| 单词 | worry |
| 释义 | worry (once / 102 pages) nv The verb worry is an anxious word; it means to be concerned or nervous. If you sent your carrier pigeon out in the morning to deliver a message, you might worry if it hadn't returned by the afternoon. When you worry, you feel uneasy — the way you might worry that you've got spinach in your teeth when you're at a job interview. When it's an animal doing the worrying, it takes on a different meaning: a dog will worry a bone — or gnaw on it and play with it, for hours. The word worry comes from the Old English wyrgan, which originally meant "strangle," and changed over the years to mean first "harass," and then "cause anxiety to." WORD FAMILYworry: worried, worrier, worries, worriment, worrisome, worrying+/unworried: unworriedly/worried: unworried, worriedly/worrier: worriers/worriment: worriments/worrisome: worrisomely/worrying: worryingly, worryings USAGE EXAMPLESSome environmentalists are not too worried: they think economics may drive India's clean energy revolution. BBC(Jan 03, 2017) It also encapsulates the host of worries of possible conflicts of interest circulating around a president who is very different from America’s past leaders. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) It’s probably only a cyst, and there’s nothing to worry about. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) 1n a strong feeling of anxiety his worry over the prospect of being fired it is not work but worry that kills Syn|Hyper trouble anxiety a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune 2n something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness it's a major worry Syn|Hypo|Hyper concern, headache, vexation bugaboo a source of concern burden, encumbrance, incumbrance, load, onusan onerous or difficult concern businessa rightful concern or responsibility dead weightan oppressive encumbrance fardela burden (figuratively in the form of a bundle) impositionan uncalled-for burden pillsomething unpleasant or offensive that must be tolerated or endured negative stimulus a stimulus with undesirable consequences 3v be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy I worry about my job Syn|Hypo vex disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress fret be agitated or irritated fearbe afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event fret, fuss, niggleworry unnecessarily or excessively obsessbe preoccupied with something scrupleraise scruples dither, flap, pothermake a fuss; be agitated ditheract nervously; be undecided; be uncertain 4v be concerned with I worry about my grades Syn|Hypo|Hyper care brood, dwell think moodily or anxiously about something mind be concerned with or about something or somebody 5v be on the mind of I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift Syn concern, interest, occupy 6v disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress I cannot sleep--my daughter's health is worrying me Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper vex assure, reassure cause to feel sure; give reassurance to misgive suggest fear or doubt eat, eat onworry or cause anxiety in a persistent way nagworry persistently cark, disorder, disquiet, distract, perturb, trouble, unhinge disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed 7v touch or rub constantly The old man worried his beads Hyper rub move over something with pressure 8v lacerate by biting the dog worried his bone Hyper incise make an incision into by carving or cutting |
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