1. vt. & vi.担心，为…发愁　 be anxious (about)
2. vt. & vi.（使）困扰，（使）烦恼　 (cause to) be annoyed, anxious or upset

　～ children　担心孩子
　～ examination　担心考试
　～ parents　担心父母
　～ pollution　担心污染
　～ rain　担心下雨
　～ abnormally　异常担心
　～ blindly　盲目地担心
　～ desperately　绝望地担心
　～ entirely　完全忧愁
　～ miserably　辛酸地担心
　～ morbidly　可怕地担心
　～ needlessly　无必要地担心
　～ perpetually　经常担心
　～ financially　经济上忧愁
　～ fully　十分忧愁
　～ futilely　徒劳地担心
　～ incessantly　持续不断地担心
　～ listlessly　无精打采地担心
　～ mentally　精神上忧愁
　～ needlessly　不必要地担心
　～ nervously　紧张地担心
　～ passionately　急躁地忧愁
　～ physically　身体上忧愁
　～ secretly　秘密地忧愁
　～ superficially　表面上忧愁
　～ universally　普遍担心
　～ visibly　明显地忧愁
　～ along　设法应付下去，熬过去
　～ out　绞尽脑汁解决，绞尽脑汁想出，耐心反复地询问〔请求〕而获得…
　～ through　设法应付下去，熬过去，干完
　～ about　为…担忧，为…烦恼
　～ about the examination　担心考试
　～ about the unemployment　为失业而烦恼
　～ over　为…担忧
　～ over the future　为将来担忧
　～ with　以…使烦恼

　Don't worry. I shall get there safely.　别担心，我会平安到达的。
　Don't worry!Everything will be all right.　别担心，一切都会好起来的。
　Don't worry if you have arranged to go with them.　如果你已安排好别人与他们一起去，那也没关系。
　Tell them not to worry.　告诉他们别担心。
　I'm sorry to worry you.　对不起，使您担心了。
　Will it worry you if I play the piano?　如果我弹钢琴的话，会打扰你吧?
　The danger and difficulties of his work greatly worried his wife.　他的工作既危险又艰难，这使他妻子非常担忧。
　You may be worried if you have a worrying problem.　如果你有忧愁的事，你一定会感到烦恼。
　I felt worried then.　那时候我很发愁。
　He looked worried and ill.　他显出忧烦有病的样子。
　You look so worried.　你看起来那么焦虑不安。
　Your father is really worried.　你爸爸确实很忧虑。
　The doctor worried that his wound should heal so slowly.　他的伤口愈合得这样慢，医生感到不安。
　He worried that he might be laid off.　他很担心他可能被解雇。
　The teacher worried that the exam might be too difficult for her students.　老师担心这次考试对她的学生来说可能是太难了。
　The doctor worried that she should die so soon after consulting him.　医生担心，她找他看病以后很快就死掉。
　I worried that when I got back he wouldn't be there.　我担心等我回来时，他已不在那儿了。
　Don't worry how much you spend.　不要担心你花多少钱。
　She worried herself sick.　她忧虑成疾。
　Some students worry themselves sick over the coming examinations, and so don't do as well as they should.　一些学生常为临近的考试而过于焦虑，结果考不出应有的成绩。
　All parents worry themselves silly over the children.　父母们都为孩子过于大伤脑筋。
　She was always worrying her husband to give her more money.　她总是缠着丈夫，向他要更多的钱。
　He was always worrying me to buy a new car.　他老是缠着我要我买辆新汽车。
　The children were worrying the teacher to tell a story.　孩子们正缠着老师要他讲个故事。

 ♣ worry about〔over〕　(v.+prep.)
　担忧，烦恼　have sb/sth as the cause or object of deep concern
　Don't worry about my illness; what I need is nothing but a few days' rest.　不要为我的病担心，我只要休息几天就好了。
　Look after yourself, my dear, and don't worry about me.　亲爱的，请你多保重，不必挂念我。
　He worries over the least thing that goes wrong.　他唯恐有什么差错。
　She's always worrying over stupid little things that don't really matter.　她总是为那些鸡毛蒜皮的小事放心不下。
　If there is a word you are not familiar with, do not waste too much time worrying about what it might mean.　如果你遇到生疏的词，不要浪费太多的时间去考虑它到底是什么意思。
　He worried about how to make his living.　他为谋生发愁。
 ♣ worry along　(v.+adv.)
　设法应付下去，熬过去　manage to get through in the face of trials and difficulties
　George worried along six months trying to support a large family.　乔治设法应付了六个月，维持着一个子女众多的家庭。
　Don't be nervous about me. I'll worry along somehow.　不要为我操心，我会设法活下去。
 ♣ worry at　(v.+prep.)
　拽；摆弄　pull and twist at sth
　You can tell how nervous she is by the way her fingers worry at the edge of the tablecloth.　看她那用手指拽台布边的样子，你可以断定她是多么紧张。
　I could see the dog in the garden, worrying at a bone.　我可以看见那只狗在花园中啃着一块骨头玩。
 ♣ worry out　(v.+adv.)
1. 绞尽脑汁解决；绞尽脑汁想出 exercise the mind on (a problem, etc.) until an answer is found; produce by effort
　She is worrying the problem out.　她正在绞尽脑汁解决这个问题。
　Don't bother about it. I'll worry out the answer.　你别为这操心了，我会想出答案来的。
2. 耐心反复地询问〔请求〕而获得… ask about or ask for patiently and again and again to get
　The children worried the necessary permission out of their father.　孩子们缠着他们的父亲不放，终于得到了许可。
 ♣ worry through¹　(v.+adv.)
　设法应付下去，熬过去　manage to get through in the face of trials and difficulties
　In spite of her fears, she always worried through.　尽管她担惊受怕，但总是设法熬了过去。
 ♣ worry through²　(v.+prep.)
　干完　complete sth
　I must worry through the work of the week.　我必须干完这个星期的工作。

