bother
['bɔðə]
v.烦扰, 使恼怒, 使不安, 费心
n.麻烦, 烦扰, 焦急
例句与用法:
He could produce excellent work but usually he can't be bothered.
他其实可以把工作做好,可他往往嫌费事而不干。
The problem has been bothering me for weeks.
那问题已经困扰了我几个星期。
It bothers me that he can be so insensitive.
他这样麻木不仁,我心里很不痛快。
Don't bother yourself about me; I am doing quite well.
别为我操心,我一切都好。
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 |
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!
bother
过去式:bothered
过去分词:bothered
现在进行时:bothering
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
upset1
perturb
nuisance
torment2
harass
pester
headache
badger
plague
afflict
skin
displease
bully1
ride
exasperation
disturb
tease
intrude
pest
spite
sweat
distress
ail
bait
dismay
discomfort
nag1
bother['bɔðə]vt.1.■使烦恼,使恼怒;使焦虑;打扰,纠缠,麻烦:Her baby sister bother her for candy.她的小妹妹缠着她要糖果。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?2.■迷惑,使…变糊涂,把…弄糊涂;使紧张不安,使慌张,使担心:Her inability to understand the problem bothered her.她对这问题不能理解使她迷惑不已。3.■困扰,烦扰:My cold still bothers me.我的感冒仍然困扰着我。Her sore foot bothers her.她的痛脚困扰着她。4.■[英国口语][用于祈使句]让…见鬼去吧:Bother the lot of you!Get out of here!你们这班讨厌的家伙!滚出去!vi.1.■[通常用于否定句]麻烦,费心,烦心,操心;尽力:Don't bother to reply.不必费心答复。Don't bother to get up.请别起来。2.■烦恼;担心;焦急:Don't bother about me.别为我担忧。n.1.■纷扰(或烦恼)的原因2.■烦恼,恼怒,忧虑,焦急,麻烦,纷扰,纠纷,纠缠,争吵3.■讨厌的人,令人烦恼的人(或事物),添麻烦的人(或事物)4.■尽心,努力;劳神5.■[英国口语、俚语](尤指青少年穿笨重靴子进行的)殴斗,打群架,暴力行为;威胁行为;骚乱interj.1.■[主英国英语][表示烦恼、不耐烦、厌烦,不悦等]讨厌,去你的,活见鬼!近义词annoybother it (或you等)讨厌的;他妈的bother oneself (或one's head, brains) about (或with)为…操心,为…焦虑,为…费脑筋bother one with以…来打扰某人;拿…来麻烦某人can't be bothered不想出力,不愿找麻烦
botherbother[ˈbɔðə]n.1.■麻烦; 烦恼2.■麻烦事; 讨厌的人3.■焦虑4.■费工夫的工作We had a lot of bother finding our way to his house.我们费了很大劲才找到他的家。Don't get into such a bother about small matters.不要为了区区小事而如此焦虑。Gardening takes more bother than it's worth.种花是很费工夫的, 真不值得。
词性变化bother[ˈbɔðə]vt.1.■打扰, 使不安, 使激动或紧张2.■使迷惑; 使烦恼、生气或担心3.■纠缠Don't bother me while I am taking my nap.我小睡的时候不要打扰我。The complexities of life bothered me.生活的杂乱事儿使我心烦。B-it! (=B-you!)讨厌!bother[ˈbɔðə]vi.1.■感到轻微的关切或焦虑2.■麻烦3.■费心bother with trifles为小事而烦恼
继承用法botherern.bothermentn.bothersome[ˈbɔðəsəm]adj.
参考词汇见annoy;
verb
- [noobj., with negative]take the trouble to do something
麻烦,烦心,尽力
scientists rarely bother with such niceties.
科学家们很少为这些细节问题操心。
[with infinitive]the driver didn't bother to ask why.
这司机没有费心去问为什么。 - [with obj.](of a circumstance or event) worry, disturb, or upset (someone)
(环境,事件)使焦虑,使烦恼
secrecy is an issue which bothers journalists.
秘密是令记者们感到烦恼的一个问题。
[with obj.andclause]it bothered me that I hadn't done anything.
我什么也没做,这使我不安。
■[with obj.][usu. with negative]feel concern about or interest in
关心;对…感兴趣
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。
he wasn't to bother himself with day-to-day things.
他根本不关心日常事务。
[as adj. bothered]I'm not particularly bothered about how I look.
我并不特别在意自己的外表。
■cause trouble or annoyance to (someone) by interrupting or otherwise inconveniencing them
打扰,烦扰,给(某人)添麻烦
I'm sorry to bother you at this time of night.
很抱歉,这么晚了打扰你。
- [mass noun]effort, trouble, or difficulty
努力,麻烦,困难
he saved me the bother of having to come up with a speech.
他帮我避免了演讲的麻烦。
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。
it's no bother, it's on my way home.
不麻烦,我顺路回家。
■(Brit.)used to refer to serious trouble in an understated way
(英)麻烦(指大麻烦的一种轻描淡写的说法)
I'm afraid there's been a bit of bother.
我想有点麻烦了。
■(a bother)a person or thing that causes annoyance or difficulty
讨厌的人(或事)
I hope she hasn't been a bother.
