoyance, botheration, pain, infliction, pain in the neck, pain in the ass

动词 bother:

take the trouble to do something; concern oneself

同义词：trouble oneself, trouble, inconvenience oneself

cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

同义词：annoy, rag, get to, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil

to cause inconvenience or discomfort to

同义词：trouble, put out, inconvenience, disoblige, discommode, incommode

intrude or enter uninvited

make nervous or agitated

make confused or perplexed or puzzled

补充

botherbother英:[ˈbɔðə] 美:[ˈbɑðɚ]vt. & vi.1.打扰, 烦扰, 搅扰, 使恼怒Thank you, but please don't bother.谢谢, 但请你不要费事了。Could I bother you to give the package to Mr.Miller?麻烦你把这个包裹交给米勒先生好吗?2.迷惑, 把…弄糊涂; (使)不安, (使)紧张Don't bother.别紧张。The complexities of life bothered him.生活的复杂使他困惑。n.1.麻烦, 不便, 忧虑2.令人烦恼的人或事物; 引起麻烦的人或事物What a bother!We've missed the bus.真恼人!我们错过了公交车。

例句

1. Is something bothering you?你有什么烦心事吗？ 2. It bothered me that boys weren't interested in me.男孩子们对我不感兴趣, 这令我烦恼。 3. I don't need to bother myself with the details.我不需要操心那些细节问题。 4. His bad leg is bothering him again.他那条有毛病的腿又疼起来了。 5. I'm sorry to bother you again.非常抱歉, 又得麻烦您。 6. We are playing a trick on a man who keeps bothering me.我们正在捉弄一个老是缠着我的男人。 7. I don't know why he bothers me with this kind of rubbish.我不知道他为什么用这种烂事来烦我。 8. Stop bothering your father.别缠着你爸爸了。 9. Nothing I do makes any difference anyway, so why bother?既然我做什么都于事无补, 我为什么还要费劲呢？ 10. Shall I order you a taxi?–No, don't bother, I'll walk.要我给您叫辆出租车吗？——不, 不用了。我走过去。 11. The papers didn't even bother reporting it.报纸甚至懒得报道这件事。 12. Why bother learning all those facts?为什么要费劲记那些事实呢？ 13. He didn't bother to tell me about it.他都懒得把那件事情告诉我。 14. He does not bother with a helmet.他嫌戴头盔麻烦。 15. I don't bother about other people's opinions.我不在乎别人的意见。 16. Are you going?–No, I can't be bothered.你会去吗？——我懒得去。 17. Doctors cannot be bothered to explain what they do.医生们才懒得解释他们所做的事情。 18. I can't be bothered to go.我不想去。 19. We're having a bit of bother with the children.我们现在有点儿担心孩子们。 20. It's very kind of you. Are you sure?–Oh, it's no bother.你太好了, 你确定要这么做吗？——哦, 不费事的。 21. We found the address without any bother.我们顺利找到了地址。 22. I usually buy sliced bread. It's less bother.我通常买切片面包, 这还省事些。 23. the bother of shaving刮胡子的麻烦 24. Going to the police is a bother.找警察是件麻烦事。 25. Vince is having a spot of bother with the law.文斯惹上了点儿官司。 26. bother! My watch has stopped.真讨厌！我的表停了。 27. Well, bother it, I am a busy woman, with things to do.哦, 真讨厌, 我可是个大忙人, 有好多事要做呢。 28. Her baby sister bother her for candy.她的小妹妹缠着她要糖果。 29. Don't bother me now.Can't you see I'm trying to work?别来打扰我。你没看见我正在试图工作吗? 30. Her inability to understand the problem bothered her.她对这问题不能理解使她迷惑不已。 31. My cold still bothers me.我的感冒仍然困扰着我。 32. Her sore foot bothers her.她的痛脚困扰着她。 33. bother the lot of you!Get out of here!你们这班讨厌的家伙!滚出去! 34. Don't bother to reply.不必费心答复。 35. Don't bother to get up.请别起来。 36. Don't bother about me.别为我担忧。 37. scientists rarely bother with such niceties.科学家们很少为这些细节问题操心。 38. [with infinitive]the driver didn't bother to ask why.这司机没有费心去问为什么。 39. secrecy is an issue which bothers journalists.秘密是令记者们感到烦恼的一个问题。 40. [with obj.andclause]it bothered me that I hadn't done anything.我什么也没做，这使我不安。 41. don't bother about me—I'll find my own way home.别管我，我自己能找到回家的路。 42. he wasn't to bother himself with day-to-day things.他根本不关心日常事务。 43. [as adj. bothered]I'm not particularly bothered about how I look.我并不特别在意自己的外表。 44. I'm sorry to bother you at this time of night.很抱歉，这么晚了打扰你。 45. he saved me the bother of having to come up with a speech.他帮我避免了演讲的麻烦。 46. it may seem like too much bother to cook just for yourself.就为自己一个人做饭看起来好像太兴师动众了。 47. it's no bother, it's on my way home.不麻烦，我顺路回家。 48. I'm afraid there's been a bit of bother.我想有点麻烦了。 49. I hope she hasn't been a bother.我希望她不要这么讨厌。 50. ‘bother!’ she muttered.