bother

verb

1. 花费时间精力（做某事）
   to spend time and/or energy doing sth
   1. ‘Shall I wait?’ ‘No, don't bother’.
      “要我等一下吗？”“不，别费事了。”
   2. It's not worth bothering with (= using) an umbrella─the car's just outside.
      不必打伞——汽车就停在外面。
   3. I don't know why I bother! Nobody ever listens!
      我不知道我干吗要浪费时间！根本没人听！
   4. I don't know why you bother with that crowd (= why you spend time with them) .
      我弄不懂你为什么和那伙人浪费时间。
   5. He didn't even bother to let me know he was coming.
      他甚至连通知都没通知我他要来。
   6. Why bother asking if you're not really interested?
      如果你不是真的感兴趣，干吗费口舌打听呢？
2. 使（某人）烦恼（或担忧、不安）；给（某人）造成麻烦（或痛苦）
   to annoy, worry or upset sb; to cause sb trouble or pain
   1. The thing that bothers me is…
      让我感到不安的是…
   2. You don't sound too bothered about it.
      看来你并不十分担心这事。
   3. I don't want to bother her with my problems at the moment.
      我此刻不想让她为我的事操心。
   4. That sprained ankle is still bothering her (= hurting) .
      她那扭伤的脚踝还在隐隐作痛。
   5. ‘I'm sorry he was so rude to you.’ ‘It doesn't bother me.’
      “对不起，他对你太没礼貌。”“没关系。”
   6. Does it bother you that she earns more than you?
      她比你挣的钱多，你是不是觉得不自在？
   7. It bothers me to think of her alone in that big house.
      想到她孤零零地待在那所大房子里，我便坐立不安。
3. 打扰；搭话烦扰
   to interrupt sb; to talk to sb when they do not want to talk to you
   1. Stop bothering me when I'm working.
      我工作时别来烦我。
   2. Let me know if he bothers you again.
      他要是再搅扰你，就告诉我。
   3. Sorry to bother you , but there's a call for you on line two.
      很抱歉打扰你一下，二号线有你的电话。

noun

1. 麻烦；困难
   trouble or difficulty
   1. You seem to have got yourself into a spot of bother .
      你似乎让自己遇上了点麻烦。
   2. I don't want to put you to any bother (= cause you any trouble) .
      我不想给你添乱子。
   3. Don't go to the bother of tidying up on my account (= don't make the effort to do it) .
      别为了我费事整理一番。
   4. ‘Thanks for your help!’ ‘It was no bother.’
      “多谢你的帮助！”“没什么。”
   5. Call them and save yourself the bother of going round.
      给他们打个电话就免得你亲自去了。
2. 令人烦恼的情况（或事物、人）
   an annoying situation, thing or person
   1. I hope I haven't been a bother.
      希望我没烦扰你。

exclamation

1. （表示对某事或某人烦恼）
   used to express the fact that you are annoyed about sth/sb
   1. Bother! I've left my wallet at home.
      真烦人！我把钱包落在家里了。
   2. Oh, bother him! He's never around when you need him.
      哎呀，他可真讨厌！需要他的时候从来都找不到他。

