worry

英 [ˈwʌri]

美 [ˈwɜːri]

v.  担心; 担忧; 发愁; 使担心; 使担忧; 使发愁; 骚扰; 烦扰; 使不安宁
n.  担心; 忧虑; 发愁; 令人担忧的事; 让人发愁的事

复数：worries　过去式：worried　第三人称单数：worries　现在分词：worrying　过去分词：worried　

中考高考考研

Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.1537 / COCA.970

同义词辨析

anxietycareconcernuneaseworry【导航词义：担心，挂念】

短语用例

worry at sth

• 咬；撕扯；摇晃；拉扯
  to bite sth and shake or pull it
  1. Don't worry . We have plenty of time.
     不必担心。我们有很多时间。
  2. Don't worry about me. I'll be all right.
     别为我担忧。我会没事的。
  3. He's always worrying about his weight.
     他总是为自己的体重发愁。
  4. There's no point in worrying over things you can't change.
     对改变不了的事情担心也没用。
  5. I worry that I won't get into college.
     我担心自己进不了大学。
• 思考，苦想（解决办法）
  to think about a problem a lot and try and find a solution
  1. What worries me is how I am going to get another job.
     使我发愁的是如何再找到工作。
  2. He's worried himself sick (= become extremely anxious) about his daughter.
     他的女儿可把他愁坏了。
  3. It worries me that he hasn't come home yet.
     他还没有回家，这叫我放心不下。

习惯用语

v.

not to worry
• 别担心；不必发愁；没关系
  it is not important; it does not matter
• Not to worry─I can soon fix it.
  别着急，我很快就能把它修理好。
• Not to worry─no harm done.
  别担心，没伤着。

n.

no worries!
• 没什么，不客气，没关系（常用以回答别人的道谢）
  it's not a problem; it's all right (often used as a reply when sb thanks you for sth)

牛津词典

verb

• 担心；担忧；发愁
  to keep thinking about unpleasant things that might happen or about problems that you have
  1. Don't worry . We have plenty of time.
     不必担心。我们有很多时间。
  2. Don't worry about me. I'll be all right.
     别为我担忧。我会没事的。
  3. He's always worrying about his weight.
     他总是为自己的体重发愁。
  4. There's no point in worrying over things you can't change.
     对改变不了的事情担心也没用。
  5. I worry that I won't get into college.
     我担心自己进不了大学。
• 使担心；使担忧；使发愁
  to make sb/yourself anxious about sb/sth
  1. What worries me is how I am going to get another job.
     使我发愁的是如何再找到工作。
  2. He's worried himself sick (= become extremely anxious) about his daughter.
     他的女儿可把他愁坏了。
  3. It worries me that he hasn't come home yet.
     他还没有回家，这叫我放心不下。
• 骚扰；烦扰；使不安宁
  to annoy or disturb sb
  1. The noise never seems to worry her.
     这噪音似乎从不让她厌烦。
  2. Don't keep worrying him with a lot of silly questions.
     别老用许多愚蠢的问题打扰他。
• 攻击，撕咬（动物，尤指羊）
  to attack animals, especially sheep, by chasing and/or biting them

noun

• 担心；忧虑；发愁
  the state of worrying about sth
  1. The threat of losing their jobs is a constant source of worry to them.
     丢掉工作的威胁时常使他们忧心忡忡。
  2. to be frantic with worry
     愁得要命
• 令人担忧的事；让人发愁的事
  something that worries you
  1. family/financial worries
     家庭中的 / 财务上的烦恼
  2. worries about the future
     对未来的担忧
  3. Mugging is a real worry for many old people.
     行凶抢劫确实令许多老人心神不安。
  4. My only worry is that…
     唯一令我担忧的是…

