| 单词 | worry |
| 释义 | worry v. & n. --v (-ies, -ied) 1. intr. give way to anxiety or unease; allow one's mind to dwell on difficulty or troubles. 2. tr. harass, importune; be a trouble or anxiety to. 3. tr. a (of a dog etc.) shake or pull about with the teeth. b attack repeatedly. 4. (as worried adj.) a uneasy, troubled in the mind. b suggesting worry (a worried look). --n (pl. -ies) 1. a thing that causes anxiety or disturbs a person's tranquillity. 2. a disturbed state of mind; anxiety; a worried state. 3. a dog's worrying of its quarry. Phrases and idioms not to worry colloq. there is no need to worry. worry along (or through) manage to advance by persistence in spite of obstacles. worry beads a string of beads manipulated with the fingers to occupy or calm oneself. worry-guts (or -wart) colloq. a person who habitually worries unduly. worry oneself (usu. in neg.) take needless trouble. worry out obtain (the solution to a problem etc.) by dogged effort. Derivatives worriedly adv. worrier n. worryingly adv. Etymology: OE wyrgan strangle f. WG |
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