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bother

verb
 
🔊/ˈbɒðə(r)/
🔊/ˈbɑːðər/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they bother
🔊/ˈbɒðə(r)/
🔊/ˈbɑːðər/
he / she / it bothers
🔊/ˈbɒðəz/
🔊/ˈbɑːðərz/
past simple bothered
🔊/ˈbɒðəd/
🔊/ˈbɑːðərd/
past participle bothered
🔊/ˈbɒðəd/
🔊/ˈbɑːðərd/
-ing form bothering
🔊/ˈbɒðərɪŋ/
🔊/ˈbɑːðərɪŋ/
Idioms
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  1.  
     [intransitive, transitive] (often used in negative sentences and questions常用于否定句和疑问句) to spend time and/or energy doing something花费时间精力（做某事）
    • ‘Shall I wait?’ ‘No, don't bother’.“要我等一下吗？” “不，别费事了。”🔊🔊
    • I don't know why I bother! Nobody ever listens!我不知道我干吗要浪费时间！根本没人听！🔊🔊
    • If that’s all the thanks I get, I won’t bother in future!如果那是我所得到的全部感谢，我以后就不会再打扰了！
    • bother with/about something It's not worth bothering with (= using) an umbrella—the car's just outside.不必打伞，汽车就停在外面。🔊🔊
    • I don't know why you bother with that crowd (= why you spend time with them).我弄不懂你为什么和那伙人浪费时间。🔊🔊
    • He doesn’t bother much about his appearance.他对自己的外表并不在意。
    • bother to do something He didn't even bother to let me know he was coming.他甚至连通知都没通知我他要来。🔊🔊
    • He hadn't even bothered to read the crucial documents.他甚至都没有去阅读关键文件。
    • Doctors never bothered to check his blood pressure.医生从来没有费心检查他的血压。
    • bother doing something Why bother asking if you're not really interested?如果你不是真的感兴趣，干吗费口舌打听呢？🔊🔊
    • I didn't bother trying to explain my feelings.我没有费力去解释自己的感受。
  2.  
     [transitive] to annoy, worry or upset somebody; to cause somebody trouble or pain使（某人）烦恼（或担忧、不安）；给（某人）造成麻烦（或痛苦）
    • bother somebody The thing that bothers me is…让我感到不安的是…
    • That sprained ankle is still bothering her (= hurting).她那扭伤的脚踝还在隐隐作痛。🔊🔊
    • She has been bothered by a leg injury. 她的腿受伤了。
    • ‘I'm sorry he was so rude to you.’ ‘It doesn't bother me.’“对不起，他对你太没礼貌。” “没关系。”🔊🔊
    • bother somebody with something I don't want to bother her with my problems at the moment.我此刻不想让她为我的事操心。🔊🔊
    • bother somebody that… Does it bother you that she earns more than you?她比你挣的钱多，你是不是觉得不自在？🔊🔊
    • it bothers somebody to do something It bothers me to think of her alone in that big house.想到她孤零零地待在那所大房子里，我便坐立不安。🔊🔊
  3.  
     [transitive] to interrupt somebody; to talk to somebody when they do not want to talk to you打扰；搭话烦扰
    • bother somebody Stop bothering me when I'm working.我工作时别来烦我。🔊🔊
    • Let me know if he bothers you again.他要是再搅扰你，就告诉我。🔊🔊
    • Sorry to bother you, but there's a call for you on line two.很抱歉打扰你一下，二号线有你的电话。🔊🔊
    • Please stop bothering me with all these questions!请别拿这么多问题来烦我！
    4. Word Originlate 17th cent. (as a noun in the dialect sense ‘noise, chatter’): of Anglo-Irish origin; probably related to Irish bodhaire ‘noise’, bodhraim ‘deafen, annoy’. The verb (originally dialect) meant ‘confuse with noise’ in the early 18th cent.
Idioms
be bothered (about somebody/something)
  1. (especially British English, informal) to think that somebody/something is important认为（某人或某事）重要；关心（某人或某事）
    • I'm not bothered about what he thinks.我不在乎他怎么想。🔊🔊
    • ‘Where shall we eat?’ ‘I'm not bothered.’ (= I don't mind where we go.)“我们去哪里吃饭？” “随便。”🔊🔊
can’t be bothered (to do something)
  1. used to say that you do not want to spend time and/or energy doing something（表示不想花时间精力做某事）
    • I should really do some work this weekend but I can't be bothered.我这个周末真该做点事了，可我懒得做。🔊🔊
    • All this has happened because you couldn't be bothered to give me the message.就是因为你嫌麻烦没通知我，才出了这事。🔊🔊
(all) hot and bothered
  1. (informal) in a state of worry or stress because you are under too much pressure, have a problem, are trying to hurry, etc. （因压力过大、有难题、时间紧迫等）焦灼不安，心慌意乱
not bother yourself/your head with/about something
  1. (especially British English) to not spend time/effort on something, because it is not important or you are not interested in it不为某事花费时间（或精力）；不操心

