Definition of worry in English:

worry

verbworries, worried, worrying ˈwʌriˈwəri

1Feel or cause to feel anxious or troubled about actual or potential problems.
no object he worried about his soldier sons in the war
他为几个在当兵打仗的儿子担心。
with clause I began to worry whether I had done the right thing
我开始担心我做的事是否正确。
with object there was no need to worry her
没有必要让她担心。
Example sentencesExamples
- White often needed other people to convince him that he really could bat and bowl among the best in the world but he still worried about whether he was suited to the particular role he was given.
- Pleasure is mixed with anxiety as you worry about the smooth running of business and availability of significant opportunities.
- He can then try making an exact likeness without having to worry about being too concerned about how good looking it is.
- But looking at the food which seemed somewhat unsanitary, we worried about whether it would cause other problems later.
- It made you do silly things and it gave you an awful headache, but we never worried about the risks, let alone the long-term health consequences.
- I sometimes worry that the concern over self-identity obscures a far bigger problem.
- Scanlon, whose husband left her to bring up children aged three and one, said most parents worried about whether they could cope.
- Moose recalls that he had difficulty sleeping during the investigation and that he worried about whether he would be allowed to remain in control of the murder hunt.
- Doing so raises separation of powers concerns that continue to worry many.
- A child with generalized anxiety worries a lot about everyday events.
- They worried about her health and called in a doctor who confirmed her blood pressure had gone down.
- It has done nothing to curb my anxiety; in fact, it has only made my anxiety worse because I worry about being tired all the time.
- Tourism Concern worries that undefined ecotourism falls prey to ‘greenwash’ marketing.
- Antiwar activists shouldn't worry that their concerns will be given short shrift.
- Matt worried about the security aspect, I worried about the actual wedding.
- It is naive to think that non-Hindus will worry about issues which concern Hindus.
- Even when I don't want to be worrying, the anxiety is always in the background like a taut violin string.
- I don't really worry about the future too much.
- Police had worried about trouble after the match but apart from a few incidents of drunkenness the upset didn't cause patrols any problems.
- They worried that their concern had no effect on me at all.
Synonyms
fret, be worried, be concerned, be anxious, agonize, brood, dwell on, panic, get in a panic, lose sleep, get worked up, get in a fluster, get overwrought, be on tenterhooks
informal have butterflies in one's stomach, get stressed, get in a flap, get in a state, get in a tizz/tizzy, get in a sweat, sweat, get steamed up, get in a lather, stew, torture oneself, torment oneself
British informal be in a blue funk
alarming, concerning, worrisome, daunting, perturbing, trying, taxing, vexatious, niggling, bothersome, troublesome, unsettling, harassing, harrying, harrowing, nerve-racking
distressing, dismaying, disquieting, upsetting, traumatic, unpleasant, awkward, difficult, tricky, thorny, problematic, grave
informal scary, hairy, sticky, prickly, anxious-making
1. 1.1worry something outwith object Discover or solve something by persistent thought.
  children should be allowed to pause in their reading to worry out a meaning
  应该允许孩子们在阅读中间停顿一下，好好想一下文章的意思。
  Example sentencesExamples
  I have been worrying it out since the day you two were born!
  Something was nagging away in the back of my skull, but I was too distracted to worry it out, fixated by the sight of her dipping the tip of the knife into the jar and withdrawing a small dollop of a dark syrupy liquid.
  It came to me, while I worried it out, last night.
2. 1.2with object Annoy or disturb.
  the noise never really stops, but it doesn't worry me
  噪音从没真正停止过，但这并不令我生气。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The additional burdens of bureaucracy do not just worry British businesses.
  Synonyms
  trouble, bother, cause anxiety, make anxious, disturb, distress, upset, concern, disquiet, discompose, fret, agitate, unsettle, perturb, frighten, alarm, scare, fluster, flurry, stress, strain, tax, harass, torment, plague, bedevil, besiege, irk, vex
  prey on one's mind, weigh heavily on one's mind, weigh down, oppress, burden, be a great weight on, lie heavy on, gnaw at
  informal hassle, give someone a hard time, throw, faze, rattle, bug, get to, do someone's head in, discombobulate
  North American informal mess with someone's head
2with object (of a dog or other carnivorous animal) tear at or pull about with the teeth.
（狗等食肉动物）撕咬，啮碎
I found my dog contentedly worrying a bone
我发现我的狗正心满意足地啃骨头。
Example sentencesExamples
- Some people still refer to a ‘dog worrying a rabbit’, as in shaking it to death by the throat.
- They want to study it and dissect it, picking away at its component parts like a cat worrying a mouse.
- Blair and Howard are like two dogs worrying the same bone called ‘choice’.
- Something to focus her mind on, that it would not escape her grip and return to worrying at her grief as a dog worries a bone.
Synonyms
chew, bite, nibble, munch, crunch, champ, chomp, masticate
1. 2.1 (of a dog) chase and attack (livestock, especially sheep)
  （狗）追逐，袭击（牲畜，尤指羊群）
  a farmer shot a dog that had been worrying sheep
  Example sentencesExamples
  A farmer is allowed to shoot a dog if it is worrying his sheep.
  Farmers have been particularly worried about walkers in newly opened areas letting their dogs off leads to worry sheep and cause other nuisance.
  Under the Animals Act 1971, a farmer can shoot any dog that is worrying livestock, without liability.
  Farmers do not all agree with the hunt, and those who don't shoot the foxes that worry their animals, and this is a far more effective method of control.
  They would surely not be associated with the minority of hikers who leave gates open, stray from the footpaths or let their unattended dogs worry sheep but these people do exist.
  It is natural for a wolf to worry a lamb, but when a lamb worries another lamb then it is a monstrous business.
  It now appears that this dog is worrying cattle, sometimes with other dogs.
  Even family pets can terrify and worry sheep and lambs.
  The law states that if dogs worry sheep in any way then farmers are within their rights to shoot them.
  Ultimately, if a dog is off its lead and worrying the deer then the park authorities are entitled to shoot it.
  Some claimed that they attacked young calves and worried the bigger animals.
  He pointed out: 'Owners should be aware that farmers are legally entitled to shoot dogs which may be worrying their sheep.'
  It will certainly offer some protection in terms of sheep being worried by dogs that escape from hunters.
  Synonyms
  attack, savage, maul, mutilate, mangle, go for, tear at, tear to pieces, claw, bite, gnaw at, lacerate, shake, pull at
  molest, torment, persecute
2. 2.2worry atno object Pull at or fiddle with repeatedly.
  反复拨弄，反复触动
  he began to worry at the knot in the cord
  他开始反复拨弄绳上的结。
  Example sentencesExamples
  He shifted slightly in the black vinyl pants as he worried at the hem of his dark blue long sleeved silk shirt with black under tones.
  Its long-fingered little hands worried at the string.