1. VERB 操心；费力；麻烦
   If you do not bother to do something or if you do not bother with it, you do not do it, consider it, or use it because you think it is unnecessary or because you are too lazy.
   1. Lots of people don't bother to go through a marriage ceremony these days...
      如今很多人不再费心思举行婚礼。
   2. Most of the papers didn't even bother reporting it...
      大多数报纸甚至懒得去报道这件事。
   3. Nothing I do makes any difference anyway, so why bother?
      既然我做什么都于事无补，我为什么还要费劲呢？
   4. ...and he does not bother with a helmet either.
      而且他也懒得戴头盔
2. N-UNCOUNT 麻烦；不便；麻烦事
   Bother means trouble or difficulty. You can also use bother to refer to an activity which causes this, especially when you would prefer not to do it or get involved with it.
   1. I usually buy sliced bread — it's less bother...
      我通常都买切片面包——比较省事。
   2. The courts take too long and going to the police is a bother...
      打官司耗时太久，去找警察也很麻烦。
   3. Most men hate the bother of shaving.
      大多数男士嫌刮胡子麻烦。
3. N-UNCOUNT 麻烦（用于淡化问题的严重性）
   You use bother to refer to serious trouble, usually when you want to make it sound less serious than it really is.
   1. Vince is having a spot of bother with the law.
      文斯惹上了点儿官司。
4. V-ERG （使）烦恼；（使）担忧；（使）不安
   If something bothers you, or if you bother about it, it worries, annoys, or upsets you.
   1. Is something bothering you?...
      你有什么烦心事吗？
   2. That kind of jealousy doesn't bother me...
      那种嫉妒我并不在意。
   3. It bothered me that boys weren't interested in me...
      男孩子们对我不感兴趣令我很烦恼。
   4. Never bother about people's opinions.
      不要在意人们的看法。
5. VERB 打扰；烦扰
   If someone bothers you, they talk to you when you want to be left alone or interrupt you when you are busy.
   1. We are playing a trick on a man who keeps bothering me...
      我们在捉弄一个总是来烦我的人。
   2. I don't know why he bothers me with this kind of rubbish.
      我不明白他为何用这种烂事来烦我。
6. 见鬼；真讨厌
   Some people say 'bother' or 'bother it' when they are annoyed about something.
7. PHRASE 不愿找麻烦；不想出力
   If you say that you can't be bothered to do something, you mean that you are not going to do it because you think it is unnecessary or because you are too lazy.
   1. I just can't be bothered to look after the house...
      我就是不想费事照看这所房子。
   2. Doctors cannot be bothered to explain what they do.
      医生们才懒得解释他们所做的事情。
8. CONVENTION 这不麻烦；不费事；没什么
   If you say 'it's no bother' after offering to do something for someone, you are emphasizing that you really want to do it and that it will take very little effort.
   1. I'll drive you back to your hotel later. It's no bother.
      我一会儿会开车把你送回宾馆，举手之劳。
9. hot and bothered → see: hot

1. It does not bother me now at all. It is all ancient history.
   现在它丝毫不让我感到烦恼。它只不过是陈年老账。
2. Lots of people don't bother to go through a marriage ceremony these days
   如今很多人不再费心思举行婚礼。
3. Most of the papers didn't even bother reporting it
   大多数报纸甚至懒得去报道这件事。
4. Nothing I do makes any difference anyway, so why bother?
   既然我做什么都于事无补，我为什么还要费劲呢？
5. I usually buy sliced bread — it's less bother
   我通常都买切片面包——比较省事。
6. The courts take too long and going to the police is a bother
   打官司耗时太久，去找警察也很麻烦。
7. Most men hate the bother of shaving.
   大多数男士嫌刮胡子麻烦。
8. Vince is having a spot of bother with the law.
   文斯惹上了点儿官司。
9. Is something bothering you?
   你有什么烦心事吗？
10. That kind of jealousy doesn't bother me
    那种嫉妒我并不在意。
11. It bothered me that boys weren't interested in me
    男孩子们对我不感兴趣令我很烦恼。
12. Never bother about people's opinions.
    不要在意人们的看法。
13. We are playing a trick on a man who keeps bothering me
    我们在捉弄一个总是来烦我的人。
14. I don't know why he bothers me with this kind of rubbish.
    我不明白他为何用这种烂事来烦我。
15. I just can't be bothered to look after the house
    我就是不想费事照看这所房子。
16. Doctors cannot be bothered to explain what they do.
    医生们才懒得解释他们所做的事情。
17. I'll drive you back to your hotel later. It's no bother.
    我一会儿会开车把你送回宾馆，举手之劳。
18. Now don't talk so loud and bother him, honey.
    亲爱的，好了，别这么大声说话打扰他。
19. Mr Brooke is undoubtedly in a spot of bother
    布鲁克先生肯定遇到了点小麻烦。
20. The sauce is thick and rich so don't bother trying to diet.
    这个酱汁又浓又香，别费劲节食了。
21. I was so uninterested in the result that I didn't even bother to look at it.
    我对结果完全没兴趣，甚至都懒得看一眼。
22. They ran out of drink. Which actually didn't bother me because I wasn't drinking
    他们把酒喝完了。但实际上这对我来说无所谓，因为我不喝酒。
23. I wouldn't want to cause such important people as yourselves any bother.
    我不想给你们这样的大人物添任何麻烦。
24. You don't want to bother yourself arguing with the likes of him.
    别跟他一般见识。
25. Why bother like this?
    何苦乃尔？
26. Why bother your head about such trifles?
    你何苦在这些小事上伤脑筋？
27. I can't bother him with my little affairs.
    我不能为我这些小事去惊动他。
28. You needn't bother your head for nothing.
    你不要白费心思。
29. You needn't bother about this.
    这件事你就不必过问了。
30. Don't bother if it's too much trouble.--No trouble at all.
    这事要是太麻烦，你就别费神了。--不，一点也不麻烦。

