| 单词 | worried/worrying |
| 释义 | worried/worrying1 feeling worried2 to make someone feel worried3 to feel worried about something4 to feel worried all the time5 making you feel worried6 something that makes you feel worried7 the feeling of being worried8 someone who worries a lot9 not worried10 to make someone feel less worried11 what you say to tell someone not to worryrelated wordssee alsonervous,frightened/frightening,problem,relax/relaxed,1. feeling worried 担心的 worried /ˈwʌridǁˈwɜːrid/ [adjective] not feeling happy or relaxed, because you keep thinking about a problem or about something bad that might happen 担心的，发愁的 dave could see how worried she was, and he tried to reassure her. 戴夫看出她很担心，便尽力安慰她。look worried you look worried - what's the matter? 你看上去忧心忡忡——怎么回事？worried about marion was worried about losing her job. 玛丽昂担心失业。 we're very worried about grandma. 我们很为祖母担心。 i'm not really worried about how much it will cost. 我并不太担心价钱。worried (that) she rushed to the station, worried that she might miss her train. 她急匆匆地跑去车站，担心赶不上火车。 i was worried if i washed it, it might shrink. 我担心洗了会缩水。get worried i'm getting worried because my account still hasn't registered a check i deposited a while ago. 我开始担心起来，我的账户还没有把我刚存入的一张支票登记上去。a worried look/frown/glance etc she had such a worried look on her face! 她满脸愁容！ helen looked at me with a worried expression. 海伦愁眉苦脸地看着我。 anxious /ˈæŋkʃəs/ [adjective] especially written very worried because you think that something bad has happened or may happen, and you feel that you have no control over the situation 【尤书面】焦虑的，忧虑的［因认为自己无法控制情况］ anxious relatives waited at the airport for news of the plane crash. 心急如焚的家属在机场等待坠机事故的消息。feel/sound anxious she knew it was a simple operation, but she still felt anxious. 她知道这是个简单的手术，但还是担心不已。anxious about helen is always anxious about travelling alone. 海伦对自己一个人出门旅行总是很担心。 when you become anxious about sleeplessness, you actually make the problem worse. 如果你担心失眠，实际上会使失眠更严重。an anxious face/voice/expression etc ‘please come with me,’ she said in an anxious voice. “请跟我来。”她带着不安的语调说道。 mae cast an anxious look in his direction. 梅焦虑地朝他的方向看了一眼。 anxiously [adverb] ‘is he going to be all right?’ she asked anxiously. “他会好吗？”她焦虑不安地问道。 nervous /ˈnɜːʳvəs/ [adjective] worried and slightly frightened about something that is going to happen or something new or difficult that you have to do ［对即将发生的、未做过的或困难的事］紧张的，焦虑不安的 i'm always nervous before exams. 考试前我总是很焦虑。get nervous mum gets nervous if we don't call to say we're late. 要是我们不打电话说我们要晚回家的话，妈妈就会发慌。look/feel/sound nervous bill looked nervous, and i could see that his hands were shaking. 比尔看上去很紧张，我看见他的手在抖。 harry began to feel nervous again as the plane made its descent. 飞机下降，哈里又开始紧张起来。make somebody (feel) nervous the sounds outside were making me feel nervous. 外面的声音使我紧张。 stop tapping your feet! you're making me nervous. 别用脚敲地了！你弄得我很紧张。nervous about kelly was so nervous about her interview that she couldn't sleep. 凯莉太担心面试，睡不着觉。 nervously [adverb] nervously, she twisted her handkerchief in her fingers. 她紧张地拿手绢在手指上绕来绕去。 carrie peeped out nervously. 卡丽紧张不安地向外窥视。 concerned /kənˈsɜːʳnd/ [adjective] worried about someone else's problems, health, safety etc ［对某人的问题、健康、安全等］担心的，不安的，忧虑的 a tv programme about cruelty to children brought hundreds of letters from concerned viewers. 一个关于虐待儿童的电视节目引起许多观众来信表示关切。