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IELTS BNC: 2132 COCA: 2189

bother verb MAKE AN EFFORT

B2 [ I or T ] to make the effort to do something努力,尽力;费心

[ + to infinitive ] He hasn't even bothered to write.他甚至根本就没动笔。
You could have phoned us but you just didn't bother.你本可以给我们打电话的,可你就是懒得打。
[ + -ing verb ] Don't bother making the bed - I'll do it later.不用麻烦你铺床——回头我来铺。
[ + -ing verb or + to infinitive ] You'd have found it if you'd bothered looking/to look.如果你去找的话你早就找到了。
You won't get any credit for doing it, so why bother?你做这事不会受到任何赞扬的,为什么还要做呢?
can't be bothered mainly UK informal

B2 If you can't be bothered doing/to do something, you are too lazy or tired to do it.懒得(做);不想费力

I can't be bothered to iron my clothes.我懒得烫衣服。
Most evenings I can't be bothered cooking.大多数晚上我都懒得做饭。

More examples

I don't know why he bothers to bet - his horses always come in last.

Don't bother drying the pans - just leave them to drain.

It peeves me that she didn't bother to phone.

Why bother getting up at all when you don't have a job to go to?

They went to a lot of trouble for their dinner party, but half the guests didn't bother to turn up.

bother verb WORRY

B2 [ T ] to make someone feel worried or upset使担心,使焦急;使烦恼

Does it bother you that he's out so much of the time?他出去了那么长时间,你不担心吗?
Living on my own has never bothered me.独自生活从来没有让我感到担心。
I don't care if he doesn't come - it doesn't bother me.如果他不来我也不在乎——我无所谓。
[ + that ] It bothers me that he doesn't seem to notice.让我感到烦恼的是,他似乎没有注意到什么。

More examples

The idea of going grey doesn't bother me, but I'd hate to go bald.

"He can do what he likes - it doesn't bother me, " she said airily.

It doesn't bother me what people think.

It bothered him that no-one had taken the trouble to contact him.

She doesn't seem at all bothered about her exam results.

bother verb ANNOY

A2 [ T ] to annoy or cause problems for someone烦扰,打扰

Don't bother your father when he's working.你父亲工作时不要打扰他。
I'm sorry to bother you, but could you help me lift this suitcase?对不起打扰你了,你能帮我提一下这个行李箱吗?
I didn't want to bother her with work matters on her day off.我不想在她休假时还拿工作上的事烦她。
The noise was beginning to bother us, so we left.噪音开始干扰我们,于是我们就离开了。
She threatened to call the police if he didn't stop bothering her.她威胁说如果他继续纠缠她,她就报警。

More examples

She looked busy and I didn't want to bother her.

If the noise bothers you I'll switch it off.

The neighbours make a bit of noise but it doesn't bother me.

Will it bother you if I have the TV on?

I didn't want to bother her when she has so many problems of her own.

bother noun EFFORT

[ U ] trouble or problems麻烦,烦恼;问题

I can take you there - it's really no bother.我可以带你去——一点都不麻烦。
Some people don't get married because they don't want the bother (= they don't want to make the effort that is necessary).有些人不结婚,因为他们不想找麻烦。
Please don't go to any bother on my account (= don't make any special effort for me).请不要为我费心。
It hardly seems worth the bother to go all that way just for two nights.仅仅为了呆两个晚上就费劲去那么远的地方似乎一点也不值。
UK I had a bit of bother getting hold of his phone number.我费了一点工夫才弄到他的电话号码。

bother noun ANNOYING

[ S ] UK an annoying person or situation讨厌的人;麻烦事

I'm sorry to be a bother, but could I have that number again?对不起打扰你了,请你再告诉我一遍那个号码好吗?
botherexclamationuk/ˈbɒð.ər/ us/ˈbɑː.ðɚ/ UK old-fashioned

used to express anger(用以表示不高兴)讨厌的;非常,极

Oh bother! It's raining and I left my umbrella at home.啊,讨厌!下雨了,可我把伞忘在家里了。
IELTS BNC: 2132 COCA: 2189
bother

noun

VERB + BOTHER | PREPOSITION | PHRASES VERB + BOTHERhave (especially BrE) 有麻煩I had a little bother finding your house.找到你家我可費了點兒事。cause, give sb (both especially BrE) 引起/帶給某人麻煩Your little boy didn't give me any bother.你的小兒子沒有給我帶來任何麻煩。go to找麻煩I wouldn't go to the bother of making the cakes myself.我不會找麻煩自己做蛋糕的。put sb to (BrE) 給某人帶來麻煩I'd love to come and stay with you, but I don't want to put you to any bother.我想來跟你待在一起,但我不想給你添亂。save sb省去某人的麻煩Getting a taxi will save you the bother of picking me up from the station.我打個車,你就不用費事到車站接我了。PREPOSITIONwithout any bother (especially BrE) 一點兒麻煩也沒有We found the hotel without any bother.我們毫不費力就找到了旅館。bother to對⋯來說麻煩I don't mind taking care of your dog-it's no bother to me.我不介意照看你的狗,這對我來說一點兒也不麻煩。bother with⋯有麻煩He's having a little bother with his computer.他的電腦出了點兒毛病。PHRASESa bit of bother, a little bother, a lot of bother, a spot of bother (all especially BrE) 一點兒麻煩;很大的麻煩;麻煩處He's in a bit of bother with the police.他跟警方有點兒麻煩。no bother不麻煩It was no bother having the children to stay.讓孩子們留下來一點兒也不麻煩。
IELTS BNC: 2132 COCA: 2189
bother noun
difficulty
bother verb
interrupt (stop bothering me) worry2 (It doesn't bother me.)
IELTS BNC: 2132 COCA: 2189
bother
To not act, or to not do something: bother, abstain, neglect...
To make someone angry or annoyed: annoy, provoke, anger...
To make someone feel sad or upset: upset, wound, disturb...
To make someone afraid or frightened: frighten, alarm, scare...
Small and minor problems: hitch, triviality, bother...
Something that is annoying: annoyance, irritation, irritant...
People who cause trouble or problems: troublemaker, nuisance, trial...

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