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BNC: 1537 COCA: 970

worry

1 worry /ˈwɚri/ verb
worries; worried; worrying
1 worry
/ˈwɚri/
verb
worries; worried; worrying
Learner's definition of WORRY
: to think about problems or fears : to feel or show fear and concern because you think that something bad has happened or could happen担心;担忧;发愁
[no object]
often + about
sometimes + over
[+ object]
+ that
[+ object] : to make (someone) anxious or upset : to cause (someone) to worry使…担心;使…发愁

not to worry

informal
used to say that there is no cause for concern or worry别担心;没关系

worry at

[phrasal verb]
worry at (something) chiefly British
: to pull, twist, or bite (something) repeatedly(反复地)拉扯,撕扯,咬
: to try to solve (a problem) by thinking about it for a long time(为解决问题而)苦苦思索,苦想
2 worry /ˈwɚri/ noun
plural worries
2 worry
/ˈwɚri/
noun
plural worries
Learner's definition of WORRY
[noncount] : a feeling of concern about something bad that might happen : the state or condition of worrying about something : anxiety担心;忧虑
[count] : a problem or concern : something that causes you to be worried令人担忧的事;令人发愁的问题

no worries

chiefly Australia + British, informal
used to say that there is no reason to worry别担心;没关系
BNC: 1537 COCA: 970

worry

1 of 2

verb

wor·​ry ˈwər-ē How to pronounce worry (audio)
ˈwə-rē
worried; worrying

transitive verb

1
dialectal British : choke, strangle
2
a
: to harass by tearing, biting, or snapping especially at the throat
b
: to shake or pull at with the teeth
a terrier worrying a rat
c
: to touch or disturb something repeatedly
d
: to change the position of or adjust by repeated pushing or hauling
3
a
: to assail with rough or aggressive attack or treatment : torment
b
: to subject to persistent or nagging attention or effort
4
: to afflict with mental distress or agitation : make anxious

intransitive verb

1
dialectal British : strangle, choke
2
: to move, proceed, or progress by unceasing or difficult effort : struggle
3
: to feel or experience concern or anxiety : fret
worrying about his health
worrier
ˈwər-ē-ər How to pronounce worry (audio)
ˈwə-rē-
noun

worry

2 of 2

noun

plural worries
1
a
: mental distress or agitation resulting from concern usually for something impending or anticipated : anxiety
b
: an instance or occurrence of such distress or agitation
2
: a cause of worry : trouble, difficulty
Choose the Right Synonym for worry

Verb

worry, annoy, harass, harry, plague, pester, tease mean to disturb or irritate by persistent acts.

worry implies an incessant goading or attacking that drives one to desperation.

pursued a policy of worrying the enemy

annoy implies disturbing one's composure or peace of mind by intrusion, interference, or petty attacks.

you're doing that just to annoy me

harass implies petty persecutions or burdensome demands that exhaust one's nervous or mental power.

harassed on all sides by creditors

harry may imply heavy oppression or maltreatment.

the strikers had been harried by thugs

plague implies a painful and persistent affliction.

plagued all her life by poverty

pester stresses the repetition of petty attacks.

constantly pestered with trivial complaints

tease suggests an attempt to break down one's resistance or rouse to wrath.

children teased the dog

Noun

care, concern, solicitude, anxiety, worry mean a troubled or engrossed state of mind or the thing that causes this.

care implies oppression of the mind weighed down by responsibility or disquieted by apprehension.

a face worn by years of care

concern implies a troubled state of mind because of personal interest, relation, or affection.

crimes caused concern in the neighborhood

solicitude implies great concern and connotes either thoughtful or hovering attentiveness toward another.

acted with typical maternal solicitude

anxiety stresses anguished uncertainty or fear of misfortune or failure.

plagued by anxiety and self-doubt

worry suggests fretting over matters that may or may not be real cause for anxiety.