concerned about i'm very concerned about veronica. she looks so pale, and she has no appetite. 我很担心韦罗妮卡，她脸色很苍白，而且没有胃口。 world governments are becoming increasingly concerned about rising global temperature levels. 各国政府对全球气温上升越来越感到忧虑。concerned for rescuers are concerned for the safety of two men trapped in the mine. 救援人员为困在矿井里的两个男人的安全担忧。 apprehensive /ˌæprɪˈhensɪv◂/ [adjective] formal worried and a little frightened about something that you are going to do or about the future, because you are not sure what it will be like 【正式】［对将做的事或未来］忧虑的，担心的 dr gottlieb reassures apprehensive patients that the operation is a simple procedure. 戈特利布医生安慰焦虑的病人，说手术很简单。apprehensive about i must admit that before my baby was born i was very apprehensive about motherhood. 我必须承认，在孩子出生之前，我对做母亲感到非常忧虑。 no one need be apprehensive about their personal safety; everything is under control. 没有人需要为自己的安全担心：一切都在控制之中。 apprehensively [adverb] she looked at her father apprehensively, frightened of what his reaction would be. 她焦虑地看着她父亲，害怕他会有什么反应。 uneasy /ʌnˈiːzi/ [adjective] worried and not happy with a situation, because you feel there may be something wrong and you are not sure what is going to happen ［因感到可能出问题，对将要发生的事不完全有把握而］心神不安的，忧虑的 make somebody uneasy when i answered the telephone, no one was there, which made me uneasy. 我接起电话，那一头没有人，这让我感到心神不安。feel uneasy after a while she started to feel uneasy, and then scared. 过了一会儿，她开始感到不安，后来就害怕了。uneasy about roger was a bit uneasy about the plan, but he agreed. 罗杰有点担心那个计划，但他还是同意了。 75 percent of consumers said they were uneasy about using their credit cards over the internet. 75%的消费者称他们对于网上使用信用卡不放心。distinctly uneasy very uneasy 非常不安 i was distinctly uneasy in his company, but i couldn't explain why. 和他在一起时我非常不安，但却说不出理由。have the/an uneasy feeling she had the uneasy feeling that he wasn't going to come back. 她有种不安的感觉，他不会回来了。 uneasily [adverb] deborah shifted uneasily in her seat. 德博拉在椅子上不安地动来动去。 dismayed /dɪsˈmeɪd/ [adjective not usually before noun] very worried, disappointed, and upset by something that has happened ［对已发生的事］非常担心的；失望的；心烦意乱的 hardeep's lawyer said his client was ‘shocked and dismayed’ after hearing the court's decision. 哈迪普的律师称他的当事人听到法院判决后“震惊而且失望”。dismayed at/by american historians are dismayed at the condition of the texts stored in the library. 美国历史学家对于该图书馆文本的保存情况很失望。dismayed to see/hear etc we were dismayed to discover that our daughter louise had started experimenting with heroin. 发现女儿路易丝开始吸食海洛因，我们很担心。dismayed that danby was dismayed that watt had opposed him in the vote. 丹比对沃特投了他反对票感到失望。 many of the nurses are dismayed that the management intends to make further service reductions. 管理层打算进一步削减服务项目，许多护士对此忧心忡忡。 not like the look/sound of /nɒt ˌlaɪk ðə ˈlʊk, ˈsaʊnd ɒv/ [verb phrase not in progressive] informal if you do not like the look or sound of something, it makes you feel worried and unhappy because it seems threatening or dangerous 【非正式】对…没有好印象/感觉不妙［因某物似乎有威胁性或有危险］ i don't like the look of that rash on your chest. 我觉得你胸口的那些疹子有问题。 the captain's face darkened as he listened. ‘i don't like the sound of this,’ he said. 船长听着听着脸沉了下来。“我感觉这事不妙，”他说道。 don't let anyone into your home that you don't like the look of. 别让任何你认为有问题的人进你家。2. to make someone feel worried 使某人感到担心 worry /ˈwʌriǁˈwɜːri/ [transitive verb] the changes in the earth's climate began to worry some scientists. 地球气候的变化开始使一些科学家感到担心。 ‘why didn't you tell me?’ ‘i didn't want to worry you.’ “你为什么不告诉我？”“我不想让你担心。”it worries somebody that doesn't it worry you that stephen spends so much time away from home? 斯蒂芬整天往外跑你不担心吗？what worries somebody is what worries me is the difference in age between rosie and her boyfriend. 我担心的是罗茜和她男朋友的年龄差距。 one thing that worried me was that information had been leaked to the press. 使我担心的是消息已经泄露给新闻媒体。 trouble /ˈtrʌbəl/ [transitive verb] if a problem troubles you, it makes you feel worried because you do not know what to do about it 使忧虑，使苦恼［因不知如何应付］ you must talk to your daughter and find out what's troubling her. 你必须跟女儿谈谈，了解是什么在让她烦恼。 the incident troubled me -- it wasn't like sarah to be so secretive. 这件事让我苦恼——萨拉不像是这么有城府的人。be troubled by something she is troubled by the fact that her son already shows signs of inheriting his father's mental problems. 她因为儿子已经有迹象遗传了父亲的精神病而苦恼。 troubled [adjective] kemp looked troubled. ‘i'm not sure what's wrong,’ he said. 肯普看上去很烦恼。“我不确定是什么出了错，”他说。 he caught her troubled expression, and put an arm around her shoulders. 他看见她表情苦恼，便伸手搂住她的肩。 concern /kənˈsɜːʳn/ [transitive verb not in passive] if someone else's problems, health, safety etc concern you, you worry about them because you think they are important, even when they may not affect you personally 使担心，使不安［因认为某人重要］ kate's behaviour at school is starting to concern her parents. 凯特在学校里的表现开始让父母担心。it concerns somebody that it concerns me that some tutors are meeting with students outside college hours. 有些导师课后还与学生会面，这让我感到不安。what concerns somebody is what concerns me most is that despite pay increases, production has not improved. 最让我担心的是尽管薪金提高了，产量还是没有增长。 bother /ˈbɒðəʳǁˈbɑː-/ [transitive verb] if something bothers you, it slightly worries you - use this especially about problems that do not seem serious 使苦恼［尤指不严重的问题］ the only thing that bothers me is how i'm going to get from the station to the farm. 我唯一担心的是怎样从车站到农场去。 you shouldn't let little things like that bother you. 你不该为那样的小事烦心。what bothers somebody is what bothers me is that you didn't feel you could talk to me or your father about it. 让我担心的是你不想跟我或你父亲谈论此事。 cause concern/be a cause for concern also give somebody cause for concern /ˌkɔːz kənˈsɜːʳn, biː ˌkɔːz fəʳ kənˈsɜːʳn, gɪv somebody ˌkɔːz fəʳ kənˈsɜːʳn/ [verb phrase] if something that is happening causes concern or is a cause for concern, it makes someone, especially someone in an official position, feel worried, because it is unsatisfactory or possibly dangerous - used especially in official situations 引起关注，引起忧虑［尤用于正式的情况］ we have to inform you that your son's behaviour has been causing concern for some time now. 我们必须告诉你，你儿子的行为引起关注已经有一段时间了。 two dozen cases of water poisoning in the space of a week certainly is a cause for concern, and we shall be taking action. 一周内发生24起水中投毒案当然令人担忧，我们得采取行动。 the secretary general said that the recent developments are giving him cause for concern. 秘书长称最近的局势发展令他忧虑。cause somebody concern your husband has almost recovered -- the only thing that's still causing us concern is his high blood pressure. 你丈夫几乎已完全痊愈了——唯一仍然让我们忧虑的是他血压高。cause concern among the decision has caused concern among human rights groups. 裁决引起人权组织的忧虑。 prey on your mind /ˌpreɪ ɒn jɔːʳ ˈmaɪnd/ [verb phrase] if a problem or something bad that has happened preys on your mind, it worries you continuously even though you do not want to think about it 使你惴惴不安，折磨你 it was starting to prey on my mind so much that i went to the hospital. 