 ♣ worry, annoy, bother, disturb, interfere, interrupt, irritate, trouble
　参见bother条。

1. 他们不用为钱发愁。
　［误］ They didn't have to worry for money.
　［正］ They didn't have to worry about money.
　［析］ 表示“为…着急”或“为…发愁”，可以用worry about sth的形式，这里的about不能用for代替。
2. 她脸上充满了焦虑。
　［误］ She had a worrying look on her face.
　［正］ She had a worried look on her face.
　［析］ 形容词worried具有被动意义， worrying具有主动意义， a worried look on her face是“她脸上焦虑的表情”的意思，即她的worried look是由别的事情引起的，所以用worried而不用worrying.
3. 我担心他到哪里去了。
　［误］ I'm worried where he is.
　［正］ I'm worried about where he is.
　［析］ be worried about后接宾语从句时，介词about不能省略。

1. U 烦恼，忧愁，忧虑　 an uncomfortable feeling in the mind caused by a mixture of fear and uncertainty; anxiety
2. C 令人忧伤的人或事　 a person or thing that causes this feeling

　afflict with ～　用烦恼的事折磨人
　bear ～　忍受忧愁
　beset with ～　忧虑重重
　betray ～　显露出烦恼
　drown ～　解忧愁
　endure a ～　忍受一件烦恼事
　experience ～　感到苦恼
　forget one's ～　忘掉自己的烦恼
　have one's ～　有许多烦恼事
　induce ～　引起苦恼
　occasion ～　引起烦恼
　relieve of ～　解除忧愁
　share one's ～　分担忧愁
　big ～　很大的烦恼
　deep ～　极其烦恼
　eternal ～　无穷的烦恼
　financial -ries　财务上的烦恼
　great ～　巨大的烦恼
　household ～　家庭烦恼
　little ～　琐碎的烦恼
　manifold ～　多方面的烦恼
　mental ～　精神上的烦恼
　serious ～　极其烦恼
　unreasonable ～　无端的烦恼
　full of -ries　充满苦恼
　～ about　对…的担忧
　～ over　对…的担忧

　He was showing signs of worry.　他显出了担忧的样子。
　A life free from all worry just doesn't exist.　无忧无虑的生活就是不存在。
　The boy's poor health inflicted great worry on his parents.　那男孩身体不好，他父母为之忧虑不安。
　Please don't be late again without telephoning. I was nearly driven out of my mind with worry.　如果你不能按时回来，就要打电话说一声，我担心得要命。
　It's a worry to me having to leave the children alone in the house.　把小孩单独留在家里真让我放心不下。
　I have no money worries.　我在金钱上没有什么烦恼的事。
　The profit and loss figures have prompted worries over the company's future.　那些盈亏的数字已经引起了大家对公司前途的忧虑。

 ♣ worry, anxiety, care
　这组词都有“忧虑”“担心”的意思。其区别是：
1. care指由于责任重大，担心与恐惧而产生的“忧虑”“担心”; anxiety则指因悬而未决或吉凶难卜的事而引起的焦虑与紧张不安，也可指因即将到来的灾难和不幸而产生的恐惧与忧虑；worry则指由于问题、环境及人而从内心深处产生的“不安”“焦虑”或“烦恼”。
2. anxiety仅指感情上的担忧，而care则除指感情上的担忧外，还可以指理智上对某事的挂念或操心。
3. anxiety常指由于没有获得某物而引起的不安，而care则是获得了某物之后而引起的不安或操心。
4. care的复数形式cares常表示烦恼或引起不安的具体的事；worry的复数形式worries通常指生活中使人操心的事，而anxiety则没有此用法。例如：
　Care had made him look ten years older.　操心使他看起来比实际年龄大了10岁。
　The rich had their cares also.　有钱的人也有他们烦恼的事情。
　He expressed his anxiety for his son's safety.　他说他担心儿子的安全。
　His anxiety for knowledge deserves our praise.　他对于知识的渴望，值得我们赞扬。
　As his confidence in his work increased, his anxieties about his work is diminished.　因为他对工作的信心增加了，对工作的担忧就减少了。
 ♣ worry, bother, trouble
　参见bother条。

　她有许多烦心的事情。
　［误］ She has a lot of worry.
　［正］ She has a lot of worries.
　［析］ worry表示“烦心的事”时用复数。

　［派生词］ worrier n.使人烦恼的人〔事物〕‖worriless adj.无忧虑的‖worrying adj.令人担忧的；使人发愁的‖worryingly adv.令人担忧地；使人发愁地
　［同义词］ v. annoy, bother, disturb, interfere, interrupt, irritate, trouble n. anxiety, care, fear, trouble, worriment
　［反义词］ v. comfort, reassure n. comfort, reassurance
　［词源］　古英语wyrgan（发愁，对…感到烦恼）