worry

worry
(-ies, -ied)

[no obj.]give way to anxiety or unease; allow one's mind to dwell on difficulty or troubles
使不安宁，骚扰；担心，发愁，操心
he worried about his soldier sons in the war.
他为参战的儿子们操心。
[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
担心，发愁，操心
there was no need to worry her.
没必要担心她。
I've been worrying myself sick over my mother.
我为母亲担忧成疾。
[with obj. and clause]he is worried that we are not sustaining high employment.
他在担心我们无法承受雇佣这么多的人的开销。
[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
焦虑的，不安的，忧愁的
there was a worried frown on his face.
他担忧得皱起了眉头。
■[with obj.]cause annoyance to
使生气
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。

(pl. -ies)

[mass noun]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.
这想法的目的是为了让那些最担心受到攻击的人放心。

常用词组
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。

派生
worriedly
adverb
worrier
noun
worryingly
adverb

[as submodifier]trade deficits are worryingly large.
贸易赤字数额巨大，令人担忧。

语源

Old English wyrgan 'strangle', of West Germanic origin. In Middle English the original sense of the verb gave rise to the meaning 'seize by the throat and tear', later figuratively 'harass', whence 'cause anxiety to' (early 19th century, the date also of the noun)

继承用法
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。

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