nounPlural worries ˈwʌriˈwəri

mass noun

1The state of being anxious and troubled over actual or potential problems.
担心，发愁；忧虑
Mam says she's demented with worry
Example sentencesExamples
- They are in constant worry, for themselves as well as for their children.
- Her father then had one less worry to trouble his mind over.
- It was a journey fraught with worry and panic, as I managed to convince myself that I had left the gas on at home!
- She felt concern and worry, and anything beyond that wouldn't come.
- Poor Melindisar must be quite anxious with worry by now.
- He was too anxious and full of worry about the upcoming war.
- The eyes of the man standing beside the bed were welling with the vaguest mix of pity, anxiety, worry, sympathy, and pain.
- If young people have any worries or concerns they can find someone to listen to them and to share their concerns with.
- Sunday was the day I had fun and laughed without any sort of trouble or lingering worry.
- I don't miss the anxiety, stress, worry, pain that she has put me through over the last month or so.
- More worrying, however, is the effect low morale and constant worry could have on managers' performance, he says.
- Most of them had long since fallen asleep but he felt this deep feeling of worry troubling him.
- With a deflated share price a constant source of worry, the possibility of Atlantic itself being bought out remains an issue.
- I saw concern, confusion, worry, pain, disappointment and curiosity, and I tried to hide from them.
- The result will be worry and potential poverty for millions, and for some losing their homes when they cannot keep up payments after retiring.
- Concern, worry, guilt - a mixture of emotions swam in his expression, pain in his wide eyes.
- As she started to uncover her basket, concern and worry gripped me.
- He held her hands tighter and drew her to him, concern and worry in his eyes.
- Finally I had to decide between my constant worry and frustration and extending my customers' credit.
- The angel asked, concern and worry ebbing from his voice.
Synonyms
anxiety, disturbance, perturbation, trouble, bother, distress, concern, care, upset, uneasiness, unease, disquiet, disquietude, disconcertment, fretfulness, restlessness, nervousness, nerves, agitation, edginess, tension, tenseness, stress, strain
apprehension, fear, fearfulness, dread, foreboding, trepidation, misgiving, angst
informal butterflies (in the stomach), the willies, the heebie-jeebies, the shakes, the jumps, jitteriness, twitchiness
1. 1.1count noun A source of anxiety.
  令人担心（或发愁）的事（或人）；令人忧虑的事（或人）
  he's got financial worries
  Example sentencesExamples
  Bank runs are one of the biggest worries of China's financial authorities, given that bad loan ratios are believed to be as high as 75 percent at some local banks.
  One potential worry for Cablevision is the growth of direct-broadcast satellite services in the New York area.
  They now face Christmas with financial worries hanging over them.
  This time however, there's a much more positive spin on things - I'm getting on top of the grander scheme of financial worries, and coping by myself.
  He has the additional worry of a troublesome pupil.
  Don't let financial worries stress you out and burn your credit card before it burns you.
  The OPW's major worry was about any potential legal liability to the government.
  For some, family violence, triggered by the stresses of unemployment and financial worries, emerged as a serious problem.
  We look forward to seeing what he says in the interview, and at least a bidding war will help relieve some of his well-documented financial worries.
  For Peter de Savary, though, it is the potential economic damage which is the main worry.
  Financial worries, a stressful job, redundancy or fear of unemployment, even moving house, can trigger depression in vulnerable people.
  Chronic stress, such as financial worries, is less well understood than are intermittent bouts of acute stress.
  The constant worry of a repeat of autumn 2000 is the lasting legacy of the floods.
  She bore it stoically and quietly, cut expenses to ease his financial worries, and made sure no one outside the family found out.
  In contrast to his early years, his later life was marked by financial worries, frustration and disappointment.
  While some were losing their nerve amid mounting financial worries, the bullish chief executive insisted that the opportunity had to be seized.
  His actual worry will lie in maintaining harmony among such a gathering of outstanding footballers who will all understandably feel that they should start matches.
  If, on top of studying and living, you work 20 or so hours a week and still encounter continuous financial worries, your grades are bound to suffer.
  We came from old families without financial worries.
  She struggled to cope with huge financial worries, and ongoing problems concerning the sale of timber from the estate.
  Synonyms
  problem, cause for concern
  nuisance, pest, plague, trial, tribulation, trouble, irritation, irritant, vexation, bane, bugbear, thorn in one's flesh/side, burden, cross, cross to bear
  informal pain, pain in the neck, headache, hassle, stress

Phrases

not to worry

informal Used to reassure someone that a situation is not serious.
〈非正式〉别担心
not to worry—no harm done
别担心——没有造成伤害。
Example sentencesExamples
- This child may be only 1 year old, but not to worry, there are electric guitars for all ages.
- There were no more planes that night and all the next day's were full but, not to worry, our bags at least would be on their way west.
- On the other, his film is only a metaphor for an imaginary America so not to worry.
- This dinosaur committee is being erased this month, so not to worry.
- It just looks like a little pink pimple, lost in my arm freckles, so not to worry.
- If you happen to be male, and in a relationship, and you also happen to forget what day it is - not to worry.
- Well, we discovered something really weird about them; actually, we heard it on the radio but not to worry.
- Ah well, not to worry - it's not long until Easter and we'll sell then, see if we don't.
- If today's weather doesn't suit then, not to worry, the chances are it'll be different tomorrow.
- But not to worry - it will soon be Drift Back Day and suddenly life is beginning to look normal.

Derivatives

worrier

noun ˈwʌrɪəˈwəriər

There were some in there who were worriers more than I was, so we tried to keep them a bit more buoyant.
Example sentencesExamples
- That was ambivalent enough to intrigue Democratic worriers.
- Teenage turns everyone into compulsive worriers.
- What the worriers fail to contemplate is the uses to which that capital is put.
- That should satisfy the corporate memory worriers.