bother

noun
🔊/ˈbɒðə(r)/
🔊/ˈbɑːðər/
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  1. [uncountable] trouble or difficulty麻烦；困难
    • You seem to have got yourself into a spot of bother.你似乎惹上了点麻烦。🔊🔊
    • I don't want to put you to any bother (= cause you any trouble).我不想给你添乱子。🔊🔊
    • Don't go to the bother of tidying up on my account (= don't make the effort to do it).别为了我费事整理一番。🔊🔊
    • ‘Thanks for your help!’ ‘It was no bother.’“多谢你的帮助！” “没什么。”🔊🔊
    • Call them and save yourself the bother of going round.给他们打个电话就免得你亲自去了。🔊🔊
    • I don’t mind looking after the children; they aren’t any bother.我不介意照看这些孩子，他们不烦人。
    • She’s been having a bit of bother with her car.她一直在烦车。
    Extra Examples
    • He's got a spot of bother with his eyes.他的眼睛出了点毛病。
    • He's having a little bother with his computer.他的电脑出了点儿毛病。
    • He's in a bit of bother with the police.他跟警方有点儿麻烦。
    • I don't mind looking after your dog—it's no bother to me.我不介意照看你的狗，这对我来说一点也不麻烦。
    • I had a little bother finding your house.找到你家我可费了点儿事。
    • I wouldn't go to the bother of making the cakes myself.我不会找麻烦自己做蛋糕的。
    • I'd love to come and stay with you, but I don't want to put you to any bother.我想来跟你待在一起，但我不想给你添乱。
    • It was no bother having the children to stay.让孩子们留下来一点儿也不麻烦。
    • The children were no bother.孩子们很省心。
    • We found the hotel without any bother.我们毫不费力就找到了旅馆。
    • Your little boy didn't give me any bother.你的小儿子没有给我带来任何麻烦。
    Topics Difficulty and failurec2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + bother
    • have
    • cause
    • give somebody
    • …
    preposition
    • without any bother
    • bother to
    • bother with
    • …
    phrases
    • a bit of bother
    • a little bother
    • a lot of bother
    • …
    See full entry
  2. a bother
     [singular] an annoying situation, thing or person令人烦恼的情况（或事物、人） synonym nuisance
    • I hope I haven't been a bother.希望我没烦扰你。🔊🔊
    3. Word Originlate 17th cent. (as a noun in the dialect sense ‘noise, chatter’): of Anglo-Irish origin; probably related to Irish bodhaire ‘noise’, bodhraim ‘deafen, annoy’. The verb (originally dialect) meant ‘confuse with noise’ in the early 18th cent.

bother

exclamation
🔊/ˈbɒðə(r)/
🔊/ˈbɑːðər/
(British English, informal)
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  1. used to express the fact that you are annoyed about something/somebody（表示对某事或某人烦恼）
    • Bother! I've left my wallet at home.真烦人！我把钱包落在家里了。🔊🔊
    • Oh, bother him! He's never around when you need him.哎呀，他可真讨厌！需要他的时候从来都找不到他。🔊🔊
    Word Originlate 17th cent. (as a noun in the dialect sense ‘noise, chatter’): of Anglo-Irish origin; probably related to Irish bodhaire ‘noise’, bodhraim ‘deafen, annoy’. The verb (originally dialect) meant ‘confuse with noise’ in the early 18th cent.