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bother v.烦扰；使恼怒；使不安；费心n.麻烦；烦扰；焦急 (1) 我没时间为这种事烦恼。(2) 他这样麻木不仁，我心里很不痛快。(3) 那问题已经困扰了我几个星期。(4) 这丁点儿事不必放在心上。(5) 他其实可以把工作做好，可他往往嫌费事而不干。(6) 别为我操心,我一切都好。(7) 他甚至连说一声谢谢都不肯。(8) 哦，你不介意吗?我不愿麻烦别人。(9) 我们的新机器有一点小毛病。(10) 恐怕做这件事太麻烦你了。(11) 我喜欢做饭，一点儿也不嫌麻烦。(12) 一点儿也不麻烦,我很乐意做的。 As a verb, bother can mean that you take the trouble to do something. It’s often presented as a negative: you might not bother to lock the house, or you may wonder why you should bother reading the instructions that came with your phone. Bother can also mean that you’re bugging someone or causing a minor inconvenience. The word can also have a sense of deeper worry, especially when something is bothering you, like a nagging sense of guilt.

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英 ['bɒðə(r)] 美 ['bɑːðər] (1) I've no time to bother with such things.(2) It bothers me that he can be so insensitive.(3) The problem has been bothering me for weeks.(4) Don't bother about such trifles.(5) He could produce excellent work but usually he can't be bothered.(6) Don't bother yourself about me，I am doing quite well.(7) He didn't even bother to say thank you.(8) Oh,would you mind? I hate to be a bother.(9) We're having a spot of bother with the new machine.(10) I am afraid it was a bother for you to do this.(11) I like cooking, I do it without any bother.(12) It is no bother to me. And I'll be glad to do it. The word bother has many shades of meaning, but most of them involve trouble of some sort. You might wonder why you should bother to follow a recipe, until you taste what you've made without one. 1[VERB 动词]操心；费力；麻烦 If you do not bother to do something or if you do not bother with it, you do not do it, consider it, or use it because you think it is unnecessary or because you are too lazy.   [V to-inf]  [V -ing]  [V]  [V with/about n]  [with brd-neg]Lots of people don't bother to go through a marriage ceremony these days...如今很多人不再费心思举行婚礼。Most of the papers didn't even bother reporting it...大多数报纸甚至懒得去报道这件事。Nothing I do makes any difference anyway, so why bother?既然我做什么都于事无补，我为什么还要费劲呢？...and he does not bother with a helmet either.而且他也懒得戴头盔2[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]麻烦；不便；麻烦事 Bother means trouble or difficulty. You can also use bother to refer to an activity which causes this, especially when you would prefer not to do it or get involved with it.   [also a N]I usually buy sliced bread — it's less bother...我通常都买切片面包——比较省事。The courts take too long and going to the police is a bother...打官司耗时太久，去找警察也很麻烦。Most men hate the bother of shaving.大多数男士嫌刮胡子麻烦。3[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]麻烦（用于淡化问题的严重性） You use bother to refer to serious trouble, usually when you want to make it sound less serious than it really is.   [vagueness]  [BRIT 英]  [INFORMAL 非正式]Vince is having a spot of bother with the law.文斯惹上了点儿官司。4[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词]（使）烦恼；（使）担忧；（使）不安 If something bothers you, or if you bother about it, it worries, annoys, or upsets you.   [V n]  [it V n that/wh]  [V about n]  [Also it V n to-inf]Is something bothering you?...你有什么烦心事吗？That kind of jealousy doesn't bother me...那种嫉妒我并不在意。It bothered me that boys weren't interested in me...男孩子们对我不感兴趣令我很烦恼。Never bother about people's opinions.不要在意人们的看法。botheredI was bothered about the blister on my hand...手上起的水泡让我心烦。I'm not bothered if he has another child.我不担心他有另一个孩子。5[VERB 动词]打扰；烦扰 If someone bothers you, they talk to you when you want to be left alone or interrupt you when you are busy.   [V n]  [V n with/about n]We are playing a trick on a man who keeps bothering me...我们在捉弄一个总是来烦我的人。I don't know why he bothers me with this kind of rubbish.我不明白他为何用这种烂事来烦我。6[EXCLAM 感叹语]见鬼；真讨厌 Some people say 'bother' or 'bother it' when they are annoyed about something.   [feelings]  [mainly BRIT 主英]  [OLD-FASHIONED 过时]7[PHRASE 短语]不愿找麻烦；不想出力 If you say that you can't be bothered to do something, you mean that you are not going to do it because you think it is unnecessary or because you are too lazy.   [V inflects]I just can't  be bothered to look after the house...我就是不想费事照看这所房子。Doctors cannot be bothered to explain what they do.医生们才懒得解释他们所做的事情。8[CONVENTION 惯用语]这不麻烦；不费事；没什么 If you say 'it's no bother' after offering to do something for someone, you are emphasizing that you really want to do it and that it will take very little effort.   [emphasis]I'll drive you back to your hotel later. It's no bother.我一会儿会开车把你送回宾馆，举手之劳。9  hot and bothered→see: hot；

