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worry verb
⇨ worry 1 (You worry too much.) ⇨ worry 2 (This did not worry me.)worry noun
⇨ concernworry1 verb You worry too much. 你太多虑了。This did not worry me. 这并未使我不安。worry ♦︎ fret ♦︎ agonize ♦︎ sweatThese words all mean to spend time thinking about a difficult situation or problem and feel worried or unhappy about it. 这些词均表示担忧、焦虑。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to worry / fret / agonize about sth◆fret / agonize / sweat over sth◆Don't worry / fret.■ worry [intransitive] to keep thinking about unpleasant things that might happen or might have happened 担心；担忧；发愁◆Don't worry about me. I'll be fine.别为我担心，我会没事的。◆I worry that I won't get into college.我担心不能上大学。◆You worry too much.你太多虑了。■ fret (-tt-) [intransitive] (especially BrE) to be worried or unhappy and unable to relax 苦恼；焦躁；焦虑不安◆Fretting about it won't help.苦恼于事无补。■ agonize (BrE also agonise) [intransitive] to spend a long time thinking and worrying about a difficult situation, problem or decision 苦苦思索；焦虑不已◆I spent days agonizing over whether to take the job or not.我好几天苦苦思考是否该接受这个工作。■ sweat / /swet/ / [intransitive, transitive] (informal) to worry or feel anxious about sth 担心；焦虑；不安◆They really made me sweat during the interview.面试过程中，我被他们弄得紧张死了。◆ (NAmE) Don't sweat it (= don't worry). We'll be fine.别担心，我们会没事的。 worry2 verb You worry too much. 你太多虑了。This did not worry me. 这并未使我不安。worry ♦︎ bother ♦︎ concern ♦︎ trouble ♦︎ disturb ♦︎ unsettleThese words all mean to make sb feel anxious or worried. 这些词均表示使担忧、使发愁。SYNONYM SCALE 词义标尺 下图显示这些词所表达让人担忧的程度| bother | ➔ | concern | ➔ | worry | | | disturb | | trouble | | | unsettle | | |
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆It worries / bothers / concerns / troubles / disturbs sb that ...◆Is there something worrying / bothering / troubling you?◆to worry / bother / concern / trouble sb with sth◆to worry / bother / concern / trouble yourself about sth◆sth doesn't worry / bother / concern sb in the slightest / least◆What worries / bothers / concerns / troubles / disturbs me is...■ worry [transitive] to make sb feel anxious about sth; to annoy sb 使担心；使发愁；烦扰◆What worries me is how I'm going to get another job.让我发愁的是怎么能再找到工作。◆He's worried himself sick about his daughter.他为女儿的事愁坏了。◆The noise never seems to worry her.她好像从来不受那噪音的干扰。■ bother [transitive] (rather informal) to annoy, worry or upset sb 使烦恼；使担忧；使不安◆Does it bother you that she earns more than you?她挣钱比你多，你会不会觉得不自在？◆It bothers me to think of her alone in that big house.想到她孤零零地待在那所大房子里，我便坐立不安。◆'I'm sorry he was so rude to you.' 'It doesn't bother me.'“对不起，他对你太没有礼貌了。”“没关系。”■ concern [transitive] (not usually used in the progressive tenses 通常不用于进行时) to worry sb 使担忧；使担心◆What concerns me is our lack of preparation for the change.让我担心的是我们对事态的变化缺乏准备。 see also concern ⇨ concern noun ■ trouble [transitive] to worry or upset sb 使忧虑；使烦恼◆What is it that's troubling you?是什么事让你心烦？■ disturb [transitive] to make sb worry 使焦虑；使不安；使烦恼◆The letter shocked and disturbed me.这封信让我感到震惊和不安。◆It disturbed her to realize that she was missing him already.她意识到自己已经在想念他，心里焦虑不安。NOTE 辨析 Worry, bother, concern, trouble or disturb?These words all have very similar meanings. There are slight differences in strength, frequency and register. Bother is the most informal, especially in spoken phrases such as It doesn't bother me and I'm not bothered. Concern is the most formal and is not usually used in the progressive tenses. 