Origin

Old English wyrgan 'strangle', of West Germanic origin. In Middle English the original sense of the verb gave rise to the meaning 'seize by the throat and tear', later figuratively 'harass', whence 'cause anxiety to' (early 19th century, the date also of the noun).

In Old English worry was ‘to strangle’. The Middle Ages saw the meanings ‘to choke with a mouthful of food’, ‘to seize by the throat and tear’, and ‘to swallow greedily’, and in the 16th century ‘to harass’. This gave rise to ‘to annoy or disturb’ in the late 17th century, and then ‘to cause anxiety to’. The sense ‘to feel anxious or troubled’ (he worried about his son) is not recorded until the 1860s, and was initially regarded as a rather informal use.

Rhymes

curry, dhurrie, flurry, hurry, Murray, scurry, slurry, surrey

Definition of worry in US English:

worry

verbˈwərēˈwəri

1no object Give way to anxiety or unease; allow one's mind to dwell on difficulty or troubles.
不安；担心；发愁，操心
he worried about his soldier sons in the war
他为几个在当兵打仗的儿子担心。
with clause I began to worry whether I had done the right thing
我开始担心我做的事是否正确。
Example sentencesExamples
- Even when I don't want to be worrying, the anxiety is always in the background like a taut violin string.
- Pleasure is mixed with anxiety as you worry about the smooth running of business and availability of significant opportunities.
- It has done nothing to curb my anxiety; in fact, it has only made my anxiety worse because I worry about being tired all the time.
- It is naive to think that non-Hindus will worry about issues which concern Hindus.
- Police had worried about trouble after the match but apart from a few incidents of drunkenness the upset didn't cause patrols any problems.
- Matt worried about the security aspect, I worried about the actual wedding.
- Tourism Concern worries that undefined ecotourism falls prey to ‘greenwash’ marketing.
- Moose recalls that he had difficulty sleeping during the investigation and that he worried about whether he would be allowed to remain in control of the murder hunt.
- White often needed other people to convince him that he really could bat and bowl among the best in the world but he still worried about whether he was suited to the particular role he was given.
- They worried that their concern had no effect on me at all.
- I don't really worry about the future too much.
- They worried about her health and called in a doctor who confirmed her blood pressure had gone down.
- Scanlon, whose husband left her to bring up children aged three and one, said most parents worried about whether they could cope.
- Antiwar activists shouldn't worry that their concerns will be given short shrift.
- But looking at the food which seemed somewhat unsanitary, we worried about whether it would cause other problems later.
- I sometimes worry that the concern over self-identity obscures a far bigger problem.
- A child with generalized anxiety worries a lot about everyday events.
- He can then try making an exact likeness without having to worry about being too concerned about how good looking it is.
- Doing so raises separation of powers concerns that continue to worry many.
- It made you do silly things and it gave you an awful headache, but we never worried about the risks, let alone the long-term health consequences.
Synonyms
alarming, concerning, worrisome, daunting, perturbing, trying, taxing, vexatious, niggling, bothersome, troublesome, unsettling, harassing, harrying, harrowing, nerve-racking
fret, be worried, be concerned, be anxious, agonize, brood, dwell on, panic, get in a panic, lose sleep, get worked up, get in a fluster, get overwrought, be on tenterhooks
1. 1.1with object Cause annoyance to.
  使恼怒；使烦恼
  the noise never really stops, but it doesn't worry me
  噪音从没真正停止过，但这并不令我生气。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The additional burdens of bureaucracy do not just worry British businesses.
  Synonyms
  trouble, bother, cause anxiety, make anxious, disturb, distress, upset, concern, disquiet, discompose, fret, agitate, unsettle, perturb, frighten, alarm, scare, fluster, flurry, stress, strain, tax, harass, torment, plague, bedevil, besiege, irk, vex
2. 1.2with object Cause to feel anxiety or concern.
  使担心，使发愁，使操心
  there was no need to worry her
  没有必要让她担心。
  I've been worrying myself sick over my mother
  我一直在为我的母亲忧心忡忡。
  Example sentencesExamples
  An excited Mrs. Morel is thrilled to have her son alone to herself, but she is anxious and worried about his health.
  If I were concerned or worried I'd return home and see my ‘real’ general practitioner as a temporary resident.
  Police were worried about his potential ‘grooming’ activities.
  Not a few lawmakers are worried about the potential negative fallout of damaging revelations prior to April general elections.
  At first he was worried and concerned for her well being, but now he was disgusted with her.
  Unions meanwhile are worried about potential job losses.
  He said he's not worried about the potential loss of members, saying council is strong enough to make decisions as a small group.
  He said: ‘Workers will be angry, worried and extremely concerned about their future.’
  We are worried about the potential health risk this represents.
  They are worried about the potential health effects of microwave emissions, particularly on children.
  Once again lack of vision from the people concerned is worrying.
  I am extremely worried about potential health risks such as diabetes and cardiac disease due to her obesity.
  He was also worried about the health risks of rotting, derelict whare, which became breeding grounds for rats and vermin.
  The Matron was worried, and her anxiety had spread through the House like a disease.
  We were really worried and concerned that they would go out of business.
  But it's a concern nowhere near as worrying as congestion on the roads, overcrowding in schools and fast vanishing farmland.
  I am sure many residents will be deeply concerned and worried when they realise the full implications of the plans the council is poised to implement.
  This is when I know I'm really afraid of something, or worried, or having anxiety.
  But she said she was not worried about health risks from her fast and will only drink water.
  Planning would have to take its course but he would be extremely worried about potential health dangers.
2with object (of a dog or other carnivorous animal) tear at, gnaw on, or drag around with the teeth.
（狗等食肉动物）撕咬，啮碎
I found my dog contentedly worrying a bone
我发现我的狗正心满意足地啃骨头。
Example sentencesExamples
- Something to focus her mind on, that it would not escape her grip and return to worrying at her grief as a dog worries a bone.
- Some people still refer to a ‘dog worrying a rabbit’, as in shaking it to death by the throat.
- They want to study it and dissect it, picking away at its component parts like a cat worrying a mouse.
- Blair and Howard are like two dogs worrying the same bone called ‘choice’.
Synonyms
chew, bite, nibble, munch, crunch, champ, chomp, masticate
1. 2.1 (of a dog) chase and attack (livestock, especially sheep).
  （狗）追逐，袭击（牲畜，尤指羊群）
  Example sentencesExamples
  He pointed out: 'Owners should be aware that farmers are legally entitled to shoot dogs which may be worrying their sheep.'
  Farmers do not all agree with the hunt, and those who don't shoot the foxes that worry their animals, and this is a far more effective method of control.
  It now appears that this dog is worrying cattle, sometimes with other dogs.
  Some claimed that they attacked young calves and worried the bigger animals.
  They would surely not be associated with the minority of hikers who leave gates open, stray from the footpaths or let their unattended dogs worry sheep but these people do exist.
  The law states that if dogs worry sheep in any way then farmers are within their rights to shoot them.
  Ultimately, if a dog is off its lead and worrying the deer then the park authorities are entitled to shoot it.
  Even family pets can terrify and worry sheep and lambs.
  It is natural for a wolf to worry a lamb, but when a lamb worries another lamb then it is a monstrous business.
  It will certainly offer some protection in terms of sheep being worried by dogs that escape from hunters.
  Farmers have been particularly worried about walkers in newly opened areas letting their dogs off leads to worry sheep and cause other nuisance.
  Under the Animals Act 1971, a farmer can shoot any dog that is worrying livestock, without liability.
  A farmer is allowed to shoot a dog if it is worrying his sheep.
  Synonyms
  attack, savage, maul, mutilate, mangle, go for, tear at, tear to pieces, claw, bite, gnaw at, lacerate, shake, pull at
2. 2.2worry atno object Pull at or fiddle with repeatedly.
  反复拨弄，反复触动
  he began to worry at the knot in the cord
  他开始反复拨弄绳上的结。
  Example sentencesExamples
  He shifted slightly in the black vinyl pants as he worried at the hem of his dark blue long sleeved silk shirt with black under tones.
  Its long-fingered little hands worried at the string.

