bothering

英 [ˈbɒðərɪŋ] 美 [ˈbɑːðərɪŋ]

v.  花费时间精力(做某事); 使(某人)烦恼(或担忧、不安); 给(某人)造成麻烦(或痛苦); 打扰; 搭话烦扰
bother的现在分词



柯林斯词典

  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.
    1. 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。
    2. 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。
    3. hot and bothered → see: hot

    双语例句

    1. Andrew noticed her abstraction and asked, 'What's bothering you?'
      安德鲁注意到她在愣神,便问道:“你怎么啦?”
    2. Is something bothering you?
      你有什么烦心事吗?
    3. 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。
    4. People call in and just spill their guts about whatever's bothering them on the job or in a relationship.
      人们打进电话,就是要将工作或感情上的所有困扰倾诉出来。
    5. Although sometimes I feel like bothering, as often as not I don't
      虽然我有时会觉得这是在找麻烦,但是通常并不会这样。
    6. Don't keep on bothering me.
      别老磨人!
    7. The child has been bothering me all morning.
      这孩子吵闹得我整整一上午不得安宁。
    8. I'm so sorry to keep on bothering you.
      老是累赘你们,真过意不去。
    9. This problem has long been bothering her.
      这件事一直缠磨着她。
    10. The children stopped bothering their father.
      孩子们停止搅扰他们的父亲。
    11. If something's bothering you, get it off your chest.
      你有什么心事,痛痛快快把它说出来就是了。
    12. B: Sorry! Is that bothering you?
      对不起!打扰你了吗?
    13. I don't thinkthey're gonna be bothering you for much longer.
      我想他们不会打扰你很长时间了。
    14. So why don't you give me a hand, and tell me what's bothering you?
      你拉我一把,告诉我遇到什么麻烦了?
    15. Am I really bothering you?
      我真的是打扰到你了吗?
    16. And my leg's bothering me.
      我的腿也在抱怨我了。
    17. I'm not bothering you on the job.
      我没有打扰你工作吧。
    18. I let my friends know I am not happy, what is bothering my life.
      我告诉我的朋友我不是愉快的,什么打扰我的生活。
    19. Is it something bothering her?
      难道是什么事情烦扰了她?
    20. Excuse me, you're bothering the lady, the other guests, and me.
      对不起,你正在打扰这位女士,其他客人,和我。
    21. Why are you bothering me at my work?
      你为何在我工作的时候来打扰我?
    22. Is this woman bothering you?
      这女人,给你惹麻烦吗?
    23. He couldn't have thought I was bothering him.
      他不会认为我打扰了他。
    24. Please go away, you are bothering me.
      请走开,你打扰了我。
    25. Order, here! Hey, am I bothering you?
      大家安静!我打扰你们了?
    26. Hey, you! Lady, is this guy bothering you?
      嘿,你!女士,这家伙惹你生气了?
    27. Excuse me for bothering you.
      对不起打搅了你。
    28. I don't know why I'm bothering you with our problems.
      我不知道为什么用我们这些问题来麻烦你。
    29. Don't be bothering father with all these silly questions.
      别问这些傻问题打扰爸爸了。
    30. I'm sorry. I'm stupid. I shouldn't be bothering you.
      对不起,我真蠢,我不该在这时候打扰你。