bother

/ˈbɒðə(r)/ v.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

打扰;使烦恼;费心;花费时间精力

释义与例句

v. 打扰;使烦恼
to annoy, worry or interrupt somebody
  1. Sorry to bother you, but could you help me with this form?
    抱歉打扰你,你能帮我填一下这张表吗?
  2. The noise from the street bothered her all night.
    街上的噪声让她烦恼了一整夜。
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  1. It bothers me that nobody replied to my question.
    没有人回复我的问题,这让我很困扰。
v. 费心;花费时间精力
to make the effort to do something, often used in negatives and questions
  1. Do not bother to wash the dishes; I will do them later.
    不必费心洗碗,我稍后会洗。
  2. He did not bother to check whether the door was locked.
    他没有费心检查门是否锁好。
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  1. Why bother waiting when we can book the tickets online?
    既然可以在网上订票,何必费心排队等呢?

词源与构词

记忆钩子 sorry to bother you 是“抱歉打扰你”;don't bother to do 是“不必费心做”,don't bother 则可单独表示“不用麻烦了”。

词族与关联词

词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
  • bothersome 令人烦恼的
    bother 加 -some 构成形容词,表示造成困扰。
  • bothered 烦恼的;担心的
    形容词,常用于 be bothered about something(为某事烦恼)。
同义词
  • disturb 打扰;扰乱
    disturb 强调打断休息、工作或原有状态;bother 还可表示使人烦恼,以及否定句中的“费心做”。
    Please do not disturb the patients while they are resting. 病人休息时请勿打扰。
常见搭配
  • sorry to bother you 抱歉打扰你
    Sorry to bother you again, but the printer is not working. 抱歉再次打扰你,打印机不能用了。
  • bother to do something 费心做某事
    She never bothers to lock her bicycle outside the library. 她在图书馆外从不费心锁自行车。