Worry
['wʌrɪ]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) a strong feeling of anxiety; 'his worry over the prospect of being fired'; 'it is not work but worry that kills'; 'he wanted to die and end his troubles'.
(verb.) touch or rub constantly; 'The old man worried his beads'.
(verb.) lacerate by biting; 'the dog worried his bone'.
(verb.) disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress; 'I cannot sleep--my daughter's health is worrying me'.
(verb.) be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy; 'I worry about my job'.
(verb.) be concerned with; 'I worry about my grades'.
伊莱恩整理--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(v. t.) To harass by pursuit and barking; to attack repeatedly; also, to tear or mangle with the teeth.
(v. t.) To harass or beset with importunity, or with care an anxiety; to vex; to annoy; to torment; to tease; to fret; to trouble; to plague.
(v. t.) To harass with labor; to fatigue.
(v. i.) To feel or express undue care and anxiety; to manifest disquietude or pain; to be fretful; to chafe; as, the child worries; the horse worries.
(n.) A state of undue solicitude; a state of disturbance from care and anxiety; vexation; anxiety; fret; as, to be in a worry.
編輯:韦斯利
同義詞及近義詞：
v. a. Tease, vex, plague, pain, harass, annoy, trouble, torment, pester, bother, bore, persecute, molest, harry, irritate, badger, fret, chafe, hector, infest, gall, disturb, disquiet.
v. n. [Colloquial.] Fret, chafe, fidget, be vexed, be troubled, worry one's self.
n. Anxiety, vexation, trouble, perplexity, solicitude, care, disquiet, concern, uneasiness, fear, apprehension, misgiving, alarm.
整理:温弗雷德
同義詞及反義詞：
SYN:Harass, irritate, tantalize, importune, vex, molest, annoy, tease, torment,disquiet, plague, fret
ANT:Soothe, calm, gratify, please, amuse, quiet
艾弗里校對
解釋/意思:
v.t. to tear with the teeth: to harass: to tease: (Scot.) to choke.—v.i. to trouble one's self: to be unduly anxious: to fret:—pa.t. and pa.p. worr′ied.—n. act of worrying: trouble perplexity vexation.—ns. Worr′ier one who worries himself or others; Worr′iment (coll.) anxiety.—adj. Worr′isome causing trouble.—v. Worr′it (slang) to worry.—n. (slang) annoyance.—adj. Worr′ying harassing.—adv. Worr′yingly.—Worry down to swallow with a strong effort.
手打:罗纳德
娱乐性解釋/意思：
A state of mind that leads some persons to fear, every time the tide goes out, that it won't come in again.
伊凡手打
例句/造句/用法:
- I was saying, she told him, that you must not worry about your work because I will not bother you nor interfere. 歐尼斯特·海明威. 喪鐘為誰而鳴.
- If it fails on its merits, he doesn't worry or fret about it, but, on the contrary, regards it as a useful fact learned; remains cheerful and tries something else. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
- You shouldn't worry. 歐尼斯特·海明威. 喪鐘為誰而鳴.
- But you don't have to worry about that. 歐尼斯特·海明威. 永別了,武器.
- Something, I know of old, you must have to worry yourself about, or you wouldn't be happy. 伊莉莎白·蓋斯凱爾. 南方與北方.
- You do not have to worry about Pablo. 歐尼斯特·海明威. 喪鐘為誰而鳴.
- That satisfied her and set at rest the doubts that had begun to worry her lately. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- Pin-pricks hurt more than cannon balls, and incessant worries are far more painful than great calamities. 福爾斯·休姆. 奇幻島.
- Also he worries. 歐尼斯特·海明威. 喪鐘為誰而鳴.
- I don't think it's that, Aunt Julia; I've had worries, she replied. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 快樂之家.
- Don't cry, child, it worries me to hear people sniff. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- Don't like him, he puts on airs, snubs his sisters, worries his father, and doesn't speak respectfully of his mother. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- The worries of the day had been a little too much for me, I suppose. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- Pray don't do that,' said he, 'it's of no use doing that: it only worries. 查理斯·狄更斯. 艱難時事.
- He won't do it unless he is very much worried, and only threatens it sometimes, when he gets tired of studying. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- Do not be worried. 歐尼斯特·海明威. 喪鐘為誰而鳴.
- I come back sadder and wiser; weakly enough, but not worried. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- And you're not worried? 歐尼斯特·海明威. 永別了,武器.
- But Aunt March had not this gift, and she worried Amy very much with her rules and orders, her prim ways, and long, prosy talks. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- Are you worried because you haven't anything to do? 歐尼斯特·海明威. 永別了,武器.
- His aunt worried him by her cares, and Sir Thomas knew not how to bring down his conversation or his voice to the level of irritation and feebleness. 簡·奧斯丁. 曼斯費爾德莊園.
- They are just asleep after worrying all day. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- It seemed as if Misfortune was never tired of worrying into motion that unwieldy exile. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- You were fine until now and now you're worrying. 歐尼斯特·海明威. 永別了,武器.
- He really is worrying them! 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- It was not a wise thing to do, but I kept on worrying till an old man came in with an order for some clothes. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- I've often wondered to see men that could call their wives and children _their own_ fretting and worrying about anything else. 哈麗葉特·比切·斯托. 湯姆叔叔的小屋.
- Well, we can't help it; it's no use worrying, Eva! 哈麗葉特·比切·斯托. 湯姆叔叔的小屋.
手打:齐妮亚