这个情况开始让我非常不安，于是我去医院就诊了。 the old woman's warning preyed on mary's mind as she continued her journey. 玛丽继续她的旅程，老妇人的警告使她惴惴不安。3. to feel worried about something 对某事感到担心 worry /ˈwʌriǁˈwɜːri/ [intransitive verb] my husband worries when i'm late home from work. 我下班回家晚丈夫就会担心。 don't worry, there's plenty of time. 别担心，时间很充足。 mom, stop worrying. i'll be fine. 妈，别担心，我会好的。worry (that) he began to worry he might lose his job. 他开始担心可能会失业。 i was worried that shannon was too small, but the doctor says she's fine. 我担心香农太小了，但是医生说她没事。worry about i was really worried about it at the time. 当时我真的很担心。 i don't know what you're worrying about. 我不知道你在担心什么。 fret /fret/ [intransitive verb] to worry a lot about something, especially something that is not very serious ［尤指为不重要的事］苦恼，发愁 she worries and frets all the time -- i think it's because she's got no one to talk to about her problems. 她一直在担心发愁—我觉得是因为她找不到人说说她的问题。fret about/over i'd sit in meetings, fretting about what was happening at home. 我列席会议，心里却在为家里的事发愁。 there's no point in fretting over it now. 现在为此苦恼没有意义。fret that opponents fret that the system might not provide enough help in times of rural economic crisis. 反对者担心，在农村经济危机时期，该制度提供的帮助可能不够。 brood /bruːd/ [intransitive verb] to keep thinking about and worrying about a problem for a long time after it has happened ［对已发生的事长时间地］思忖，担忧 there's no point in brooding -- forget about her. 老是郁郁沉思也没用—忘了她吧。 dad alternately brooded and raged, and mum wasn't much better. 爸爸时而忧伤时而愤怒，妈妈也没好多少。brood about/over/on don't sit at home brooding about how badly you've been treated. 别坐在家里一个劲儿的思忖自已受到多么恶劣的对待。 achilles sits in his tent, brooding over the wrongs done to him. 阿喀琉斯坐在帐篷里，默默地想着自己的冤屈。 be worried sick /biː ˌwʌrid ˈsɪkǁ-ˌwɜːr-/ [verb phrase] to be very worried and upset about something 担心得要命 where were you last night? i was worried sick. 你昨晚去哪里了？我担心死了。be worried sick about she's worried sick about the possibility of losing her job. 她非常担心可能会失业。 i'm worried sick about sandy. i haven't heard from her for days. 我担心死桑迪了，好几天没有她的音信。worry yourself sick jenny had worried herself sick trying to think of a way to pay back the money. 珍妮想办法还钱，可把她愁坏了。 frantic /ˈfræntɪk/ [adjective] extremely worried and frightened about a situation and unable to think or behave calmly ［因极度忧心恐惧而］发了疯似的，慌了神的 inspector grimes was used to dealing with frantic parents. 格兰姆斯巡官习惯同急疯了的家长打交道。get/grow/become frantic the knocking on the door and shouts became frantic. 敲门声和叫嚷声急切起来。 there is still no news of the missing child and her parents are getting frantic. 失踪的孩子仍没有消息，她的父母都慌了神儿。 the dog's barking grew frantic as i approached. 我走近的时候，那狗吠得更急了。frantic with worry/fear her eyes were frantic with fear, and she couldn't keep still. 她双眼流露出怕得要命的神色，无法保持镇静。 frantically [adverb] she hung on frantically, terrified by the steep drop below. 她慌乱地抓住不放，脚下的万丈深渊把她吓坏了。 be at your wits’ end /biː ət jɔːʳ ˌwɪts ˈend/ [verb phrase] to be very worried about a problem, especially something that has been happening for a long time that you feel you cannot deal with any longer ［尤指对发生了很久的事］智穷计尽 i don't know what i can do to keep our marriage together -- i'm at my wits’ end! 我不知道怎么做来维持我们的婚姻—我已智穷计尽了！ it was two days before the baby was due, and robert was at his wits’ end. 孩子还有两天就要出生了，罗伯特茫然不知所措。 