worry

['wʌri]

vt.撕咬, 使烦恼, 使焦虑
vi.担心, 发愁
n.担心, 烦恼, 忧虑

vt.

1. 使担心, 使发愁

Nothing worries me.

我没有什么可担心的。

2. 担心, 发愁[Y][+wh-][+(that)]

The teacher worried that these problems might be too hard for her students.

老师担心这些题目对于学生而言太难了。

Don't worry how much you spend on the trip.

别担心花多少钱用于旅行。

3. 使不安宁; 骚扰; 折磨

For God's sake don't worry me.

看在上帝分上, 别使我不得安宁。

4. 撕咬, 啮碎

I heard a rat worrying a book.

我听见老鼠在啮碎一本书。

5. 反复拨弄

vi.

忧虑, 担心[(+about/over)]

Don't worry about the matter, take it easy.

别担心那件事, 轻松一点。

She worried over her father's health.

她为父亲的健康担忧。

n.

1. 烦恼; 焦虑; 担心[U]

2. 令人发愁的事(或人)[C]

Mother's illness was always a great worry to me.

母亲的病一直是我非常担心的事。

词形变化

名词: worrier | 名词复数: worries | 动词过去式: worried | 动词过去分词: worried | 动词现在分词: worrying | 动词第三人称单数: worries |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.骚扰; 烦恼; 焦虑

badger  harass  plague  trouble  molest  torment  harry  vex  bother  irritate  

同义参见:

pest  care  gripe  fuss  anxiety  weight  torment  haste  tension  sweat  grief  fret  concern  tantalize  

反义:

vt.使担忧, 使苦恼

calm  please  soothe  

英英释义

名词 worry:

something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness

同义词：concern, headache, vexation

a strong feeling of anxiety

同义词：trouble

动词 worry:

be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy

be concerned with

同义词：care

disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress

同义词：vex

be on the mind of

同义词：concern, interest, occupy

lacerate by biting

touch or rub constantly

短语词组

worry at

1. 一心想要克服

He worried at the problem until he found an answer.

他一心想解决这个难题, 直到想出答案。

补充

worryworry英:[ˈwʌri] 美:[ˈwɚri, ˈwʌri]n.1.烦恼, 忧虑Too much worry had made him look an old man.过分忧虑使他显得像个老人。2.令人忧伤的人[事]Life is full of worries.生活中充满着使人烦恼的事。vt. & vi.1.担心, 为…发愁2.(使)困扰, (使)烦恼She is always worrying about little things.她老是为小事烦恼。He worried his father to buy a new car.他苦苦缠着父亲要买一辆新车。

