英语词汇“bother”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

bother

释义

verb | noun

botherbother1 /ˈbɑðɚ/ ●●● S1 W2 verb

ETYMOLOGYbother¹

Origin: 1600-1700 Perhaps from Irish Gaelic bodhar deaf, bothered

VERB TABLE

bother

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	bother
	he, she, it	bothers
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	bothered
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have bothered
	he, she, it	has bothered
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had bothered
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will bother
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have bothered

Continuous Form
Present	I	am bothering
	he, she, it	is bothering
	you, we, they	are bothering
Past	I, he, she, it	was bothering
	you, we, they	were bothering
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been bothering
	he, she, it	has been bothering
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been bothering
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be bothering
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been bothering

COLLOCATIONS► Sorry to bother you, but

Sorry to bother you, but (=used as a polite way of apologizing for interrupting someone) could I use your phone?

► don’t bother

“Do you want me to wait for you?” “No, please don’t bother.”

► why bother

I tried to defend her, but why bother? There’s no point.

1ANNOY [transitive] to annoy someone, especially by interrupting when he or she is trying to do something: “Why didn’t you ask me for help?” “I didn’t want to bother you.” Don’t bother Ellen while she’s reading. Sorry to bother you, but (=used as a polite way of apologizing for interrupting someone) could I use your phone?2WORRY [intransitive, transitive] to make someone feel slightly worried or upset: Something’s bothering him.bother somebody with something I don’t want to bother you with my problems.it bothers somebody that It bothers me that he hasn’t been telling me the truth.3MAKE AN EFFORT [intransitive, transitive] to make the effort to do something: not bother doing something I’m not even going to bother studying.not bother to do something He didn’t even bother to reply.not bother with something I don’t think I’ll bother with coffee right now. “Do you want me to wait for you?” “No, please don’t bother.” I tried to defend her, but why bother? There’s no point.bother about U.S. officials no longer bother about diplomatic politeness.4CAUSE PAIN [transitive] if a part of your body bothers you, it is painful or uncomfortable: Actually, my back hasn’t been bothering me.5FRIGHTEN [transitive only in progressive] to upset or frighten someone by continuously talking to or touching her or him, especially in a sexual way: Excuse me, Miss, is that man bothering you?

verb | noun

botherbother2 noun

COLLOCATIONS► be a bother

I hate to be a bother, but could I use your phone?

► go to the bother of doing something

(=make an effort to do something)

► something is more bother than it’s worth

(=something is too difficult to be worth doing)

1[countable] something or someone that causes trouble or problems in a way that is slightly annoying: I hate to be a bother, but could I use your phone?2[uncountable] used in some expressions instead of the word “trouble”: go to the bother of doing something (=make an effort to do something)something is more bother than it’s worth (=something is too difficult to be worth doing)3(it’s) no bother spoken used to say that you are not annoyed or that something does not cause you any problems: “Sorry to interrupt you.” “That’s okay, no bother.”

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