nounˈwərēˈwəri

1A state of anxiety and uncertainty over actual or potential problems.
担心，发愁；忧虑
her son had been a constant source of worry to her
她的儿子一直让她很烦心。
Example sentencesExamples
- They are in constant worry, for themselves as well as for their children.
- The angel asked, concern and worry ebbing from his voice.
- She felt concern and worry, and anything beyond that wouldn't come.
- Her father then had one less worry to trouble his mind over.
- Poor Melindisar must be quite anxious with worry by now.
- It was a journey fraught with worry and panic, as I managed to convince myself that I had left the gas on at home!
- If young people have any worries or concerns they can find someone to listen to them and to share their concerns with.
- He was too anxious and full of worry about the upcoming war.
- The result will be worry and potential poverty for millions, and for some losing their homes when they cannot keep up payments after retiring.
- I don't miss the anxiety, stress, worry, pain that she has put me through over the last month or so.
- The eyes of the man standing beside the bed were welling with the vaguest mix of pity, anxiety, worry, sympathy, and pain.
- He held her hands tighter and drew her to him, concern and worry in his eyes.
- Sunday was the day I had fun and laughed without any sort of trouble or lingering worry.
- I saw concern, confusion, worry, pain, disappointment and curiosity, and I tried to hide from them.
- More worrying, however, is the effect low morale and constant worry could have on managers' performance, he says.
- Concern, worry, guilt - a mixture of emotions swam in his expression, pain in his wide eyes.
- Finally I had to decide between my constant worry and frustration and extending my customers' credit.
- As she started to uncover her basket, concern and worry gripped me.
- Most of them had long since fallen asleep but he felt this deep feeling of worry troubling him.
- With a deflated share price a constant source of worry, the possibility of Atlantic itself being bought out remains an issue.
Synonyms
anxiety, disturbance, perturbation, trouble, bother, distress, concern, care, upset, uneasiness, unease, disquiet, disquietude, disconcertment, fretfulness, restlessness, nervousness, nerves, agitation, edginess, tension, tenseness, stress, strain
1. 1.1 A source of anxiety.
  令人担心（或发愁）的事（或人）；令人忧虑的事（或人）
  the idea is to secure peace of mind for people whose greatest worry is fear of attack
  这个想法是为了让那些最担心受到攻击的人放心。
  Example sentencesExamples
  If, on top of studying and living, you work 20 or so hours a week and still encounter continuous financial worries, your grades are bound to suffer.
  Don't let financial worries stress you out and burn your credit card before it burns you.
  They now face Christmas with financial worries hanging over them.
  She struggled to cope with huge financial worries, and ongoing problems concerning the sale of timber from the estate.
  We came from old families without financial worries.
  The constant worry of a repeat of autumn 2000 is the lasting legacy of the floods.
  He has the additional worry of a troublesome pupil.
  Bank runs are one of the biggest worries of China's financial authorities, given that bad loan ratios are believed to be as high as 75 percent at some local banks.
  Financial worries, a stressful job, redundancy or fear of unemployment, even moving house, can trigger depression in vulnerable people.
  In contrast to his early years, his later life was marked by financial worries, frustration and disappointment.
  Chronic stress, such as financial worries, is less well understood than are intermittent bouts of acute stress.
  One potential worry for Cablevision is the growth of direct-broadcast satellite services in the New York area.
  His actual worry will lie in maintaining harmony among such a gathering of outstanding footballers who will all understandably feel that they should start matches.
  The OPW's major worry was about any potential legal liability to the government.
  For Peter de Savary, though, it is the potential economic damage which is the main worry.
  While some were losing their nerve amid mounting financial worries, the bullish chief executive insisted that the opportunity had to be seized.
  She bore it stoically and quietly, cut expenses to ease his financial worries, and made sure no one outside the family found out.
  For some, family violence, triggered by the stresses of unemployment and financial worries, emerged as a serious problem.
  This time however, there's a much more positive spin on things - I'm getting on top of the grander scheme of financial worries, and coping by myself.
  We look forward to seeing what he says in the interview, and at least a bidding war will help relieve some of his well-documented financial worries.
  Synonyms
  problem, cause for concern

Phrases

not to worry

informal Used to reassure someone by telling them that a situation is not serious.
〈非正式〉别担心
not to worry—no harm done
别担心——没有造成伤害。
Example sentencesExamples
- This dinosaur committee is being erased this month, so not to worry.
- There were no more planes that night and all the next day's were full but, not to worry, our bags at least would be on their way west.
- This child may be only 1 year old, but not to worry, there are electric guitars for all ages.
- If you happen to be male, and in a relationship, and you also happen to forget what day it is - not to worry.
- Well, we discovered something really weird about them; actually, we heard it on the radio but not to worry.
- If today's weather doesn't suit then, not to worry, the chances are it'll be different tomorrow.
- It just looks like a little pink pimple, lost in my arm freckles, so not to worry.
- But not to worry - it will soon be Drift Back Day and suddenly life is beginning to look normal.
- Ah well, not to worry - it's not long until Easter and we'll sell then, see if we don't.
- On the other, his film is only a metaphor for an imaginary America so not to worry.

