worries; worried; worrying
worries; worried; worrying
Learner's definition of WORRY
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: 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]
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We didn't want you to worry.我们不想让你担心。
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Don't worry. You'll be fine.别担心,你不会有事的。
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Don't make your parents worry.别让你的父母担忧。
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When they didn't call after two hours, we began to worry.两小时后他们没有打电话来,我们开始担心起来。
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They were fine. We needn't have worried.他们很好,我们原本就不必担心。
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Let the travel agent worry about the details.让旅行社去操心那些细节问题吧。
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Haven't we got enough to worry about?我们操心的还不够多吗?
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We don't have to worry about choosing a restaurant. [=someone else will choose a restaurant]我们不必操心选哪家餐厅。
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The nurse said her condition was nothing to worry about. [=her condition was not serious]护士说她的病情没什么大碍。
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I'll take care of it. Don't worry about a thing.我会关照这事的,别操心了。
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Medical experts worry that a new strain of the virus will be more difficult to contain.医学专家担心新型病毒将更难遏制。
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We worry that children don't get enough exercise.我们担心孩子们运动量不够。
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My parents worry [=fear] that I won't go to college.父母怕我不愿上大学。
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[+ object] : to make (someone) anxious or upset : to cause (someone) to worry使…担心;使…发愁 -
His poor health worries me.他糟糕的身体状况让我很担心。
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What's worrying you? [=what is causing you to feel upset?]什么事让你感到不安?
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It doesn't seem to worry him that rain is in the forecast.他好像并不担心天气预报说要下雨。
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We didn't tell you about the accident because we didn't want to worry you.我们没把那次意外告诉你,因为我们不想让你担心。
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Don't worry yourself. [=don't be upset or concerned]你不用担心。
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He worried himself sick [=he was extremely worried] before the exam.考试之前他可愁坏了。
not to worry
informal
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used to say that there is no cause for concern or worry别担心;没关系
worry at
[phrasal verb] 1 worry at (something) chiefly British
: to pull, twist, or bite (something) repeatedly(反复地)拉扯,撕扯,咬 2
: 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
plural worries
Learner's definition of WORRY
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[noncount] : a feeling of concern about something bad that might happen : the state or condition of worrying about something : anxiety担心;忧虑 -
His mother's health is a constant source of worry. [=concern]母亲的健康状况一直让他忧心忡忡。
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She finally ended months of worry over her credit card debt when she finished paying off her bill.付清账单后,她终于一扫数月以来对她的信用卡欠款的担忧。
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His high blood pressure is cause for worry.他的高血压令人担忧。
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Her parents have been sick with worry [=extremely worried] for days since the accident.自从那起事故发生后,她父母担心了许多天。
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[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 -
Our greatest worry is that she'll get lost.我们最担心的是她会迷路。
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His only worry right now is getting to the airport on time.他现在唯一担心的就是能否准时到达机场。
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What's your worry? [=what are you worried about?]你担心什么?
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His money worries [=difficulties] are over.他为钱发愁的日子已经过去了。
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His mother's health is a constant worry.母亲的健康状况一直让他担心。
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Her lost luggage was the least of her worries [=an unimportant problem] at the moment.丢失行李是她眼下最不担心的事情。
no worries
chiefly Australia + British, informal
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used to say that there is no reason to worry别担心;没关系