worry
verb
uk/ˈwʌr.i/us/ˈwɝː.i/worryverb(PROBLEM)
A2[I]
tothinkaboutproblemsorunpleasantthings that mighthappenin a way that makes youfeelunhappyandfrightened:
担心;忧虑;发愁Try not to worry - there's nothing you can do tochangethesituation.别发愁了——你没法改变这种局面。
Don'tworry, she'll be allright.别担心,她会没事的。
It'ssillyworryingaboutthings which areoutsideyourcontrol.为自己无法掌控的事发愁是很愚蠢的。
[+ (that)]She's worried(that)she might not beabletofindanotherjob.她担心自己无法再找到一份工作。
B2[T]
to make someonefeelunhappyandfrightenedbecause ofproblemsorunpleasantthings that mighthappen:
使担忧;使焦虑You worriedyourmotherby not writing.你没有写信,这让你妈妈很担心。
[+ that]It worries methathe hasn'tphonedyet.他还没有打电话,这让我有些担忧。
Thecontinuedlackofrainisstartingto worrypeople.持续的少雨开始让人们担忧起来。
- Don't worry about a thing. I'll takecareof it all.
- Myelderlymotherworries that she's aburdento me.
- Sometimes I worry about thefuture.
- She'd worriedquiteneedlesslyabout whether there would be enoughfood.
- You needn't worry - I'm not going tomentionit to anyone.
Anxious and worried
- (all) hot and botheredidiom
- -racked
- aflutter
- agitated
- angsty
- anxious
- fretfully
- frightened
- fuss
- get in a sweatidiom
- grim
- prey on sb's mindidiom
- queasily
- queasiness
- rattled
- strung out
- worriedly
- worrier
- worrywart
- wound up
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Causing anxiety and worry
worryverb(ANIMAL)
[T]
If adogworries anotheranimal, itchasesandfrightensit and might alsobiteit:
(狗)追赶,撕咬(其他动物)Anydogcaughtworryingsheepin thesefieldswill beshot.这些牧场里只要发现有狗攻击羊只,狗就会被射杀。
Animal (non-human) behaviour
- accidental
- beg
- behave
- behaviour
- behavioural science
- behaviourist
- claw
- gambol
- housebroken
- migrate
- monogamous
- monogamy
- murmuration
- nocturnal
- non-migrant
- nuzzle
- ruminate
- scent
- skitter
- soar
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Pursuing
Idioms
don't worry your pretty little head
not to worry
Phrasal verb
worry atsomething
worry
noun
uk/ˈwʌr.i/us/ˈwɝː.i/B1[C]
aproblemthat makes youfeelunhappyandfrightened:
令人担心(或发愁)的事health/financialworries健康/财务上的烦恼
Keepingwarmin thewinteris amajorworry for manyoldpeople.冬天如何保暖对很多老年人来说是一件令人发愁的大事。
B2[CorU]
afeelingof beingunhappyandfrightenedabout something:
担忧;担心;发愁Unemployment,badhealth- allsortsof things can be acauseof worry.失业、健康状况不佳——各种各样的事都可能会产生烦恼。
It wasclearthat Anna had no worries about her husband'sattemptstoflirt.很显然,安娜对她丈夫几次想与人调情并不感到忧虑。
Synonyms
alarm(WORRY)
concern(WORRY)
consternation
distress
preoccupation
- She wasnearlydementedwith worry when hersondidn't comehome.
- Iwantedto makeamendsfor the worry I'vecausedyou.
- Where onearthhave you been? We've beenfranticwith worry.
- Somepeopleglideeffortlesslythroughlifewith norealworries.
- That's mykindofholiday- nophone, no TV and no worries.
Anxiety and worry - general words
- agita
- agitation
- angst
- anti-stress
- apprehension
- cold sweat
- jitters
- nerve
- nervousness
- oppression
- overwork
- strain
- tenseness
- tension
- the collywobbles
- the heebie-jeebies
- tizzy
- trepidation
- uneasiness
- willie
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Difficult things and people
no worries
used totellsomeone that asituationisacceptable,evenif something has gonewrong:
(用以告诉某人)不必担心,没关系"Oh, I'msorryI gotyournamewrong!" "No worries".“噢,对不起,我把你的名字弄错了。”“没关系。”
Linguistics: connecting words which express a contrast
- again
- any way you slice itidiom
- at any rateidiom
- at leastidiom
- best
- but
- disjunctive
- given
- hand
- however
- in the face ofsomethingidiom
- in the teeth ofsomethingidiom
- might
- nevertheless
- only
- rate
- slice
- spite
- tooth
- when