bother
v. 麻煩,操心; 使苦惱; 打擾,糾纏; 使疼痛
n. 麻煩,困難; 令人煩惱的事/人
int. 真討厭(表示對某人/事煩惱)
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...
如今很多人不再費心思舉行婚禮。
Most of the papers didn't even bother reporting it...
大多數報紙甚至懶得去報道這件事。
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...
我通常都買切片面包——比較省事。
The courts take too long and going to the police is a bother...
打官司耗時太久,去找警察也很麻煩。
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.
文斯惹上了點兒官司。
If something bothers you, or if you bother about it, it worries, annoys, or upsets you.
Is something bothering you?...
你有什麼煩心事嗎?
That kind of jealousy doesn't bother me...
那種嫉妒我並不在意。
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...
我們在捉弄一個總是來煩我的人。
I don't know why he bothers me with this kind of rubbish.
我不明白他為何用這種爛事來煩我。
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...
我就是不想費事照看這所房子。
Doctors cannot be bothered to explain what they do.
醫生們才懶得解釋他們所做的事情。
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.
我一會兒會開車把你送回賓館,舉手之勞。
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
這些動詞均有"使人不安或煩惱"之意。
can't be bothered (to do something)
不願找麻煩,不想出力
hot and bothered
(因焦慮或身體不適而感到)心急火燎
Your coming relieved me of the bother of writing a long letter.
你來了,省去我寫長信的麻煩了.
We had a lot of bother finding our way to his house.
我們費了很大勁才找到他的家.
Don't bother me while I am taking my nap.
我小睡的時候不要打擾我.
You needn't bother about coming up, I'll look after him.
你不用來了, 我會照料他.
I don't want to be a bother to you.
我並不想給你添麻煩.