新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

worry

英  [ˈwʌri]
    
美  [ˈwɜːri]

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • worries

    1[U 不可数名词] 忧虑

    Worry is the state or feeling of anxiety and unhappiness caused by the problems that you have or by thinking about unpleasant things that might happen.

    双语例句

    例:

    Modern American life is full of worry: the job, the kids, money, the stock market.

    现代美国生活充满了忧虑:工作、孩子、金钱、股市。

    2[C 可数名词] 令人烦恼的事

    A worry is a problem that you keep thinking about and that makes you unhappy.

    双语例句

    例:

    My main worry was that Madeleine Johnson would still be there.

    我的主要烦恼是玛得琳•约翰逊还会在那里。

    VERB. 动词
  • worries , worrying , worried

    1[I 不及物动词] 担心

    If you worry, you keep thinking about problems that you have or about unpleasant things that might happen.

    双语例句

    例:

    Don't worry, your luggage will come on afterwards by taxi.

    不要担心,你的行李随后将由出租车送到。

    例:

    I worry about her constantly.

    我一直在为她担心。

    例:

    They worry that high interest rates are keeping the dollar too high.

    他们担心高利率会使美元比值过高。

    2[T 及物动词] 使担心

    If someone or something worries you, they make you anxious because you keep thinking about problems or unpleasant things that might be connected with them.

    双语例句

    例:

    I'm still in the early days of my recovery and that worries me.

    我仍处于恢复期的初始阶段,这使我担心。

    3[T 及物动词] 使烦恼(用于否定句中)

    If someone or something does not worry you, you do not dislike them or you are not annoyed by them.

    近义词

    bother

    双语例句

    例:

    The cold doesn't worry me.

    我不怕冷。