| 释义 |
wor·ry /ˈwʌrɪ； ˈwɜːrɪ/ vi. | vt. | n. | phr.
I ❶ vi.
1. 担心，发愁
Not to worry. 不用担心。
have enough to worry about 担心的事够多
I shouldn't worry too much about it if I were you. 我是你的话，我不会为那事过分担心。
worry over sb.'s health 担心某人的健康
worry about the safety of nuclear energy 担心核能的安全性
She is worrying that he doesn't come. 她为他没来而担忧。
“I'm afraid she is sick.” Carter worried out loud. “我怕她病了。”卡特心里犯愁说出声来。
2. 使不安宁，骚扰(at)
worry at sb. to do sth. 缠着要某人做某事
3. 撕咬，啮碎
4. 艰难地移动；挣扎着进行
an old car worrying uphill 一辆费劲地爬坡而上的旧汽车
worry away at a geometry problem 费劲地解一道几何题
5. 反复拨弄；反复触动(at)
6. 〈英方〉被塞住；被闷死
❷ vt.
1. 使担心，使发愁
There's something worrying her. 有什么事使她很担心。
His prolonged absence worries me. 他的长期缺席使我担心。
2. 使不安宁，骚扰；困扰；折磨
Don't worry me with your complaints. 不要老是抱怨而搞得我不太平。
The artillery worried the enemy with intermittent shelling. 大炮的阵阵轰击骚扰了敌人。
She worried him for a present. 她缠着他要件礼物。
He was always worrying her to marry him. 他总是缠着要她嫁给他。
The light worries my eyes. 灯光照得我的眼睛很不舒服。
His old wound worries him a great deal. 他的旧伤使他感到很难受。
3. 撕咬，啮碎
The dog was worrying an old shoe. 狗在撕咬着一只旧皮鞋。
4. 反复拨弄；反复触动；(拨弄着)使改变位置
Her hands worried a rumpled handkerchief. 她的双手反复摆弄着那块皱手帕。
The wind was still worrying the trees. 风仍在吹动着树木。
5. 〈英方〉塞住，闷死
II n.
1. 担心，发愁；忧虑
lines of worry on sb.'s face 某人脸上一条条忧虑的皱纹
2. 令人担心(或发愁)的事(或人)；令人忧虑的事(或人)
a constant worry 叫人经常担心的事
have no worries about one's family 没有家事的烦恼
There are no more worries over gasoline shortages. 现在不再为汽油短缺犯愁了。
What a worry that child is! 那孩子真叫人烦心啊!
3. 撕咬，啮碎
[< OE wyrgan to strangle, injure; 与OFris wergia to kill, Ger würgen to strangle, ON virgill, urga rope 有关] phr. I should worry. 〈口〉我一点儿也不在乎。 worry along (或through) 应付下去，熬过去 She must try to worry along without him. 没有他，她也必须设法应付过去。In spite of her fears, she always worried through. 尽管害怕，她总还是熬过去了。worry down 好容易吞下 worry oneself 担心，发愁 I worried myself into a terrible state. 我担心得不得了。worry oneself ill (silly 或stupid)愁得发病(犯傻) worry out 1. 绞尽脑汁解决 (问题等)Those hotels are worrying out ways to increase services. 那些旅馆正千方百计设法增加服务项目。2. 纠缠着获取 The children worried the permission out of their father. 孩子们缠着要父亲允准。worry the sword 见sword |