wor·ried
adjective/ˈwʌrid/
/ˈwɜːrid/
Idioms - thinking about unpleasant things that have happened or that might happen and therefore feeling unhappy and afraid
担心的；担忧的；发愁的 - Don't look so worried!
别这么愁眉苦脸的！ - worried about somebody/something I'm not worried about her—she can take care of herself.
我不为她担心，她能照顾自己。 - Doctors are worried about the possible spread of the disease.
医生担心这疾病可能会蔓延。 - worried about doing something People are really worried about losing their jobs.
人们确实担心失去工作。 - worried for somebody/something He is extremely worried for her safety.
他非常担心她的安全。 - I was worried for my family.
我为家人担心。 - worried by something We're not too worried by these results.
我们对这些结果并不太担心。 - worried (that)… The police are worried that the man may be armed.
警方担心那个人可能携带着武器。 - I was worried you wouldn't come.
我还担心你不来呢。 - Where have you been? I've been worried sick (= extremely worried).
你到哪里去了？我都担心死了。 - Try not to get worried.
尽量别担忧。 - His worried parents were waiting for him when he got home.
他到家时，父母正在等他，显得忧心忡忡。 - She gave me a worried look.
她心事重重地看了我一眼。
Synonyms worriedworriedconcerned ▪ nervous ▪ anxious ▪ uneasyThese words all describe feeling unhappy and afraid because you are thinking about unpleasant things that might happen or might have happened.worried thinking about unpleasant things that might happen or might have happened and therefore feeling unhappy and afraidconcerned worried and feeling concern about something worried or concerned?Concerned is usually used when you are talking about a problem that affects another person, society, the world, etc., while worried can be used for this or for more personal matters.nervous feeling worried about something or slightly afraid of somethinganxious feeling worried or nervous about something worried, nervous or anxious?Worried is the most frequent word to describe how you feel when you are thinking about a problem or something bad that might happen. Anxious can describe a stronger feeling and is more formal. Nervous is more often used to describe how you feel before you do something very important such as an exam or an interview, or something unpleasant or difficult. Nervous can describe somebody’s personality: a very nervous girl is often or usually nervous; a worried girl is worried on a particular occasion or about a particular thing. Worried describes her feelings, not her personality. Anxious may describe feelings or personality.uneasy feeling worried or unhappy about a particular situation, especially because you think something bad may happen or because you are not sure that what you are doing is rightPatterns- worried/concerned/nervous/anxious/uneasy about (doing) something
- worried/concerned/anxious for somebody/something
- worried/concerned/nervous/anxious that…
- a(n) worried/concerned/nervous/anxious/uneasy expression/look/smile
- to get worried/nervous/anxious
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsa2- Citizens in inner-city areas are desperately worried and rightly so.
旧城区的市民极为担心，这不是没有理由的。 - I started to get worried when they didn't arrive home.
他们没有到家，我开始担心起来。 - She was worried sick about her son.
她为儿子的事愁死了。 - We were really worried about you!
我们确实为你担心！ - I was worried (that) I would fail the exam.
我担心考试不及格。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- look
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- about
- worried sick
- Don't look so worried!
Idioms
you had me worried
- (informal) used to tell somebody that you were worried because you had not understood what they had said correctly
（误会所致）你让我虚惊一场 - You had me worried for a moment—I thought you were going to resign!
你可让我担心了一阵子，我原以为你要辞职呢！
- You had me worried for a moment—I thought you were going to resign!