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
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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?
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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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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
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Do not bother to wash the dishes; I will do them later.
不必费心洗碗,我稍后会洗。
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He did not bother to check whether the door was locked.
他没有费心检查门是否锁好。
展开其余 1 条例句
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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)
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bothersome 令人烦恼的bother 加 -some 构成形容词,表示造成困扰。
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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
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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
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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。
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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。