bother
- IPA[ˈbɒðə]
英式
- take the trouble to do something；(of a circumstance or event) worry, disturb, or upset (someone)
- effort, trouble, or difficulty；a person or thing that causes annoyance or difficulty
- used to express mild irritation or impatience
verb: bother, 3rd person present: bothers, gerund or present participle: bothering, past tense: bothered, past participle: bothered
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動詞
- 1. take the trouble to do something scientists rarely bother with such niceties the driver didn't bother to ask why
- 2. (of a circumstance or event) worry, disturb, or upset (someone) secrecy is an issue which bothers journalists it bothered me that I hadn't done anything 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ feel concern about or interest in don't bother about me—I'll find my own way home he wasn't to bother himself with day-to-day things
- ▪ cause trouble or annoyance to (someone) by interrupting or otherwise inconveniencing them I'm sorry to bother you at this time of night 同義詞
名詞
- 1. effort, trouble, or difficulty he saved me the bother of having to come up with a speech it may seem like too much bother to cook just for yourself 同義詞
- ▪ a person or thing that causes annoyance or difficulty I hope she hasn't been a bother 同義詞
excl
- 1. British used to express mild irritation or impatience ‘Bother!’ she muttered
- concerned about something: he was trying to play it cool and not look bothered I'm not particularly bothered about how I look
Oxford Dictionary
- concerned about something: he was trying to play it cool and not look bothered I'm not particularly bothered about how I look
Oxford American Dictionary
- avoid involving someone in useless or pointless effort
Oxford Dictionary
- avoid involving someone in useless or pointless effort
Oxford American Dictionary
- in a state of anxiety or physical discomfort
Oxford American Dictionary
- in a state of anxiety or physical discomfort, especially as a result of being pressured
Oxford Dictionary
- be unwilling to make the effort needed to do something
Oxford Dictionary
- be unwilling to make the effort needed to do something
Oxford American Dictionary
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- IPA[ˈbäT͟Hər]
美式
- take the trouble to do something: scientists rarely bother with such niceties the driver didn't bother to ask why
- effort, worry, or difficulty: he saved me the bother of having to come up with a speech it may seem like too much bother to cook just for yourself
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