  provoke anger annoy badger bother disturb hound irritate pester【导航词义：使生气，烦扰】

  provoke v. 激怒，使恼火

〔辨析〕尤指故意激怒某人，含有挑衅之意。

  anger v. 使生气，激怒

〔辨析〕指激怒某人，其程度通常高于 annoy。

  annoy v. 使烦恼，使生气

〔辨析〕普通用词，程度较轻，强调不断地烦扰，尤指以重复性的行为让人心烦或恼火。

  badger v. 纠缠，烦扰

〔辨析〕强调没完没了的发问、噪音等惹人生气。

  bother v. 打扰，打搅

〔辨析〕主要侧重于动作、客观事物对人的搅扰，而不强调人的心理及思维方面。

  disturb v. 妨碍，干扰，打扰

〔辨析〕常指打断他人的睡眠、工作等，语气较强。

  hound v. 烦扰，骚扰

〔辨析〕尤指为获得某种东西（如信息、隐情等）而不停地追着骚扰某人。

  irritate v. 激怒，使烦躁

〔辨析〕指因重复或长时间做某事而使人不快。

  pester v. 不断烦扰，纠缠

〔辨析〕尤指不断地要求某人做某事，强调纠缠至其难以忍受的地步。

v.

be bothered (about sb/sth)

• 认为（某人或某事）重要；关心（某人或某事）
  to think that sb/sth is important
  1. I'm not bothered about what he thinks.
     我不在乎他怎么想。
  2. ‘Where shall we eat?’ ‘I'm not bothered.’ (= I don't mind where we go) .
     “我们去哪里吃饭？”“随便。”

can't be bothered (to do sth)

• （表示不想花时间精力做某事）
  used to say that you do not want to spend time and/or energy doing sth
  1. I should really do some work this weekend but I can't be bothered.
     我这个周末真该做点事了，可我懒得做。
  2. All this has happened because you couldn't be bothered to give me the message.
     就是因为你嫌麻烦没通知我，才出了这事。

not bother yourself/your head with/about sth

• 不为某事花费时间（或精力）；不操心
  to not spend time/effort on sth, because it is not important or you are not interested in it

(all) hot and bothered

• （因压力过大、有难题、时间紧迫等）焦灼不安，心慌意乱
  in a state of anxiety or confusion because you are under too much pressure, have a problem, are trying to hurry, etc.

noun

1. something or someone that causes trouble
   1. washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer
   2. a bit of a bother
   3. he's not a friend, he's an infliction

   Synonym:    annoyancebotherationpaininflictionpain in the neckpain in the ass

2. an angry disturbance
   1. he didn't want to make a fuss
   2. they had labor trouble
   3. a spot of bother

   Synonym:    fusstroublehassle

verb

1. cause annoyance in
   1. Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me
   2. It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves

   Synonym:    annoyragget toget atirritaterilenarknettlegravelvexchafedevil

2. make confused or perplexed or puzzled

3. make nervous or agitated
   1. The mere thought of her bothered him and made his heart beat faster

4. intrude or enter uninvited
   1. Don't bother the professor while she is grading term papers

5. take the trouble to do something
   1. He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday
   2. Don't bother, please

   Synonym:    trouble oneselftroubleinconvenience oneself

6. to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
   1. Sorry to trouble you, but...

   Synonym:    troubleput outinconveniencedisobligediscommodeincommode