这些词的含义很相近，仅在强烈程度、使用频率和语体风格上略有不同。bother最不正式，尤用于口语表达中，如It doesn't bother me.（没关系。）和I'm not bothered.（我不在乎。）concern最正式，通常不用于进行时◆What is it that's concerning you? ■ unsettle [transitive] to make sb feel upset or worried, especially because a situation has changed （尤指因情况有变）使心神不宁，使担忧◆Changing schools might unsettle the kids.转学会让孩子们心神不安。 concern noun concern ♦︎ worry ♦︎ anxiety ♦︎ apprehension ♦︎ unease ♦︎ angst ♦︎ agitationThese are all words for the state of worrying about something, or for things that cause you to worry. 这些词均表示担心、忧虑或担忧的事。SYNONYM SCALE 词义标尺 下图显示这些词所表达担忧的程度| unease | ➔ | anxiety | ➔ | concern | | | apprehension | | worry | | | angst | | | | | agitation | | |
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆concern / worry / anxiety / apprehension / unease / angst over / about sth◆concern / worry / anxiety / apprehension / unease that...◆great / considerable / growing concern / worry / anxiety / apprehension / unease / agitation◆deep concern / anxiety / unease◆to express concern / your worries / anxiety / apprehension / unease◆to voice your concern / unease◆to share your concerns / worries◆to cause concern / anxiety / apprehension / unease■ concern [uncountable, countable] (rather formal) a feeling of worry, especially one that is shared by many people; sth that worries people （尤指很多人共同的）担心，忧虑；担心（或忧虑）的事◆She hasn't been seen for four days and there is concern for her safety.她已四天不见踪影，大家都很担心她的安全。◆The report expressed concern over continuing high unemployment.报告表达了对失业率居高不下的忧虑。 see also concern ⇨ worry verb 2 , concerned ⇨ worried ■ worry [uncountable, countable] the state of worrying about sth; sth that worries you 担忧；忧虑；令人担忧（或发愁）的事◆He claims the illness was caused by stress and worry.他声称这个病是由压力和忧虑引起的。◆He was sick with worry.他担心得要命。◆financial / family worries财务上的／家庭中的烦恼 see also worried ⇨ worried ■ anxiety / /æŋˈzaɪəti/ / [uncountable, countable] the state of feeling nervous or worried; a worry or fear about sth 焦虑；忧虑；担心；害怕◆Some hospital patients experience high levels of anxiety.有些住院病人十分焦虑不安。◆She felt a nagging anxiety that could not be relieved.她感到有一种无法缓解而又挥之不去的焦虑。 see also anxious ⇨ worried NOTE 辨析 Concern, worry or anxiety? Worry is a more informal word than concern and anxiety, although in informal English it is more common to use the expression be worried than any of these nouns. Worry and anxiety are especially used to refer to personal matters; a concern often affects many people. 比起concern和anxiety，worry较不正式，尽管在非正式英语中用be worried比用这些名词更常见。worry和anxiety尤指个人问题，concern常指影响很多人的问题。■ apprehension / /ˌæprɪˈhenʃn/ / [uncountable, countable] (rather formal) worry or fear that sth unpleasant may happen 忧虑；担心；恐惧◆There is growing apprehension that fighting will begin again.人们越发担心战火会重燃。◆She felt some apprehension at seeing him again.她对再次见到他感到有些害怕。 see also apprehensive ⇨ worried ■ unease / /ʌnˈiːz/ / [uncountable, singular] the feeling of being slightly worried or unhappy about sth 不安；忧虑◆He was unable to hide his unease at the way the situation was developing.他无法掩饰对局势演变的忧虑。 see also uneasy ⇨ worried ■ angst / /æŋst/ / [uncountable] a feeling of anxiety and worry about a situation, or about your life （对形势、事态、生活的）忧虑，焦虑◆songs full of teenage angst充满青少年焦虑的歌曲■ agitation [uncountable] worry and anxiety that you show by behaving in a nervous way （表现出来的）焦虑不安，忧虑，烦乱◆Dot arrived in a state of great agitation.多特到达时十分焦虑不安。◆He started to pace up and down the room in agitation.他开始烦躁不安地在房间里踱来踱去。 see also agitate ⇨ shake 4 , agitated ⇨ restless |