柯林斯词典

• VERB 担心;忧虑；发愁
  If youworry, you keep thinking about problems that you have or about unpleasant things that might happen.
  1. Don't worry, your luggage will come on afterwards by taxi...
     别担心，你的行李随后会由出租车送过来。
  2. I worry about her constantly...
     我无时无刻不为她担心。
  3. I work in a school so I don't have to worry about finding someone to look after my little boy...
     我在学校工作，所以不用为找人照顾我年幼的儿子而操心。
  4. They worry that extremists might gain control.
     他们担心极端分子可能会取得控制权。
• VERB 使担心;使忧虑;使发愁
  If someone or somethingworriesyou, they make you anxious because you keep thinking about problems or unpleasant things that might be connected with them.
  1. I'm still in the early days of my recovery and that worries me...
     我还处于恢复的早期阶段，这让我很担心。
  2. 'Why didn't you tell us?' — 'I didn't want to worry you.'...
     “你为什么不告诉我们？”“我不想让你们担心。”
  3. The English, worried by the growing power of Prince Henry, sent a raiding party to Scotland to kill him...
     英格兰人对亨利亲王权势日增感到不安，便派突袭队到苏格兰除掉他。
  4. Does it worry you that the Americans are discussing this?
     美国人在讨论这事，你不担心吗？
• VERB 让…厌烦；使不安宁;困扰
  If someone or something does notworryyou, you do not dislike them or you are not annoyed by them.
  1. The cold doesn't worry me...
     冷我不怕。
  2. It wouldn't worry me if he came to my house, but I don't know if I would go out of my way to ask him.
     我倒不介意他来我家，但我不知道自己是否会特意邀请他。
• N-UNCOUNT 担心;忧虑;发愁
  Worryis the state or feeling of anxiety and unhappiness caused by the problems that you have or by thinking about unpleasant things that might happen.
  1. The admission shows the depth of worry among the Tories over the state of the economy...
     这一认可表明了保守党党内对经济状况的忧虑之深。
  2. His last years were overshadowed by financial worry.
     他生命的最后几年穷困潦倒，十分惨淡。
• N-COUNT 使人担心(或发愁)的问题；烦心事
  Aworryis a problem that you keep thinking about and that makes you unhappy.
  1. My main worry was that Madeleine Johnson would still be there...
     我最担心的是马德琳·约翰逊仍会在那儿。
  2. The worry is that the use of force could make life impossible for the UN peacekeepers...
     让人担心的是，使用武力可能会使联合国维和人员性命难保。
  3. His wife Cheryl said she had no worries about his health.
     他的妻子谢里尔说她并不担心他的健康。
• CONVENTION （表示自己并不烦恼或生气）别担心；没关系
  You saynot to worryto someone to indicate that you are not upset or angry when something has gone wrong.
  1. 'Not to worry, Baby,' he said, and kissed her tenderly.
     “没关系，宝贝儿。”他说道，然后温柔地吻了她一下。

英英释义

noun

• something or someone that causes anxiety
  1. New York traffic is a constant concern
  2. it's a major worry
  Synonym:concernheadachevexation
• a strong feeling of anxiety
  1. his worry over the prospect of being fired
  2. it is not work but worry that kills
  3. he wanted to die and end his troubles
  Synonym:trouble

verb

• touch or rub constantly
  1. The old man worried his beads
• lacerate by biting
  1. the dog worried his bone
• disturb the peace of mind of
  1. I cannot sleep--my daughter's health is worrying me
  Synonym:vex
• be concerned with
  1. I worry about my grades
  Synonym:care
• be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
  1. I worry about my job
• be on the mind of
  1. I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift
  Synonym:concerninterestoccupy

双语例句

• The admission shows the depth of worry among the Tories over the state of the economy
  这一认可表明了保守党党内对经济状况的忧虑之深。
• 'Don't you worry about any of this,' she said patting me on the knee
  “这个你什么都不用担心，”她轻拍着我的膝盖说。
• Don't worry yourself about me, I can take care of myself
  你别担心我，我能照顾好自己。
• The worry is that the use of force could make life impossible for the UN peacekeepers
  让人担心的是，使用武力可能会使联合国维和人员性命难保。
• 'Why didn't you tell us?' — 'I didn't want to worry you.'
  “你为什么不告诉我们？”“我不想让你们担心。”
• Send me a letter as soon as you arrive so that I won't worry.
  到了就来信，省得我挂念。
• 'Not to worry, Baby,' he said, and kissed her tenderly.
  “没关系，宝贝儿。”他说道，然后温柔地吻了她一下。
• I'll not worry about it. I'll let nature take its course.
  我不再为此事发愁了，顺其自然吧。
• My main worry was that Madeleine Johnson would still be there
  我最担心的是马德琳·约翰逊仍会在那儿。
• If you're late, your mother will worry for you.
  你要是回家晚了，你妈会牵挂你的。