have qualms /hæv ˈkwɑːmz/ [verb phrase] to be worried that something you are going to do might be morally wrong 有顾虑，感到不安 few so-called animal lovers have qualms when they purchase meat from supermarkets. 这些所谓的动物爱好者，他们在超级市场买肉的时候，没有几个会感到良心不安。 despite my qualms, i accepted the job. 尽管有顾虑，我还是接受了这份工作。have qualms about shareholders seem to have few qualms about companies sponsoring overseas abortion programs. 对于公司赞助海外堕胎计划一事，股东们似乎没有感到不妥。4. to feel worried all the time 一直感到忧虑 have a lot on your mind /hæv ə ˌlɒt ɒn jɔːʳ ˈmaɪndǁ -ˌlɑːt-/ [verb phrase] to have a lot of problems to worry about, especially when this means that you do not concentrate on other things 心事重重［尤指没专注于其他事］ since the divorce, linda's had a lot on her mind. 离婚以后，琳达心事重重。 i'm sorry i wasn't paying attention, i have a lot on my mind at the moment. 对不起我没注意听，此刻我有许多烦心事。 be under stress/be under (a) strain /biː ˌʌndəʳ ˈstres, biː ˌʌndər (ə) ˈstreɪn/ [verb phrase] to have a lot of work to do or have a lot of problems to deal with, so that you feel worried and tired or get upset easily ［因有很多工作要做或很多问题要应付而］承受压力，处于紧张状态 although i was under a strain, and drinking a lot at the time, i remember very clearly what happened. 尽管当时我紧张疲累，还喝了许多酒，但我清楚地记得所发生的事。 this investigation has placed her under additional stress. 这次调查使她承受更多压力。be under a lot of stress/strain mr payne, have you been under a lot of stress recently? 佩恩先生，最近你是不是压力很大？ stressed out /ˌstrest ˈaʊt◂/ [adjective] informal so worried and tired from problems you have to deal with continuously that you cannot relax 【非正式】［因不断处理问题而］焦虑紧张的，心力交瘁的，无法放松的 by the end of the tour, the band was totally stressed out. 巡回演出结束时，这支乐队完全是心力交瘁。 one of my adult students was a stressed-out working mother. 我的成人学生里，有一个是一位心力交瘁的在职妈妈。feel stressed out i'm trying to have a few early nights because i'm feeling stressed out at the moment. 这几天我尽量晚上早点睡，因为这阵子我感到心力交瘁。 preoccupied /priːˈɒkjɑpaɪdǁ-ˈɑːk-/ [adjective] worrying so much about a particular problem that you cannot think about anything else ［对某一问题］全神贯注的 i admit i'm preoccupied and snappy at the moment -- i'm sorry. 我承认这阵子我心不在焉，脾气不好—对不起。 alison had entered the room, but he was too preoccupied to notice. 艾莉森进了房间，但他只顾想心事，没有注意到。look/seem preoccupied she seemed preoccupied and kept glancing toward the window. 她似乎心事重重，不断往窗外看。preoccupied look/expression etc prajapat glanced up with a preoccupied smile, then went back to the map. 普拉贾帕特抬起头看了一眼，笑容里满是心事，接着又看起地图来。preoccupied with he was far too preoccupied with his own marital difficulties to give any thought to his friend's problems. 他一心想着自己的婚姻难题，一点都没有考虑朋友的问题。 paranoid /ˈpærənɔɪd/ [adjective] someone who is paranoid is worried all the time that people do not like them, that bad things are going to happen to them etc, when this is not true 多疑的，疑神疑鬼的 i was so paranoid at one point, that i was refusing to answer the door. 我一时害怕，便拒绝去开门。feel paranoid the mysterious phone calls were beginning to make him feel paranoid. 神秘的电话开始令他疑神疑鬼起来。paranoid about by 1982, he was so paranoid about his health that he wore plastic gloves at all times. 到了1982年，他对自己的健康变得非常多疑，以致整天都戴着塑胶手套。 paranoia /ˌpærəˈnɔɪə/ [uncountable noun] the feeling or medical condition of being paranoid 多疑；妄想症 just forget it -- it's pure paranoia. 别管它了一纯粹是多疑。 the paranoia of the nixon years 尼克松时代的多疑症somebody's paranoia his words only added to her fear and paranoia. 他的话反而增加了她的恐惧和疑虑。5. making you feel worried 使人感到担心 worrying also worrisome american /ˈwʌri-ɪŋǁˈwɜːri-, ˈwʌrisəmǁˈwɜːri-/ [adjective] the possibility that i might lose my job is very worrying. 