“讨厌！”她抱怨道。 51. they couldn't be bothered to look it up.他们根本不想花力气去查这件事。 52. I'm sorry to bother you, but could I speak to you for a moment?对不起打扰您，可以跟您说几句话吗？ 53. Don't bother Geeta with that now -- she's busy.现在别拿这件事跟吉塔噜唆，她忙着呢。 54. ‘Shall I make you something to eat?’ ‘No, don't bother -- I'm not hungry.’“给你做点吃的，好不好？”“不必了，我不饿。” 55. He didn't even bother to say thank you.他连一声谢谢也懒得说。 56. Don't bother waiting for me -- I'll catch you up later.不用等我，我随后就能赶上你们的。 57. Don't bother about the washing-up. I'll do it later.碗碟不用洗了，我一会儿洗。 58. I can't be bothered to do my homework now. I'll do it tomorrow.我现在不想做功课，明天再做吧。 59. ‘What would you like to do this evening?’ ‘I'm not bothered really.’“今天晚上你想做什么？”“做什么都行。” 60. Thanks for all your help. It's saved me a lot of bother.谢谢您帮了这些忙，真省了我很多麻烦呢。 61. He's so easygoing. Nothing seems to bother him.他悠闲得很。似乎任何事都不会让他心烦。 62. It didn't bother [=trouble] her in the least that she wasn't offered the job.她没得到那份工作，但她一点儿也不在乎。 63. It bothers [=worries] them that there's no hospital nearby.附近没有医院，这让他们头疼。 64. Something he said at the meeting has been bothering me.他在会上说的话让我忧心忡忡。 65. He decided he wasn't going to bother himself about the opinions of others.他决定不再为别人的看法而自寻烦恼。 66. Don't bother your head with those questions right now.现在别为那些问题发愁了。 67. It bothers [=irks] her when people throw trash on the ground.她讨厌别人把垃圾扔到地上。 68. He's bothered [=annoyed] by drivers who don't use their turn signals.他最烦不打转向灯的司机。 69. "The entire car trip was filled with complaints like, “Mom, David keeps bothering me!” and “Will you tell him to quit bothering me?”"整个车程中抱怨声不断：“妈，戴维总是烦我！”“叫他别再烦我，行吗？” 70. "Mother used to cook elaborate dinners, but with only herself to cook for, she doesn't bother anymore."过去妈妈晚餐总是做得很丰盛，但现在只她一个人吃，也就不再费这个神了。 71. "“Should I call later?” “No, don't bother.”"“要我过会儿打电话过去吗？”“不用麻烦了。” 72. Nobody bothered [=took the trouble] to tell me the school would be closed today.没人费这个劲告诉我今天学校停课。 73. He never bothered to explain what happened.他向来懒得解释发生了什么。 74. Don't bother asking him about it. He won't tell you anything.别费口舌问他了，他什么都不会告诉你的。 75. Why bother talking if no one is listening?既然没人听，干吗白费口舌呢？ 76. "The trick is somewhat dangerous, so if you can't be bothered to do it right, then don't even attempt it."这个戏法有些危险，所以如果你不愿意按正确步骤做，干脆就别试了。 77. "I asked her to send a picture, but apparently she just couldn't be bothered (to send one)."我叫她寄张照片，但她显然懒得去寄。 78. I'm not going to bother with the details.我才不去操心那些细节。 79. We were told not to bother about the early data [=not to consider or use early data] when writing the report.我们被告知，写报告时无须考虑早期数据。 80. Don't bother your mother right now. She's very tired.现在别去打扰你妈妈，她很累。 81. "I hate to bother [=trouble] you, but I was wondering if you could help me with something."抱歉打扰一下，你能帮我个忙吗？ 82. Sorry to bother [=inconvenience] you. I just had a quick question.抱歉打扰一下，我只有一个简短的问题。 83. He said his stomach was bothering him.他说他胃不舒服。 84. Her arthritis has been bothering her.关节炎一直让她备受煎熬。 85. The camera strap bothers my shoulder.相机带子勒得我肩膀疼。 86. The bright light bothered her eyes.强光让她眼睛很不舒服。 87. bother this car! It won't start!这车真讨厌！发动不起来了！ 88. "Oh, bother (it). I forgot my keys."真烦人！我忘了带钥匙！ 89. Replacing the windows could be more of a bother than it's worth.换掉窗户太麻烦，不值得。 90. "Sorry to be such a bother [=nuisance], but I was wondering if you could help me with something."对不起，打扰你了，你能帮我个忙吗？ 91. I know what a bother driving into the city can be this time of day.我知道现在这个时候开车进城有多么麻烦。 92. "“Sorry to bother you.” “That's okay, it's no bother at all.”"“对不起，打扰你了。”“没关系，一点儿也不打扰。” 93. I considered replacing that part of the floor but decided it wasn't worth the bother.我考虑过换掉那块地板，但又觉得不值得这么麻烦。 94. He doesn't want the bother of filling out all those forms again.他不想费神重新填那些表格。 95. Will you mail this for me? It will save me the bother of going to the post office.帮我把这寄出去可以吗？省得我去邮局了。