英语单词	bother
英美音标	英 ['bɒðə(r)] 美 ['bɑːðər]
中文释义	v.烦扰；使恼怒；使不安；费心 n.麻烦；烦扰；焦急
英语例句	(1) I've no time to bother with such things. (2) It bothers me that he can be so insensitive. (3) The problem has been bothering me for weeks. (4) Don't bother about such trifles. (5) He could produce excellent work but usually he can't be bothered. (6) Don't bother yourself about me，I am doing quite well. (7) He didn't even bother to say thank you. (8) Oh,would you mind? I hate to be a bother. (9) We're having a spot of bother with the new machine. (10) I am afraid it was a bother for you to do this. (11) I like cooking, I do it without any bother. (12) It is no bother to me. And I'll be glad to do it.
中文例句	(1) 我没时间为这种事烦恼。 (2) 他这样麻木不仁，我心里很不痛快。 (3) 那问题已经困扰了我几个星期。 (4) 这丁点儿事不必放在心上。 (5) 他其实可以把工作做好，可他往往嫌费事而不干。 (6) 别为我操心,我一切都好。 (7) 他甚至连说一声谢谢都不肯。 (8) 哦，你不介意吗?我不愿麻烦别人。 (9) 我们的新机器有一点小毛病。 (10) 恐怕做这件事太麻烦你了。 (11) 我喜欢做饭，一点儿也不嫌麻烦。 (12) 一点儿也不麻烦,我很乐意做的。
vocabulary简明	The word bother has many shades of meaning, but most of them involve trouble of some sort. You might wonder why you should bother to follow a recipe, until you taste what you've made without one.
vocabulary扩展	As a verb, bother can mean that you take the trouble to do something. It’s often presented as a negative: you might not bother to lock the house, or you may wonder why you should bother reading the instructions that came with your phone. Bother can also mean that you’re bugging someone or causing a minor inconvenience. The word can also have a sense of deeper worry, especially when something is bothering you, like a nagging sense of guilt.
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]操心；费力；麻烦 If you do not bother to do something or if you do not bother with it, you do not do it, consider it, or use it because you think it is unnecessary or because you are too lazy. [V to-inf] [V -ing] [V] [V with/about n] [with brd-neg] Lots of people don't bother to go through a marriage ceremony these days... 如今很多人不再费心思举行婚礼。 Most of the papers didn't even bother reporting it... 大多数报纸甚至懒得去报道这件事。 Nothing I do makes any difference anyway, so why bother? 既然我做什么都于事无补，我为什么还要费劲呢？ ...and he does not bother with a helmet either. 而且他也懒得戴头盔 2 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]麻烦；不便；麻烦事 Bother means trouble or difficulty. You can also use bother to refer to an activity which causes this, especially when you would prefer not to do it or get involved with it. [also a N] I usually buy sliced bread — it's less bother... 我通常都买切片面包——比较省事。 The courts take too long and going to the police is a bother... 打官司耗时太久，去找警察也很麻烦。 Most men hate the bother of shaving. 大多数男士嫌刮胡子麻烦。 3 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]麻烦（用于淡化问题的严重性） You use bother to refer to serious trouble, usually when you want to make it sound less serious than it really is. [vagueness] [BRIT 英] [INFORMAL 非正式] Vince is having a spot of bother with the law. 文斯惹上了点儿官司。 4 [V-ERG 及物/不及物动词]（使）烦恼；（使）担忧；（使）不安 If something bothers you, or if you bother about it, it worries, annoys, or upsets you. [V n] [it V n that/wh] [V about n] [Also it V n to-inf] Is something bothering you?... 你有什么烦心事吗？ That kind of jealousy doesn't bother me... 那种嫉妒我并不在意。 It bothered me that boys weren't interested in me... 男孩子们对我不感兴趣令我很烦恼。 Never bother about people's opinions. 不要在意人们的看法。 bothered I was bothered about the blister on my hand... 手上起的水泡让我心烦。 I'm not bothered if he has another child. 我不担心他有另一个孩子。 5 [VERB 动词]打扰；烦扰 If someone bothers you, they talk to you when you want to be left alone or interrupt you when you are busy. [V n] [V n with/about n] We are playing a trick on a man who keeps bothering me... 我们在捉弄一个总是来烦我的人。 I don't know why he bothers me with this kind of rubbish. 我不明白他为何用这种烂事来烦我。 6 [EXCLAM 感叹语]见鬼；真讨厌 Some people say 'bother' or 'bother it' when they are annoyed about something. [feelings] [mainly BRIT 主英] [OLD-FASHIONED 过时] 7 [PHRASE 短语]不愿找麻烦；不想出力 If you say that you can't be bothered to do something, you mean that you are not going to do it because you think it is unnecessary or because you are too lazy. [V inflects] I just can't be bothered to look after the house... 我就是不想费事照看这所房子。 Doctors cannot be bothered to explain what they do. 医生们才懒得解释他们所做的事情。 8 [CONVENTION 惯用语]这不麻烦；不费事；没什么 If you say 'it's no bother' after offering to do something for someone, you are emphasizing that you really want to do it and that it will take very little effort. [emphasis] I'll drive you back to your hotel later. It's no bother. 我一会儿会开车把你送回宾馆，举手之劳。 9 hot and bothered→see: hot ；

Bother I [V N Ed Trouble Bothered Bothering