我有失业的可能让我非常担心。 it must have been a worrying time for you. 那段时间你一定很担心。it's worrying that/when etc it's always a little worrisome when a company is praised for making a smaller loss than expected. 表扬一家公司亏损比预计小，这总有点令人担心。 a worrying upsurge in violence 令人忧虑的暴力事件的激增 stressful /ˈstresfəl/ [adjective] a stressful job or situation makes you feel worried and tired all the time, for example because you have too many problems or too much work to do 压力重的；紧张的 looking after small children can be very stressful. 照顾年幼的孩子压力会很大。 what's the most stressful aspect of your job? 你工作压力最大的是哪方面？ it was a stressful time for the whole family. 对全家人来说这是一段艰难时期。 anxious /ˈæŋkʃəs/ [adjective only before noun] anxious time/wait/hours etc a time during which you feel worried and nervous, because the situation is dangerous and you do not know what is going to happen 令人焦虑的时期/等待/时间等 for one anxious moment, i thought the rope was going to break. 有一阵子我非常担心，以为那根绳就要断了。 after an anxious wait, audrey was told her father had died. 焦急的等待过后，奥德里被告知父亲去世了。 in the anxious days that followed, henry tried to keep his mind off his results. 在接下来令人焦虑的日子里，亨利尽量不去想他的结果。 alarming /əˈlɑːʳmɪŋ/ [adjective] changing or increasing in a way that is worrying and frightening ［改变或增加的方式］使人惊恐的；令人忧虑的 even more alarming is the increase in child porn sites on the internet. 更令人忧虑的是互联网上的儿童色情网站在增多。 an alarming rise in crime 犯罪事件的惊人增长！it's alarming that/when etc it's alarming to think how many people are at risk. 想到有那么多人危在旦夕，真是让人害怕。alarming rate/number the epidemic is spreading at an alarming rate. 这种流行病正在以惊人的速度传播。 there are no easy answers to the alarming number of mass killings taking place in our cities. 要解决我们城市里数目惊人的集体屠杀事件并不容易。in alarming numbers the young girls she treats in alarming numbers are the victims of broken homes and parental neglect. 她治疗的少女数目惊人，都是破碎家庭和父母疏忽照顾的受害者。at an alarming rate agricultural open space is disappearing at an alarming rate. 耕地面积在以骇人的速度消失。with alarming frequency/regularity baggage seems to go missing with alarming frequency on these flights. 这些航班的行李丢失频率似乎高得惊人。 alarmingly [adverb] infant mortality among the population is alarmingly high. 人口中的婴儿天折率高得惊人。 tense /tens/ [adjective] a situation or time that is tense makes you feel worried and nervous that something bad might happen at any time 令人紧张的；令人焦虑的 the atmosphere in the waiting room was extremely tense. 候诊室里的气氛极其紧张。 in the program, the hostages re-live the tense days they spent under guard in east africa. 节目中，人质情景再现了在东非遭囚禁的紧张日子。 in the tense silence that followed, the boys fidgeted uneasily. 接下来是一阵令人紧张的静默，男孩们都坐立不安。tense face/expression etc her tone was anxious now, her face tense. 现在，她的语调忧虑，表情紧张。 niggling /ˈnɪgəlɪŋ/ [adjective only before noun] niggling feeling/worry/doubt etc something that continues to worry you, even though you do not really want to think about it 使人心烦的感觉/担忧/疑惑等 the suspect seemed to have proved his innocence, but a niggling doubt remained in my mind. 嫌疑犯似乎已经证明了他的清白，但我脑里仍有挥之不去的怀疑。 i couldn't shake off a niggling worry. had i forgotten to lock the office door? 我无法摆脱这烦人的担心。我是不是忘记锁上办公室的门了？ alarmist /əˈlɑːʳmɪst, əˈlɑːʳməst/ [adjective] making people worried about dangers that do not really exist 危言耸听的 i do not wish to be alarmist, but the situation in the region is worse than it has been in many months. 我不想危言耸听，但是该地区的局势比前几个月更糟糕。 