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| /ˈbɒðə/ |
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| 1 | I usually in negatives or questions if you do not bother to do something , you do not do it , either because there seems to be no good reason or because it involves too much effort 费力；费心 |
| bother to do sth It was such a stupid question, I didn’ t even bother to reply. 这个问题太愚蠢了，我甚至懒得回答。 |
| Has anyone ever bothered to ask the students for their opinion? 有人曾经费心问问学生的意见吗？ |
| +about Don’ t bother about driving me home, I’ ll walk. 你不必麻烦开车送我回家，我走着回去就行了。 |
| +with Why bother with a car when you have such good public transport here? 你这里有这样好的公共交通，还费什么心要小汽车呢？ |
| bother doing sth He won’ t come, so why bother inviting him? 他不会来的，所以为什么要费心邀请他呢？ |
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| 2 | T to annoy someone by interrupting them when they are busy or want to be left alone 打扰；烦扰 |
| I called your office because I didn’ t want to bother you at home. 我打电话到你的办公室是因为我不想打到你家里打扰你。 |
| Are the children bothering you? 孩子们在烦扰你吗？ |
| Doesn’ t the noise bother you when you’ re trying to sleep? 当你想睡觉时那嘈杂声不会打扰你吗？ |
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| 3 | T to make someone feel worried or upset 使担心；使苦恼 |
| There was something about him that bothered her. 他的一些事使她伤脑筋。 |
| it bothers sb that/when Does it bother you that people think you’ re older than him? 人们觉得你比他老，你会为此烦恼吗？ |
| | 3a | to frighten someone , for example by following them around or trying to talk to them 骚扰 | | If he keeps bothering you, you should call the police. 如果他继续骚扰你，你就应该报警。 | |
| | 3b | to cause someone physical pain 使疼痛 | | I could see that his knee was bothering him. 我看得出他的膝盖很疼。 | |
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| - | sb can’ t be bothered BRITISH informal
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| used for saying that someone will not do something because they feel lazy or because it is too much effort |
| 某人不想费力做（某事） |
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| I said I’ d go out with them tonight, but I can’ t be bothered. 我说过今晚要和他们一起出去，但是我不想去了。 |
| She couldn’ t even be bothered to say hello. 她甚至连招呼都懒得打。 |
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| - | don’ t bother spoken
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| used for telling someone that they do not need to do something for youYou can also say this in a way that shows you think someone has not been very helpful |
| 不必（麻烦） |
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| ‘I’ ll get you a chair.’ ‘No, please don’ t bother.’ “我给你拿张椅子。”“不，请不必麻烦。” |
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| - | I’ m not bothered spoken
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| used for saying that something is not important to you |
| 我无所谓 |
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| I’ m not bothered whether we go out or stay in. 出去还是呆在家里我倒无所谓。 |
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| - | sorry to bother you spoken
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| used for politely asking someone to do something for you , especially someone you do not know |
| （用于礼貌地请求）对不起，打扰了（尤指对陌生人） |
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| Sorry to bother you, but would you mind moving your bag? 对不起，把你的包挪一下你介意吗？ |
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