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单词 worry
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worryverb

uk/ˈwʌr.i/us/ˈwɝː.i/

worry verb (PROBLEM)

A2 [ I ] to think about problems or unpleasant things that might happen in a way that makes you feel unhappy and frightened:

Try not to worry - there's nothing you can do to change the situation.
Don't worry, she'll be all right.
It's silly worrying about things which are outside your control.
[ + (that) ] She's worried (that) she might not be able to find another job.

B2 [ T ] to make someone feel unhappy and frightened because of problems or unpleasant things that might happen:

You worried your mother by not writing.
[ + that ] It worries me that he hasn't phoned yet.
The continued lack of rain is starting to worry people.

More examples

  • Don't worry about a thing. I'll take care of it all.
  • My elderly mother worries that she's a burden to me.
  • Sometimes I worry about the future.
  • She'd worried quite needlessly about whether there would be enough food.
  • You needn't worry - I'm not going to mention it to anyone.

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Anxious and worried

  • (all) hot and bothered idiom
  • -racked
  • a bundle of nerves idiom
  • aflutter
  • agitate
  • alarmed
  • anxious
  • apprehensive
  • demented
  • fuss
  • get in a sweat idiom
  • grim
  • harassed
  • haunted
  • prey on sb's mind idiom
  • prey on sth
  • rattled
  • rest easy idiom
  • restive
  • wound up

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Causing anxiety and worry

worry verb (ANIMAL)

[ T ] If a dog worries another animal, it chases and frightens it and might also bite it:

Any dog caught worrying sheep in these fields will be shot.

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Animal (non-human) behaviour

  • accidental
  • eusocial
  • fledge
  • frisk
  • gore
  • maul
  • migrant
  • mob
  • molt
  • nest
  • nuzzle
  • perch
  • prey
  • ruminate
  • scratch
  • shy
  • skitter
  • slaver 1
  • torpor
  • trot

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Pursuing

Idiom(s)

don't worry your pretty little head
not to worry

Phrasal verb(s)

worry at sth

worrynoun

uk/ˈwʌr.i/us/ˈwɝː.i/

B1 [ C ] a problem that makes you feel unhappy and frightened:

health/financial worries
Keeping warm in the winter is a major worry for many old people.

B2 [ C or U ] a feeling of being unhappy and frightened about something:

Unemployment, bad health - all sorts of things can be a cause of worry.
It was clear that Anna had no worries about her husband's attempts to flirt.

More examples

  • She was nearly demented with worry when her son didn't come home.
  • I wanted to make amends for the worry I've caused you.
  • Where on earth have you been? We've been frantic with worry.
  • Some people glide effortlessly through life with no real worries.
  • That's my kind of holiday - no phone, no TV and no worries.

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Anxiety and worry - general words

  • agitation
  • angst
  • apprehension
  • consternation
  • discomfit
  • discomfort
  • nerve
  • oppression
  • overwork
  • panic attack
  • perturbation
  • preoccupation
  • restive
  • strain
  • tizzy
  • trepidation
  • uneasiness
  • vexation
  • willie
  • yip

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Difficult things and people
no worries

used to tell someone that a situation is acceptable, even if something has gone wrong:

"Oh, I'm sorry I got your name wrong!" "No worries".
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