the ambassador dismissed these views as excessively alarmist. 大使认为这些观点过于危言耸听而不予理会。 alarmist propaganda 危言耸听的宣传6. something that makes you feel worried 令人担心的事 worry /ˈwʌriǁˈwɜːri/ [countable noun] it's important that children can discuss their worries with their parents. 孩子可以把自己的忧虑说出来和父母讨论是很重要的。 his remarks reflect a widespread worry that canada may be going the same way as the us. 他的评论反映普遍的担心：加拿大也许会走跟美国一样的道路。worry about/over worries about the tire company's performance sent its shares tumbling. 对该轮胎公司业绩的担心令其股票大幅下滑。 the launch was delayed because of worries over protestors. 因为担心抗议者，发射被推迟了。greatest/biggest/main etc worry roosevelt's chief worry at the time was that an attack on britain would put the us at a strategic disadvantage. 罗斯福当时主要担心的是，对英国的进攻会让美国处于不利的战略地位。 concern /kənˈsɜːʳn/ [countable noun] a situation that makes you feel worried, especially a problem that affects a lot of people, but that may not affect you personally ［尤指影响许多人的］担心的事，关切的事 the hospital's main concern is that doctors are overworked. 这家医院主要关切的是医生工作负荷大。 the survey suggests that rising crime is the top of the average american's concerns. 此项调查显示，罪案上升是美国人普遍最担心的事。concern about/over my only concern about the match is that price will be fit enough to take part. 这场比赛我唯一担心的是普赖斯的健康状况是否足以让他参赛。 the committee brushed aside concerns about racism and prejudice in local government. 人们对地方政府中存在种族主义和歧视现象表示担忧，委员会却不予理会。raise concerns cause concerns 引起关注 the incident has raised concerns that the government may retaliate. 这一事件使人们担心政府可能会报复。 stresses and strains /ˌstresɪz ən ˈstreɪnz, ˌstresəz ən ˈstreɪnz/ [noun phrase] all the things in a job or situation that make you feel worried and tired, especially when your work or life is very difficult 压力和紧张［尤指当工作或生活非常困难时］ despite many stresses and strains, the team has held together, and i'm proud of that. 尽管压力大而且紧张，整个队还是同舟共济，我为此而自豪。stresses and strains of the stresses and strains of modern living 现代生活的压力和紧张 do some gentle exercises to relieve the stresses and strains of your day. 做一些轻柔的运动来消除一天的压力和紧张。 hang-up /ˈhæŋ ʌp/ [countable noun] informal if you have a hang-up about something, for example your appearance, or your relationships with other people, you feel worried and embarrassed about it, and this makes you feel less confident 【非正式】苦恼，焦虑，困扰 i want the children to understand sex and grow up without any hang-ups. 我希望孩子们了解性，让他们在成长过程中不会有任何困扰。have a hang-up about sarah has a hang-up about her nose -- she thinks it's too big. 萨拉为她的鼻子而感到苦恼—她认为太大了。 they're just ordinary people with all the usual hang-ups about love. 他们只是普通人，也和常人一样为情苦恼。 cares /keəʳz/ [plural noun] written problems or responsibilities in your life that make you worry 【书面】烦恼事，操心事［指生活中的问题或责任］ she was not really ready for the cares and responsibilities of running a family. 对于操持一个家庭的烦恼和责任，她还没有真正作好准备。 ‘forget all your cares and worries’, as the song goes. 正如歌中唱的那样，“忘却所有烦恼和忧虑。7. the feeling of being worried 担心 worry /ˈwʌriǁˈwɜːri/ [uncountable noun] the meningitis outbreak is a major cause of worry at the moment. 爆发脑膜炎是目前人们主要担心的事。 the rage and disappointment had disappeared, but the worry in jim's face was starting to show. 愤怒和失望消失了，但是吉姆的脸上开始出现担忧的神情。worry over/about this constant worry about your debts isn't doing you any good at all. 老是担心自己的债务对你一点好处也没有。be sick with worry the poor mother was sick with worry over her missing daughter. 那可怜的母亲为失踪的女儿担心得病倒了。 