| 单词 | worry |
| 释义 | worry —worrier, n. —worriless, adj. —worryingly, adv. /werr"ee, wur"ee/, v. , worried, worrying, n. , pl. worries. v.i. 1. to torment oneself with or suffer from disturbing thoughts; fret. 2. to move with effort: an old car worrying uphill. v.t. 3. to torment with cares, anxieties, etc.; trouble; plague. 4. to seize, esp. by the throat, with the teeth and shake or mangle, as one animal does another. 5. to harass by repeated biting, snapping, etc. 6. worry along or through, Informal. to progress or succeed by constant effort, despite difficulty: to worry through an intolerable situation. n. 7. a worried condition or feeling; uneasiness or anxiety. 8. a cause of uneasiness or anxiety; trouble. 9. act of worrying. 10. Fox Hunting. the action of the hounds in tearing to pieces the carcass of a fox. [bef. 900; ME weryen, werwen, wyrwyn to strangle, bite, harass, OE wyrgan to strangle; c. G würgen] Syn. 3. tease, harry, hector, badger, disquiet. WORRY, ANNOY, HARASS all mean to disturb or interfere with someone's comfort or peace of mind. To WORRY is to cause anxiety, apprehension, or care: to worry one's parents. To ANNOY is to vex or irritate by continued repetition of interferences: to annoy the neighbors. HARASS implies long-continued worry and annoyance: Cares of office harass a president. 7. apprehension, solicitude, disquiet, misgiving, fear. See concern. |
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