bother
v. 麻烦,操心; 使苦恼; 打扰,纠缠; 使疼痛
n. 麻烦,困难; 令人烦恼的事/人
int. 真讨厌(表示对某人/事烦恼)
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.
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。
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。
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.
I usually buy sliced bread — it's less bother...
我通常都买切片面包——比较省事。
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。
You use bother to refer to serious trouble, usually when you want to make it sound less serious than it really is.
Vince is having a spot of bother with the law.
文斯惹上了点儿官司。
If something bothers you, or if you bother about it, it worries, annoys, or upsets you.
Is something bothering you?...
你有什么烦心事吗?
That kind of jealousy doesn't bother me...
那种嫉妒我并不在意。
If someone bothers you, they talk to you when you want to be left alone or interrupt you when you are busy.
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。
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。
Some people say 'bother' or 'bother it' when they are annoyed about something.
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.
I just can't be bothered to look after the house...
我就是不想费事照看这所房子。
Doctors cannot be bothered to explain what they do.
医生们才懒得解释他们所做的事情。
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.
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。
1. an angry disturbance;
2. something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness;
1. take the trouble to do something; concern oneself;
2. cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations;
3. to cause inconvenience or discomfort to;
4. intrude or enter uninvited;
5. make nervous or agitated;
6. make confused or perplexed or puzzled
bother, disturb, trouble, annoy, irritate, vex
这些动词均有"使人不安或烦恼"之意。
can't be bothered (to do something)
不愿找麻烦,不想出力
hot and bothered
(因焦虑或身体不适而感到)心急火燎
Your coming relieved me of the bother of writing a long letter.
你来了,省去我写长信的麻烦了.
We had a lot of bother finding our way to his house.
我们费了很大劲才找到他的家.
Don't bother me while I am taking my nap.
我小睡的时候不要打扰我.
You needn't bother about coming up, I'll look after him.
你不用来了, 我会照料他.
I don't want to be a bother to you.
我并不想给你添麻烦.