Origin

Old English wyrgan ‘strangle’, of West Germanic origin. In Middle English the original sense of the verb gave rise to the meaning ‘seize by the throat and tear’, later figuratively ‘harass’, whence ‘cause anxiety to’ (early 19th century, the date also of the noun).

单词	worry
释义	Definition of worry in English: worry verbworries, worried, worrying ˈwʌriˈwəri 1Feel or cause to feel anxious or troubled about actual or potential problems. no object he worried about his soldier sons in the war 他为几个在当兵打仗的儿子担心。 with clause I began to worry whether I had done the right thing 我开始担心我做的事是否正确。 with object there was no need to worry her 没有必要让她担心。 Example sentencesExamples White often needed other people to convince him that he really could bat and bowl among the best in the world but he still worried about whether he was suited to the particular role he was given. Pleasure is mixed with anxiety as you worry about the smooth running of business and availability of significant opportunities. He can then try making an exact likeness without having to worry about being too concerned about how good looking it is. But looking at the food which seemed somewhat unsanitary, we worried about whether it would cause other problems later. It made you do silly things and it gave you an awful headache, but we never worried about the risks, let alone the long-term health consequences. I sometimes worry that the concern over self-identity obscures a far bigger problem. Scanlon, whose husband left her to bring up children aged three and one, said most parents worried about whether they could cope. Moose recalls that he had difficulty sleeping during the investigation and that he worried about whether he would be allowed to remain in control of the murder hunt. Doing so raises separation of powers concerns that continue to worry many. A child with generalized anxiety worries a lot about everyday events. They worried about her health and called in a doctor who confirmed her blood pressure had gone down. It has done nothing to curb my anxiety; in fact, it has only made my anxiety worse because I worry about being tired all the time. Tourism Concern worries that undefined ecotourism falls prey to ‘greenwash’ marketing. Antiwar activists shouldn't worry that their concerns will be given short shrift. Matt worried about the security aspect, I worried about the actual wedding. It is naive to think that non-Hindus will worry about issues which concern Hindus. Even when I don't want to be worrying, the anxiety is always in the background like a taut violin string. I don't really worry about the future too much. Police had worried about trouble after the match but apart from a few incidents of drunkenness the upset didn't cause patrols any problems. They worried that their concern had no effect on me at all. Synonyms fret, be worried, be concerned, be anxious, agonize, brood, dwell on, panic, get in a panic, lose sleep, get worked up, get in a fluster, get overwrought, be on tenterhooks informal have butterflies in one's stomach, get stressed, get in a flap, get in a state, get in a tizz/tizzy, get in a sweat, sweat, get steamed up, get in a lather, stew, torture oneself, torment oneself British informal be in a blue funk alarming, concerning, worrisome, daunting, perturbing, trying, taxing, vexatious, niggling, bothersome, troublesome, unsettling, harassing, harrying, harrowing, nerve-racking distressing, dismaying, disquieting, upsetting, traumatic, unpleasant, awkward, difficult, tricky, thorny, problematic, grave informal scary, hairy, sticky, prickly, anxious-making 1.1worry something outwith object Discover or solve something by persistent thought. children should be allowed to pause in their reading to worry out a meaning 应该允许孩子们在阅读中间停顿一下，好好想一下文章的意思。 Example sentencesExamples I have been worrying it out since the day you two were born! Something was nagging away in the back of my skull, but I was too distracted to worry it out, fixated by the sight of her dipping the tip of the knife into the jar and withdrawing a small dollop of a dark syrupy liquid. It came to me, while I worried it out, last night. 1.2with object Annoy or disturb. the noise never really stops, but it doesn't worry me 噪音从没真正停止过，但这并不令我生气。 Example sentencesExamples The additional burdens of bureaucracy do not just worry British businesses. Synonyms trouble, bother, cause anxiety, make anxious, disturb, distress, upset, concern, disquiet, discompose, fret, agitate, unsettle, perturb, frighten, alarm, scare, fluster, flurry, stress, strain, tax, harass, torment, plague, bedevil, besiege, irk, vex prey on one's mind, weigh heavily on one's mind, weigh down, oppress, burden, be a great weight on, lie heavy on, gnaw at informal hassle, give someone a hard time, throw, faze, rattle, bug, get to, do someone's head in, discombobulate North American informal mess with someone's head 2with object (of a dog or other carnivorous animal) tear at or pull about with the teeth. （狗等食肉动物）撕咬，啮碎 I found my dog contentedly worrying a bone 我发现我的狗正心满意足地啃骨头。 Example sentencesExamples Some people still refer to a ‘dog worrying a rabbit’, as in shaking it to death by the throat. They want to study it and dissect it, picking away at its component parts like a cat worrying a mouse. Blair and Howard are like two dogs worrying the same bone called ‘choice’. Something to focus her mind on, that it would not escape her grip and return to worrying at her grief as a dog worries a bone. Synonyms chew, bite, nibble, munch, crunch, champ, chomp, masticate 2.1 (of a dog) chase and attack (livestock, especially sheep) （狗）追逐，袭击（牲畜，尤指羊群） a farmer shot a dog that had been worrying sheep Example sentencesExamples A farmer is allowed to shoot a dog if it is worrying his sheep. Farmers have been particularly worried about walkers in newly opened areas letting their dogs off leads to worry sheep and cause other nuisance. Under the Animals Act 1971, a farmer can shoot any dog that is worrying livestock, without liability. Farmers do not all agree with the hunt, and those who don't shoot the foxes that worry their animals, and this is a far more effective method of control. They would surely not be associated with the minority of hikers who leave gates open, stray from the footpaths or let their unattended dogs worry sheep but these people do exist. It is natural for a wolf to worry a lamb, but when a lamb worries another lamb then it is a monstrous business. It now appears that this dog is worrying cattle, sometimes with other dogs. Even family pets can terrify and worry sheep and lambs. The law states that if dogs worry sheep in any way then farmers are within their rights to shoot them. Ultimately, if a dog is off its lead and worrying the deer then the park authorities are entitled to shoot it. Some claimed that they attacked young calves and worried the bigger animals. He pointed out: 'Owners should be aware that farmers are legally entitled to shoot dogs which may be worrying their sheep.' It will certainly offer some protection in terms of sheep being worried by dogs that escape from hunters. Synonyms attack, savage, maul, mutilate, mangle, go for, tear at, tear to pieces, claw, bite, gnaw at, lacerate, shake, pull at molest, torment, persecute 2.2worry atno object Pull at or fiddle with repeatedly. 反复拨弄，反复触动 he began to worry at the knot in the cord 他开始反复拨弄绳上的结。 