bother
verb
noun
ˈbɒðə
verb
1
MAKE AN EFFORT
作出努力
to
make
the
effort
to
do
something
费心，麻烦，因…操心
I,T usually in questions and negatives 一般用于疑问句和否定句
(not)
bother
to
do
sth
He
didn’t
bother
to
answer
the
question.
他懒得回答这个问题。
not
bother
about/with
He
didn’t
bother
with
a
reply.
他懒得给予回复。
(not)
bother
doing
sth
Many
young
people
didn’t
bother
voting.
许多年轻人都不愿意投票。
don’t/didn’t/won’t
etc
bother
‘Do
you
want
me
to
wait
for
you?’
‘No,
don’t
bother.’
“要我等你吗？”“算了，不用麻烦了。”
Why
bother
to
go
abroad,
when
there
are
so
many
nice
places
here?
这里有这么多好地方，干吗还要费事去国外？
2
WORRY
担心
to
make
someone
feel
slightly
worried,
upset,
or
concerned
（使）担心，（使）生气，（使）苦恼
I,T | especially BrE :
Being
in
a
crowd
really
bothers
me.
挤在人群里真使我苦恼。
It
was
very
noisy,
but
that
didn’t
bother
me.
很吵，但是我不在乎。
[+
about
]
especially
BrE
【尤英】:
I
try
not
to
bother
about
what
other
people
think.
我尽量不去管别人怎么想。
bother
sb
that
It
really
bothered
me
that
he’d
forgotten
my
birthday.
他把我的生日忘了，真让我感到没劲。
3
ANNOY
使恼怒
to
annoy
someone,
especially
by
interrupting
them
when
they
are
trying
to
do
something
打扰，烦扰
I,T
Danny,
don’t
bother
Ellen
while
she’s
reading.
丹尼，埃伦看书的时候不要去打扰她 。
Would
it
bother
you
if
I
put
on
some
music?
我放点音乐会打扰你吗？
bother
sb
about/with
sth
It
didn’t
seem
worth
bothering
the
doctor
about.
好像不用去麻烦医生。
4
sb can’t/couldn’t be bothered (to do sth)
used
to
say
that
you
do
not
want
to
make
the
effort
to
do
something,
or
that
you
are
not
interested
in
doing
something
[尤英] 某人不想费心（去做某事），某人懒得（做某事）
especially BrE
It
was
so
hot
I
couldn’t
be
bothered
to
cook.
天气很热，我就懒得做饭了。
I
should
be
revising,
but
I
just
can’t
be
bothered.
我应该温习功课，可就是犯懒。
5
CAUSE PAIN
引起疼痛
CAUSE
PAIN
引起疼痛
if
a
part
of
your
body
bothers
you,
it
is
slightly
painful
or
uncomfortable
使疼痛
T
My
back’s
been
bothering
me.
我一直背痛。
6
sorry to bother you
used
as
a
very
polite
way
of
interrupting
someone
when
you
want
their
attention
[口] 对不起打扰你一下
spoken
Sorry
to
bother
you,
but
Mr.
Grey
is
on
the
line.
对不起打扰你一下，格雷先生打电话找你。
7
FRIGHTEN
吓唬
to
upset
or
frighten
someone
by
talking
to
them
when
they
do
not
want
to
talk
to
you,
trying
to
hurt
them,
touch
them
sexually
etc
骚扰，烦扰
T
Don’t
worry,
my
dog
won’t
bother
you.
别担心，我的狗不会咬你。
If
he
starts
bothering
you,
let
me
know.
如果他来烦你就告诉我。
8
not bother yourself/not bother your head
to
not
spend
time
or
effort
on
something,
either
because
it
is
not
important
or
because
it
is
too
difficult
不使自己操心 （伤脑筋 ）
[+
with/about
]
Cliff
didn’t
want
to
bother
himself
with
details.
克利夫不想在细节上花时间。
9
bother it/them etc
used
to
express
a
sudden
feeling
of
annoyance
about
something
[英，口，过时] 真讨厌〔表示厌烦〕
BrE spoken old-fashioned
Oh
bother
it!
The
thread’s
broken
again!
噢，真讨厌！ 线又断了！
noun
10
trouble
or
difficulty
that
has
been
caused
by
small
problems
and
that
usually
only
continues
for
a
short
time
[尤英] 麻烦，不便，困难;
U | especially BrE
It’s
an
old
car,
but
it’s
never
caused
me
any
bother.
这是辆旧车，但从来不给我添麻烦。
[+
with
]
Joe’s
been
having
a
bit
of
bother
with
his
back
again.
最近乔的背部又有点不适。
‘Thanks
for
your
help.’
‘
It
was
no
bother
(=used
to
emphasize
that
you
were
happy
to
help
someone)
at
all.’
“谢谢你帮忙。”“没什么。”
My
mother
hardly
ever
went
to
the
bother
of
(=the
effort
of)
making
cakes
.
我母亲几乎从来都没有费过心思自己做蛋糕。
Are
you
sure
the
station
is
on
your
way?
I
don’t
want
to
give
you
any
extra
bother
.
车站真的顺路吗？ 我不想给你另添麻烦。
I
should
have
phoned
the
shop
first
and
saved
myself
the
bother
of
going
there.
我应该先给商店打个电话，就省得跑一趟了。
sth
is
more
bother
than
it’s
worth
11
a bother
a
person
or
job
that
slightly
annoys
you
by
causing
trouble
or
problems
[尤英] 难对付的人 （事 ）
especially BrE
I
hate
to
be
a
bother,
but
could
you
show
me
how
the
copier
works?
对不起，麻烦一下，你能教我复印机怎样用吗？