financial worries

Example Sentences

Verb We didn't want you to worry. Don't worry. You'll be fine. Don't make your parents worry. When they didn't call after two hours, we began to worry. They were fine. We needn't have worried. His poor health worries me. It doesn't seem to worry him that rain is in the forecast. We didn't tell you about the accident because we didn't want to worry you. Noun She finally ended months of worry over her credit card debt when she finished paying off her bill. His high blood pressure is cause for worry. Our greatest worry is that she'll get lost. His only worry right now is getting to the airport on time. His mother's health is a constant worry. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
Summer wouldn’t have to worry about taking breaks from work to measure her blood glucose. AZCentral.com, 14 Sep. 2022 The safety of our schools is also a huge priority, no parent or child should ever have to worry about if their school is safe. Renata Cló, The Arizona Republic, 14 Sep. 2022 While their eggs are vulnerable to raccoons and other scavengers, adult Burmese pythons don’t have to worry about becoming prey. Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2022 Owners of Apple’s iPhone 14, which hits stores later this week, shouldn’t have to worry about replacing their batteries for quite some time. Chris Morris, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2022 As many bettors across the country sweat out each bet, FanDuel players won’t have to worry about one of their Week 1 wagers. Xl Media, cleveland, 11 Sep. 2022 This is not usually an area BYU has to worry about. Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 Sep. 2022 Residents no longer will have to worry about the water being shut off. The Indianapolis Star, 8 Sep. 2022 Here’s a look at some of the potential security issues that teams have to worry about. Dan Weil, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2022
Noun
Municipal official Martin Baláž said his big worry is the 2,500 jobs at companies that supply and service Slovalco. Joe Wallace, WSJ, 11 Sep. 2022 Instead, your main political worry will be your party’s primary, and your chief goal will be to avoid upsetting committed partisans. David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2022 All of the above is on the table with your worry-free first wager. Xl Media, cleveland, 13 Aug. 2022 In a Eurobarometer survey completed in February, more than 70 percent of those surveyed identified the cost of living as their main worry, far higher than the 41-percent euro zone average. David J. Lynch, Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2022 PHEVs combine an internal combustion engine (ICE) with a smallish battery and electric motor to make worry-free that occasional long trip to the sun or family reunions. Neil Winton, Forbes, 10 Aug. 2022 From the outside, Hollywood starlets appear basically worry-free. Chloe Berger, Fortune, 28 July 2022 Maybe your spouse's more-permissive parenting stokes your worry about children into enraged criticism. Jelena Kecmanovic, CNN, 12 July 2022 Alongside flu, the common cold, and COVID-19 concerns, some parents are feeling fresh worry about recent outbreaks of monkeypox and polio. Rachel Reiff Ellis, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English worien, from Old English wyrgan; akin to Old High German wurgen to strangle, Lithuanian veržti to constrict

First Known Use

Verb

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Noun

1804, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of worry was before the 12th century
BNC: 1537 COCA: 970
worry