Example sentencesExamples He shifted slightly in the black vinyl pants as he worried at the hem of his dark blue long sleeved silk shirt with black under tones. Its long-fingered little hands worried at the string. nounPlural worries ˈwʌriˈwəri mass noun 1The state of being anxious and troubled over actual or potential problems. 担心，发愁；忧虑 Mam says she's demented with worry Example sentencesExamples They are in constant worry, for themselves as well as for their children. Her father then had one less worry to trouble his mind over. It was a journey fraught with worry and panic, as I managed to convince myself that I had left the gas on at home! She felt concern and worry, and anything beyond that wouldn't come. Poor Melindisar must be quite anxious with worry by now. He was too anxious and full of worry about the upcoming war. The eyes of the man standing beside the bed were welling with the vaguest mix of pity, anxiety, worry, sympathy, and pain. If young people have any worries or concerns they can find someone to listen to them and to share their concerns with. Sunday was the day I had fun and laughed without any sort of trouble or lingering worry. I don't miss the anxiety, stress, worry, pain that she has put me through over the last month or so. More worrying, however, is the effect low morale and constant worry could have on managers' performance, he says. Most of them had long since fallen asleep but he felt this deep feeling of worry troubling him. With a deflated share price a constant source of worry, the possibility of Atlantic itself being bought out remains an issue. I saw concern, confusion, worry, pain, disappointment and curiosity, and I tried to hide from them. The result will be worry and potential poverty for millions, and for some losing their homes when they cannot keep up payments after retiring. Concern, worry, guilt - a mixture of emotions swam in his expression, pain in his wide eyes. As she started to uncover her basket, concern and worry gripped me. He held her hands tighter and drew her to him, concern and worry in his eyes. Finally I had to decide between my constant worry and frustration and extending my customers' credit. The angel asked, concern and worry ebbing from his voice. Synonyms anxiety, disturbance, perturbation, trouble, bother, distress, concern, care, upset, uneasiness, unease, disquiet, disquietude, disconcertment, fretfulness, restlessness, nervousness, nerves, agitation, edginess, tension, tenseness, stress, strain apprehension, fear, fearfulness, dread, foreboding, trepidation, misgiving, angst informal butterflies (in the stomach), the willies, the heebie-jeebies, the shakes, the jumps, jitteriness, twitchiness 1.1count noun A source of anxiety. 令人担心（或发愁）的事（或人）；令人忧虑的事（或人） he's got financial worries Example sentencesExamples Bank runs are one of the biggest worries of China's financial authorities, given that bad loan ratios are believed to be as high as 75 percent at some local banks. One potential worry for Cablevision is the growth of direct-broadcast satellite services in the New York area. They now face Christmas with financial worries hanging over them. This time however, there's a much more positive spin on things - I'm getting on top of the grander scheme of financial worries, and coping by myself. He has the additional worry of a troublesome pupil. Don't let financial worries stress you out and burn your credit card before it burns you. The OPW's major worry was about any potential legal liability to the government. For some, family violence, triggered by the stresses of unemployment and financial worries, emerged as a serious problem. We look forward to seeing what he says in the interview, and at least a bidding war will help relieve some of his well-documented financial worries. For Peter de Savary, though, it is the potential economic damage which is the main worry. Financial worries, a stressful job, redundancy or fear of unemployment, even moving house, can trigger depression in vulnerable people. Chronic stress, such as financial worries, is less well understood than are intermittent bouts of acute stress. The constant worry of a repeat of autumn 2000 is the lasting legacy of the floods. She bore it stoically and quietly, cut expenses to ease his financial worries, and made sure no one outside the family found out. In contrast to his early years, his later life was marked by financial worries, frustration and disappointment. While some were losing their nerve amid mounting financial worries, the bullish chief executive insisted that the opportunity had to be seized. His actual worry will lie in maintaining harmony among such a gathering of outstanding footballers who will all understandably feel that they should start matches. If, on top of studying and living, you work 20 or so hours a week and still encounter continuous financial worries, your grades are bound to suffer. We came from old families without financial worries. She struggled to cope with huge financial worries, and ongoing problems concerning the sale of timber from the estate. Synonyms problem, cause for concern nuisance, pest, plague, trial, tribulation, trouble, irritation, irritant, vexation, bane, bugbear, thorn in one's flesh/side, burden, cross, cross to bear informal pain, pain in the neck, headache, hassle, stress Phrases not to worry informal Used to reassure someone that a situation is not serious. 〈非正式〉别担心 not to worry—no harm done 别担心——没有造成伤害。 Example sentencesExamples This child may be only 1 year old, but not to worry, there are electric guitars for all ages. There were no more planes that night and all the next day's were full but, not to worry, our bags at least would be on their way west. On the other, his film is only a metaphor for an imaginary America so not to worry. This dinosaur committee is being erased this month, so not to worry. It just looks like a little pink pimple, lost in my arm freckles, so not to worry. If you happen to be male, and in a relationship, and you also happen to forget what day it is - not to worry. Well, we discovered something really weird about them; actually, we heard it on the radio but not to worry. Ah well, not to worry - it's not long until Easter and we'll sell then, see if we don't. If today's weather doesn't suit then, not to worry, the chances are it'll be different tomorrow. But not to worry - it will soon be Drift Back Day and suddenly life is beginning to look normal. Derivatives worrier noun ˈwʌrɪəˈwəriər There were some in there who were worriers more than I was, so we tried to keep them a bit more buoyant. Example sentencesExamples That was ambivalent enough to intrigue Democratic worriers. Teenage turns everyone into compulsive worriers. What the worriers fail to contemplate is the uses to which that capital is put. That should satisfy the corporate memory worriers. Origin Old English wyrgan 'strangle', of West Germanic origin. In Middle English the original sense of the verb gave rise to the meaning 'seize by the throat and tear', later figuratively 'harass', whence 'cause anxiety to' (early 19th century, the date also of the noun). In Old English worry was ‘to strangle’. The Middle Ages saw the meanings ‘to choke with a mouthful of food’, ‘to seize by the throat and tear’, and ‘to swallow greedily’, and in the 16th century ‘to harass’. This gave rise to ‘to annoy or disturb’ in the late 17th century, and then ‘to cause anxiety to’. The sense ‘to feel anxious or troubled’ (he worried about his son) is not recorded until the 1860s, and was initially regarded as a rather informal use. Rhymes curry, dhurrie, flurry, hurry, Murray, scurry, slurry, surrey verb.1 phr. Definition of worry in US English: worry verbˈwərēˈwəri 1no object Give way to anxiety or unease; allow one's mind to dwell on difficulty or troubles. 