我希望她不要这么讨厌。
- (chiefly Brit.)used to express mild irritation or impatience
(主 英)讨厌(表达轻微的愤怒和不耐烦)
‘Bother!’ she muttered.
“讨厌!”她抱怨道。
can't be bothered (to do something)
- be unwilling to make the effort needed to do something
不愿找麻烦,不想出力
they couldn't be bothered to look it up.
他们根本不想花力气去查这件事。
- in a state of anxiety or physical discomfort, especially as a result of being pressured
(因焦虑或身体不适而感到)心急火燎
- late 17th cent. (as a noun in the dialect sense 'noise, chatter'): of Anglo-Irish origin; probably related to Irish bodhaire 'noise', bodhraim 'deafen, annoy'. The verb (originally dialect) meant 'confuse with noise' in the early 18th cent
bother
名词 bother:
an angry disturbance
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
bother
■"Why don't we just yet married without any fuss and bother, " Dick said suddenly, as they were discussing what form the wedding reception should take.
"为什么我们不能只是结婚,而不搞那些多余的、令人烦恼又消耗精力的麻烦事呢?"迪克突然说。他们正在讨论婚礼的形式。
■"Don't bother your dad," said Mrs. Tremaine.
“别跟你爹顶啦,”屈里曼太太说。
■"Darao" means to bother or disturb.
“打扰”意思是烦扰或扰乱。
■It is no bother to me. And I'll be glad to do it.
一点儿也不麻烦,我很乐意做的。
■Wouldn't that be too much bother?
不会太麻烦吧?
■Don't bother about the letter, it's now urgent.
不必为这封信操心,这不是急信。
■Don't bother to dress up for the party.
不必为这次聚会穿礼服。
■Don't bother to spring-clean the whole house just because my mother coming-there's no need to go to extremes.
不必仅仅因为我母亲要来而费心彻底找扫整幢房子——没有必要走极端。
■Don't bother buttering up to me. I'm too old a hand to be won over by flattery.
不必劳驾来拍我马屁。我可是个老资格,才不吃那一套哩。
■Don't bother to get dinner for me. I'll be dining out.
不必费事为我做饭了,我到外面吃去。
■Don't bother about answering this.
不必费心回复。
■Don't bother to move.I think I can just brush past.
不必麻烦动了,我想我能擦身挤过去。
■Don't get into such a bother about small matters.
不要为了区区小事而如此焦虑。
■Don't bother me with this and that.
不要什么事都来麻烦我。
■Do not bother me. I am taking note.
不要干扰我我正在做笔记
■Do not bother me or I'll tell your mother.
不要打扰我,否则我就告诉你妈。
■Don't bother him. He is a bit fed up.
不要打扰,他有点心烦。
■Don't bother me, I'm already fed up.
不要烦我,我已一肚子气了。
■Do not bother me with such petty things.
不要用这种小事情烦我。
■Don't bother her with such halfpenny things.
不要用这种微不足道的事情来打扰她。
■Don't put yourself to any bother.
不要自寻烦恼。
■Don't bother me with stupid questions.
不要问一些愚蠢的问题来烦我。
■But it would be so much bother for you.
不过这会太麻烦你了。
■No, do not bother, I can do it myself.
不,不用费心,我自己能行。
■Why did nature bother to create mosquitoes?
为什么大自然要不厌其烦地创造蚊子呢?
■So why bother to rush to foreign countries?
为什么急着出国旅游呢?
■Why bother studying any of this?
为什么老大哥要热衷于这些研究呢?
■So, why bother with health and safety?
为什么要关注安全与健康?
■Why Bother Looking for Gravitational Waves?
为什么要寻找引力波?
■Why did we bother to implement this as a macro?
为什么要把它实现成宏?
■The emperor thought, "What a bother!
什麽时候不好来,就偏拣在这时辰?
■Why on earth did they bother to get married?
他们干么费那么大事去结婚?
■He was too busy to bother about such trifles.
他太忙,不能为这些小事烦心了。
■He sloshed the paint on without bother to catch the drip.
他把油漆胡乱往上一甩,连滴下来的也懒得抹一抹
■He has no time to bother with trifles.
他没有时间为小事而担忧。
■He doesn't even bother to hide it.
他甚至不屑加以掩饰。
■He didn' t even bother to say thank you.
他甚至连说一声谢谢都不肯.
■He didn't even bother to say thank you.
他甚至连说一声谢谢都不肯。
■He didn't even bother to let me know he was coming.
他甚至连通知都没通知我他要来。
■His lazy son is quite a bother to him.
他的懒儿子很令他伤脑筋。
■He told us not to bother with him.
他让我们别为他费事了。
■Don' t bother about answering his letter.
你不必回复他的信。
■You need not bother how it took place .
你不必担心那是怎样发生的。
■You needn't bother to come to my office.
你不必特地来我办公室。
■You need not bother to come here .
你不必麻烦到这儿来。
■You need not bother about coming up .
你不必麻烦前来。
■You needn't bother your head for nothing.
你不要白费心思。
■You've never had to bother yourself, Mrs. Hunter.
你从来就不必操那份心,亨特太太。
■Bother the lot of you!Get out of here!
你们这班讨厌的家伙!滚出去!
■Why bother your head about such trifles?
你何苦在这些小事上伤脑筋?