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bother/ˈbɒðə/ v., n. & int.●v. 1 tr.a give trouble to; worry, disturb 打扰,使烦扰;使不安 b refl. (often foll. by 后跟 about) be anxious or concerned 焦虑;关心,担心 2 intr.a (often foll. by 常后跟 about, or to + infin.) worry or trouble oneself 费心,麻烦 don't bother about that 不要为其烦恼; didn't bother to tell me 不必费心告诉我 b (foll. by 后跟 with) be concerned 关心,担心 ●n. 1a a person or thing that bothers or causes worry 令人烦恼的人(或事);引起麻烦的人(或事) b a minor nuisance 讨厌的人(或事) 2 trouble, worry, fuss 烦恼;焦急;麻烦;纷扰 ●int. esp. Brit. expressing annoyance or impatience [尤英] (表示烦恼、不耐烦)讨厌!去你的 ! □ cannot be bothered will not make the effort needed 不愿找麻烦,不想出力 [earlier ‘noise, chatter’, probably related to Irish bodhraim ‘deafen, annoy’] |