不安；担心；发愁，操心 he worried about his soldier sons in the war 他为几个在当兵打仗的儿子担心。 with clause I began to worry whether I had done the right thing 我开始担心我做的事是否正确。 Example sentencesExamples Even when I don't want to be worrying, the anxiety is always in the background like a taut violin string. Pleasure is mixed with anxiety as you worry about the smooth running of business and availability of significant opportunities. It has done nothing to curb my anxiety; in fact, it has only made my anxiety worse because I worry about being tired all the time. It is naive to think that non-Hindus will worry about issues which concern Hindus. Police had worried about trouble after the match but apart from a few incidents of drunkenness the upset didn't cause patrols any problems. Matt worried about the security aspect, I worried about the actual wedding. Tourism Concern worries that undefined ecotourism falls prey to ‘greenwash’ marketing. Moose recalls that he had difficulty sleeping during the investigation and that he worried about whether he would be allowed to remain in control of the murder hunt. White often needed other people to convince him that he really could bat and bowl among the best in the world but he still worried about whether he was suited to the particular role he was given. They worried that their concern had no effect on me at all. I don't really worry about the future too much. They worried about her health and called in a doctor who confirmed her blood pressure had gone down. Scanlon, whose husband left her to bring up children aged three and one, said most parents worried about whether they could cope. Antiwar activists shouldn't worry that their concerns will be given short shrift. But looking at the food which seemed somewhat unsanitary, we worried about whether it would cause other problems later. I sometimes worry that the concern over self-identity obscures a far bigger problem. A child with generalized anxiety worries a lot about everyday events. He can then try making an exact likeness without having to worry about being too concerned about how good looking it is. Doing so raises separation of powers concerns that continue to worry many. It made you do silly things and it gave you an awful headache, but we never worried about the risks, let alone the long-term health consequences. Synonyms alarming, concerning, worrisome, daunting, perturbing, trying, taxing, vexatious, niggling, bothersome, troublesome, unsettling, harassing, harrying, harrowing, nerve-racking fret, be worried, be concerned, be anxious, agonize, brood, dwell on, panic, get in a panic, lose sleep, get worked up, get in a fluster, get overwrought, be on tenterhooks 1.1with object Cause annoyance to. 使恼怒；使烦恼 the noise never really stops, but it doesn't worry me 噪音从没真正停止过，但这并不令我生气。 Example sentencesExamples The additional burdens of bureaucracy do not just worry British businesses. Synonyms trouble, bother, cause anxiety, make anxious, disturb, distress, upset, concern, disquiet, discompose, fret, agitate, unsettle, perturb, frighten, alarm, scare, fluster, flurry, stress, strain, tax, harass, torment, plague, bedevil, besiege, irk, vex 1.2with object Cause to feel anxiety or concern. 使担心，使发愁，使操心 there was no need to worry her 没有必要让她担心。 I've been worrying myself sick over my mother 我一直在为我的母亲忧心忡忡。 Example sentencesExamples An excited Mrs. Morel is thrilled to have her son alone to herself, but she is anxious and worried about his health. If I were concerned or worried I'd return home and see my ‘real’ general practitioner as a temporary resident. Police were worried about his potential ‘grooming’ activities. Not a few lawmakers are worried about the potential negative fallout of damaging revelations prior to April general elections. At first he was worried and concerned for her well being, but now he was disgusted with her. Unions meanwhile are worried about potential job losses. He said he's not worried about the potential loss of members, saying council is strong enough to make decisions as a small group. He said: ‘Workers will be angry, worried and extremely concerned about their future.’ We are worried about the potential health risk this represents. They are worried about the potential health effects of microwave emissions, particularly on children. Once again lack of vision from the people concerned is worrying. I am extremely worried about potential health risks such as diabetes and cardiac disease due to her obesity. He was also worried about the health risks of rotting, derelict whare, which became breeding grounds for rats and vermin. The Matron was worried, and her anxiety had spread through the House like a disease. We were really worried and concerned that they would go out of business. But it's a concern nowhere near as worrying as congestion on the roads, overcrowding in schools and fast vanishing farmland. I am sure many residents will be deeply concerned and worried when they realise the full implications of the plans the council is poised to implement. This is when I know I'm really afraid of something, or worried, or having anxiety. But she said she was not worried about health risks from her fast and will only drink water. Planning would have to take its course but he would be extremely worried about potential health dangers. 2with object (of a dog or other carnivorous animal) tear at, gnaw on, or drag around with the teeth. （狗等食肉动物）撕咬，啮碎 I found my dog contentedly worrying a bone 我发现我的狗正心满意足地啃骨头。 Example sentencesExamples Something to focus her mind on, that it would not escape her grip and return to worrying at her grief as a dog worries a bone. Some people still refer to a ‘dog worrying a rabbit’, as in shaking it to death by the throat. They want to study it and dissect it, picking away at its component parts like a cat worrying a mouse. Blair and Howard are like two dogs worrying the same bone called ‘choice’. Synonyms chew, bite, nibble, munch, crunch, champ, chomp, masticate 2.1 (of a dog) chase and attack (livestock, especially sheep). （狗）追逐，袭击（牲畜，尤指羊群） Example sentencesExamples He pointed out: 'Owners should be aware that farmers are legally entitled to shoot dogs which may be worrying their sheep.' Farmers do not all agree with the hunt, and those who don't shoot the foxes that worry their animals, and this is a far more effective method of control. It now appears that this dog is worrying cattle, sometimes with other dogs. Some claimed that they attacked young calves and worried the bigger animals. They would surely not be associated with the minority of hikers who leave gates open, stray from the footpaths or let their unattended dogs worry sheep but these people do exist. The law states that if dogs worry sheep in any way then farmers are within their rights to shoot them. Ultimately, if a dog is off its lead and worrying the deer then the park authorities are entitled to shoot it. Even family pets can terrify and worry sheep and lambs. It is natural for a wolf to worry a lamb, but when a lamb worries another lamb then it is a monstrous business. It will certainly offer some protection in terms of sheep being worried by dogs that escape from hunters. Farmers have been particularly worried about walkers in newly opened areas letting their dogs off leads to worry sheep and cause other nuisance. Under the Animals Act 1971, a farmer can shoot any dog that is worrying livestock, without liability. A farmer is allowed to shoot a dog if it is worrying his sheep. Synonyms attack, savage, maul, mutilate, mangle, go for, tear at, tear to pieces, claw, bite, gnaw at, lacerate, shake, pull at 2.2worry atno object Pull at or fiddle with repeatedly. 