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + WORRY | WORRY + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEbig, considerable, great, main, major, serious大心事;極度煩惱的事Paying the mortgage is a big worry for many people.償付抵押貸款對許多人來說是一件很頭痛的事。Her mother's poor health caused her considerable worry.她母親身體狀況欠佳讓她相當憂慮。My greatest worry is that he'll do something stupid.我最擔心他會去做蠢事。genuine, real真正的煩惱growing, increasing與日俱增的煩惱slight小煩惱day-to-day日常的煩惱constant持續的煩惱The money side of things has been a constant worry.資金方面一直令人苦惱。unnecessary不必要的擔心She gave her parents unnecessary worry when she forgot to call them.她忘記給父母打電話,引起他們不必要的擔心。immediate當前的煩惱My immediate worry is money.我當前的煩惱就是錢。nagging, niggling揮之不去的憂慮I had a nagging worry that we weren't going to get there.我有個憂慮揮之不去,就是擔心我們到不了那裏。secret內心的擔憂It was a relief to share my secret worries with him.把心中的擔憂告訴他後,我如釋重負。business, economic, financial, money生意上的/經濟上的/財政上的/金錢上的擔憂health健康方面的擔心VERB + WORRYhave有煩心事That year he had major health worries.那一年他健康“亮紅燈”,令他大為擔憂。be beset by受煩心事的困擾She wanted to enjoy her retirement without being beset by financial worries.她想享受退休生活而不必為金錢擔憂。be frantic with, be out of your mind with, be sick with擔心得發狂;愁得要命I didn't know where he was and I was frantic with worry.我不知道他在哪裏,擔心得都要發瘋了。express, voice表示/表達擔心share分擔憂慮cause (sb), give sb令(某人)擔憂;讓某人擔憂add to, increase增加憂慮The fact that she heard nothing from him only increased her worry.聽不到他的任何消息加重了她的擔心。forget忘記煩惱Try and forget your worries for a little while.試着暫時忘掉你的煩惱。alleviate, assuage, ease, soothe減輕憂慮remove, take away, take out of sth排除憂慮Take the worry out of flying with our travel insurance offer.有我們提供的旅遊保險您可安心乘飛機。dismiss對擔憂不理會For years, the government has dismissed our worries as unfounded.多年來,政府一直認為我們是瞎擔心而不予受理。WORRY + VERBdisappear, melt擔心消失prove groundless, prove unfounded擔憂被證明是無根據的Most of Nigel's worries proved groundless.奈傑爾的大部份擔心被證明是毫無根據的。plague sb擔憂折磨着某人These worries plagued him constantly.這些擔憂不斷地折磨着他。PREPOSITIONamid worries在憂慮中The dollar has fallen to a new low amid worries that the American economy is heading for trouble.由於人們普遍擔心美國經濟將陷入困境,美元匯率再創新低。worry about, worry over為⋯擔心They will not have worries over money.他們將不必為金錢擔心。worry to對⋯而言的心事His mother's health is an enormous worry to him.他母親的健康狀況是他的一大心事。PHRASEScause for worry擔心的原因There is no immediate cause for worry.目前沒有什麼可擔心的。free from worry無憂無慮have no worries on that score (BrE) 那方面不用擔心The staff all work very hard-we've no worries on that score.全體員工工作都非常賣力 - 我們對此不必擔心。the least of your worries最不愁的事At the moment, the car is the least of my worries.目前,汽車是我最不發愁的事。no worries! (especially BrE) 不要擔心!No worries-there's plenty of time.不要擔心 - 時間足夠了。a source of worry憂慮的來源Money is a constant source of worry.金錢永遠是件讓人頭痛的事。
worry

verb

ADVERB | VERB + WORRY | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERBa lot, particularly, really, terribly很擔心;非常煩惱;極為焦慮She worries a lot about crime.她為犯罪活動憂心忡忡。What really worries me is what we do if there's nobody there.我真正擔心的是,假如那兒沒有人,我們怎麼辦。slightly稍有些擔心excessively, needlessly, too much, unduly, unnecessarily過度擔心;不必要地擔心;過分焦慮;多餘地擔心You do worry unnecessarily, you know.你應該明白,你的擔心純粹是多餘的。not too much不要過於擔心Don't worry too much about it.不要對此過於擔心。constantly始終擔心VERB + WORRYnot let sth, not need to不讓⋯煩擾;沒必要擔心Don't let it worry you unduly.不要讓此事過於困擾你。begin to開始擔憂tell sb not to告訴某人不要擔心PREPOSITIONabout為⋯擔心Don't worry about me, I'll be fine.不要為我擔心,我不會有事的。for為⋯擔心We can't help worrying for your safety.我們禁不住擔心你的安全。with以⋯煩擾Don't worry the driver with unnecessary requests.不要提些沒必要的要求打擾駕駛員。PHRASEScan't help worrying禁不住擔心I can't help worrying about the future.我禁不住擔心未來。enough to worry about, nothing to worry about擔心的事夠多的;沒什麼可擔心的Don't bother Harry-he has enough to worry about as it is.不要打擾哈里 - 他的煩心事已經夠多了。stop worrying停止發愁Stop worrying, Dad, we'll be fine.別發愁了,爸爸,我們不會有事的。How can I make her stop worrying so much?我怎樣才能讓她不再這麼發愁呢?worry yourself sick, worry yourself to death (both informal) 愁得要死

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