例句

1. His last years were overshadowed by financial worry.他生命的最后几年穷困潦倒, 十分惨淡。 2. He was sick with worry.他担心得要命。 3. The reason for the worry became apparent almost at once.担忧的原因几乎立刻就变得显而易见了。 4. My only worry was that my aunt would be upset.我唯一担心的是我姑母会不高兴。 5. His wife said she had no worries about his health.他妻子说她并不担心他的健康。 6. Thanks, mate.—No worries.谢谢你, 兄弟。——不客气。 7. No worries mate, she'll be all right.不要担心, 老兄, 她不会有事的。 8. Don't worry yourself about it.你不要为这事烦恼了。 9. The cold doesn't worry me.感冒对我没什么影响。 10. The dog had been worrying sheep.这只狗一直在撕咬羊。 11. They worried the log into the river.他们把原木推入河中。 12. Don't worry!不要担心！ 13. She was starting to worry about work again.她又要开始担心工作了。 14. I worry about her constantly.我一直在为她担心。 15. People worry over the safety of nuclear energy.人们担心核能的安全性。 16. She always worries over her husband's health.她总是为她丈夫的健康担心。 17. Don't worry at your mother to play with you.别老缠着你妈妈跟你玩。 18. a dog worrying a bone撕咬骨头的狗 19. worrying the loose tooth with his tongue用舌头触动他已经松动的牙齿 20. It worried her mother that she did not go back home.她没有回家使她妈妈很担心。 21. The light worries my eyes.灯光刺得我眼睛不好受。 22. he worried about his soldier sons in the war.他为参战的儿子们操心。 23. [with clause]I began to worry whether I had done the right thing.我开始担心我做的事是否正确。 24. there was no need to worry her.没必要担心她。 25. I've been worrying myself sick over my mother.我为母亲担忧成疾。 26. [with obj. and clause]he is worried that we are not sustaining high employment.他在担心我们无法承受雇佣这么多的人的开销。 27. [as adj. worrying]the level of inflation has improved but remains worrying.通货膨胀的程度已经有所改善，但仍令人担忧。 28. there was a worried frown on his face.他担忧得皱起了眉头。 29. the noise never really stops, but it doesn't worry me.噪音从没真正停止过，但这并不令我生气。 30. I found my dog contentedly worrying a bone.我发现我的狗正心满意足地啃骨头。 31. he began to worry at the knot in the cord.他开始反复拨弄绳上的结。 32. her son had been a constant source of worry to her.她的儿子一直让她很烦心。 33. the idea is to secure peace of mind for people whose greatest worry is fear of attack.这想法的目的是为了让那些最担心受到攻击的人放心。 34. not to worry—no harm done.别担心——没有造成伤害。 35. [as submodifier]trade deficits are worryingly large.贸易赤字数额巨大，令人担忧。 36. children should be allowed to pause in their reading to worry out a meaning.应该允许孩子们在阅读中间停顿一下，好好想一下文章的意思。 37. Don't worry -- I'm sure everything will be all right.别担心，我敢担保一切都会没事的。 38. There's nothing to worry about.没什么可担心的。 39. He worries if I don't phone every weekend.每个周末我不打电话给他，他就担心。 40. What worries me is how are we going to get home?我担心的是我们怎么回到家？ 41. She worried herself sick when he was away in the army.他离家当兵期间，她担心死了。 42. I'm sorry to worry you with my problems but I really do need some advice.对不起，我拿自己的问题来烦你，但我真的想听听别人的意见。 43. a worrying situation令人担心的局势 44. His son has caused him a lot of worry recently.他的儿子最近令他很担心。 45. Crime is a real worry for old people.犯罪确实令老年人很担心。 46. financial worries经济困难 47. We didn't want you to worry.我们不想让你担心。 48. Don't worry. You'll be fine.别担心，你不会有事的。 49. Don't make your parents worry.别让你的父母担忧。 50. "When they didn't call after two hours, we began to worry."两小时后他们没有打电话来，我们开始担心起来。 51. They were fine. We needn't have worried.他们很好，我们原本就不必担心。 52. Let the travel agent worry about the details.让旅行社去操心那些细节问题吧。 53. Haven't we got enough to worry about?我们操心的还不够多吗？ 54. We don't have to worry about choosing a restaurant. [=someone else will choose a restaurant]我们不必操心选哪家餐厅。 55. The nurse said her condition was nothing to worry about. [=her condition was not serious]护士说她的病情没什么大碍。 56. I'll take care of it. Don't worry about a thing.我会关照这事的，别操心了。 57. She worried over her husband's health.她很担心丈夫的健康。 58. Medical experts worry that a new strain of the virus will be more difficult to contain.医学专家担心新型病毒将更难遏制。 59. We worry that children don't get enough exercise.我们担心孩子们运动量不够。 60. My parents worry [=fear] that I won't go to college.父母怕我不愿上大学。 61. His poor health worries me.他糟糕的身体状况让我很担心。 62. What's worrying you? [=what is causing you to feel upset?]什么事让你感到不安？ 63. It doesn't seem to worry him that rain is in the forecast.他好像并不担心天气预报说要下雨。 64. We didn't tell you about the accident because we didn't want to worry you.我们没把那次意外告诉你，因为我们不想让你担心。 65. Don't worry yourself. [=don't be upset or concerned]你不用担心。 66. He worried himself sick [=he was extremely worried] before the exam.考试之前他可愁坏了。 67. “It looks like we're almost out of milk.” “Not to worry. I'll get some more when I go to the store this afternoon.”“我们好像快没牛奶了。”“别担心，今天下午我去商店时再买点。” 68. The dog was in the corner worrying at a bone.那条狗在角落里正来回啃着一块骨头。 69. She kept worrying at the problem all day.她整天都在苦苦思索如何解决这个问题。 70. His mother's health is a constant source of worry. [=concern]母亲的健康状况一直让他忧心忡忡。 71. She finally ended months of worry over her credit card debt when she finished paying off her bill.付清账单后，她终于一扫数月以来对她的信用卡欠款的担忧。 72. His high blood pressure is cause for worry.他的高血压令人担忧。 73. Her parents have been sick with worry [=extremely worried] for days since the accident.自从那起事故发生后，她父母担心了许多天。 74. Our greatest worry is that she'll get lost.我们最担心的是她会迷路。 75. His only worry right now is getting to the airport on time.他现在唯一担心的就是能否准时到达机场。 76. What's your worry? [=what are you worried about?]你担心什么？ 77. His money worries [=difficulties] are over.他为钱发愁的日子已经过去了。 78. His mother's health is a constant worry.母亲的健康状况一直让他担心。 79. Her lost luggage was the least of her worries [=an unimportant problem] at the moment.丢失行李是她眼下最不担心的事情。 80. "“What if we miss the bus?” “No worries [=no problem], there's another one in seven minutes.”"“万一我们错过公共汽车怎么办？”“没关系，七分钟之后还有一班。”