反复拨弄，反复触动 he began to worry at the knot in the cord 他开始反复拨弄绳上的结。 Example sentencesExamples He shifted slightly in the black vinyl pants as he worried at the hem of his dark blue long sleeved silk shirt with black under tones. Its long-fingered little hands worried at the string. nounˈwərēˈwəri 1A state of anxiety and uncertainty over actual or potential problems. 担心，发愁；忧虑 her son had been a constant source of worry to her 她的儿子一直让她很烦心。 Example sentencesExamples They are in constant worry, for themselves as well as for their children. The angel asked, concern and worry ebbing from his voice. She felt concern and worry, and anything beyond that wouldn't come. Her father then had one less worry to trouble his mind over. Poor Melindisar must be quite anxious with worry by now. It was a journey fraught with worry and panic, as I managed to convince myself that I had left the gas on at home! If young people have any worries or concerns they can find someone to listen to them and to share their concerns with. He was too anxious and full of worry about the upcoming war. The result will be worry and potential poverty for millions, and for some losing their homes when they cannot keep up payments after retiring. I don't miss the anxiety, stress, worry, pain that she has put me through over the last month or so. The eyes of the man standing beside the bed were welling with the vaguest mix of pity, anxiety, worry, sympathy, and pain. He held her hands tighter and drew her to him, concern and worry in his eyes. Sunday was the day I had fun and laughed without any sort of trouble or lingering worry. I saw concern, confusion, worry, pain, disappointment and curiosity, and I tried to hide from them. More worrying, however, is the effect low morale and constant worry could have on managers' performance, he says. Concern, worry, guilt - a mixture of emotions swam in his expression, pain in his wide eyes. Finally I had to decide between my constant worry and frustration and extending my customers' credit. As she started to uncover her basket, concern and worry gripped me. Most of them had long since fallen asleep but he felt this deep feeling of worry troubling him. With a deflated share price a constant source of worry, the possibility of Atlantic itself being bought out remains an issue. Synonyms anxiety, disturbance, perturbation, trouble, bother, distress, concern, care, upset, uneasiness, unease, disquiet, disquietude, disconcertment, fretfulness, restlessness, nervousness, nerves, agitation, edginess, tension, tenseness, stress, strain 1.1 A source of anxiety. 令人担心（或发愁）的事（或人）；令人忧虑的事（或人） the idea is to secure peace of mind for people whose greatest worry is fear of attack 这个想法是为了让那些最担心受到攻击的人放心。 Example sentencesExamples If, on top of studying and living, you work 20 or so hours a week and still encounter continuous financial worries, your grades are bound to suffer. Don't let financial worries stress you out and burn your credit card before it burns you. They now face Christmas with financial worries hanging over them. She struggled to cope with huge financial worries, and ongoing problems concerning the sale of timber from the estate. We came from old families without financial worries. The constant worry of a repeat of autumn 2000 is the lasting legacy of the floods. He has the additional worry of a troublesome pupil. Bank runs are one of the biggest worries of China's financial authorities, given that bad loan ratios are believed to be as high as 75 percent at some local banks. Financial worries, a stressful job, redundancy or fear of unemployment, even moving house, can trigger depression in vulnerable people. In contrast to his early years, his later life was marked by financial worries, frustration and disappointment. Chronic stress, such as financial worries, is less well understood than are intermittent bouts of acute stress. One potential worry for Cablevision is the growth of direct-broadcast satellite services in the New York area. His actual worry will lie in maintaining harmony among such a gathering of outstanding footballers who will all understandably feel that they should start matches. The OPW's major worry was about any potential legal liability to the government. For Peter de Savary, though, it is the potential economic damage which is the main worry. While some were losing their nerve amid mounting financial worries, the bullish chief executive insisted that the opportunity had to be seized. She bore it stoically and quietly, cut expenses to ease his financial worries, and made sure no one outside the family found out. For some, family violence, triggered by the stresses of unemployment and financial worries, emerged as a serious problem. This time however, there's a much more positive spin on things - I'm getting on top of the grander scheme of financial worries, and coping by myself. We look forward to seeing what he says in the interview, and at least a bidding war will help relieve some of his well-documented financial worries. Synonyms problem, cause for concern Phrases not to worry informal Used to reassure someone by telling them that a situation is not serious. 〈非正式〉别担心 not to worry—no harm done 别担心——没有造成伤害。 Example sentencesExamples This dinosaur committee is being erased this month, so not to worry. There were no more planes that night and all the next day's were full but, not to worry, our bags at least would be on their way west. This child may be only 1 year old, but not to worry, there are electric guitars for all ages. If you happen to be male, and in a relationship, and you also happen to forget what day it is - not to worry. Well, we discovered something really weird about them; actually, we heard it on the radio but not to worry. If today's weather doesn't suit then, not to worry, the chances are it'll be different tomorrow. It just looks like a little pink pimple, lost in my arm freckles, so not to worry. But not to worry - it will soon be Drift Back Day and suddenly life is beginning to look normal. Ah well, not to worry - it's not long until Easter and we'll sell then, see if we don't. On the other, his film is only a metaphor for an imaginary America so not to worry. Origin Old English wyrgan ‘strangle’, of West Germanic origin. In Middle English the original sense of the verb gave rise to the meaning ‘seize by the throat and tear’, later figuratively ‘harass’, whence ‘cause anxiety to’ (early 19th century, the date also of the noun). verb.1 phr.
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