- no obj. 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。
- with obj. 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
with obj. and clause he is worried that we are not sustaining high employment他担心我们保持不了高就业率
as adj. worrying the level of inflation has improved but remains worrying.通货膨胀的程度已经有所改善, 但仍令人担忧。
- as adj. worried expressing anxiety担心的, 发愁的：
there was a worried frown on his face.
他一脸愁眉不展的样子。
- with obj. 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。
- with obj.(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。
- (of a dog) chase and attack (livestock, especially sheep)（狗）追逐, 袭击（牲畜, 尤指羊群）。
- no obj.
worry at
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。
- a 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。
- count noun 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。
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。
worriedly
adverbworrier
nounworryingly
adverb贸易赤字数额巨大, 令人担忧。
worry something out
- discover or devise the solution to a problem or answer to a question by persistent thought绞尽脑汁解决（问题等）：
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。