stress /stres/ [countable/uncountable noun] the feeling of being worried all the time, for example about work or personal problems, which can make you ill or very tired 心理负担；紧张；压力 her financial problems were causing her a lot of stress. 财务问题令她压力很大。 methods for reducing stress 减轻压力的方法 air travelers can enjoy stress-free trips if they follow a few guidelines. 如果按照一些指引去做的话，飞机乘客在旅途中就不会紧张。stress of the city's many parks offer a comforting relief from the stress of modern life. 这座城市有许多舒适的公园，让人舒缓现代生活的压力。mental/emotional/psychological stress geoff is having trouble dealing with the emotional stress of his recent divorce. 杰夫在应付最近离婚带来的感情压力时遇到困难。stress-related illnesses/disorders/conditions etc illnesses, conditions etc caused by stress 与压力有关的疾病/失调/状况等 his wife has also suffered stress-related health problems. 他妻子也有与压力有关的健康问题。be under stress be feeling stress 有压力 she had been under a lot of stress just before the baby was born. 就在孩子出生前，她的压力很大。 workers are under such stress right now, and they have less time to spend relaxing with their families. 目前工人压力很大，与家人一起休闲的时间少了。 concern /kənˈsɜːʳn/ [uncountable noun] a worried feeling - use this especially when many people are worried about a problem that affects everyone 担心，忧虑［尤指许多人都担心的问题］ the shortage of water is beginning to cause widespread concern. 缺水开始引起普遍忧虑。concern about/over there is also some concern about the safety of the structure. 还有些人担心那座建筑物的安全。express/voice concern i did voice my concern about the financial management, but was told to stay quiet. 我对财务管理问题确实表示过担心，但却被告知要保持沉默。deep/grave concern this is a matter of grave concern to the hospital management. 这对医院管理层来说是个重大事件。 anxiety /æŋˈzaɪəti/ [uncountable noun] the feeling of being worried because you think that something bad has happened or will happen, and you feel that you have no control over the situation 焦虑，忧虑［因对局势无能为力］ i knew i had to give a speech, but the thought filled me with anxiety. 我知道我必须发表演讲，但一想到此事我心里就焦虑不安。 feelings of guilt and anxiety 内疚和不安的感觉 the increase in the tax on heating fuel is causing a lot of anxiety among elderly people. 增收供暖燃料税引起老年人的极大忧虑。anxiety about her anxiety about the pain of childbirth is understandable. 她担心分娩的痛苦是可以理解的。 strain /streɪn/ [countable/uncountable noun] a feeling of being worried that is caused by having to continuously deal with a difficult problem or having to work very hard for a long period of time ［因必须一直应付某问题或长时间努力工作而引起的］紧张，焦虑，压力 the strain of managing such a huge company became too much for anita. 管理这样庞大的公司所带来的压力让安妮塔受不了。 he could see the strain in her face as she told him what she was going through. 在她向他述说自己所经历的事情时，他看到她一脸紧张。be a strain on the legal fight has been an enormous strain on my wife. 这场诉讼给我妻子造成极大压力。put (a) strain on something the company wanted 110% commitment, and that put a strain on our marriage. 公司要求110%地投入，这给我们的婚姻带来了压力。be under strain she had a busy week, and she's under a lot of strain at the moment. 她忙碌了一周，现在压力很大。 angst /æŋst/ [uncountable noun] a strong feeling of worry and anxiety, especially about things that you cannot change 忧虑，焦虑［尤指对无法改变的事］ wallowing in angst about the unfairness of it all will just make the problem worse. 一味地担忧此事不公只会使问题变得更糟。 a period of national angst 举国忧虑的时期 a touching story of teenage angst 一则讲述青少年焦虑的感人故事8. someone who worries a lot 忧心忡仲的人 worrier /ˈwʌriəʳǁˈwɜː-/ [countable noun] the type of person who worries a lot, even when they do not need to 爱担忧的人 he admitted to the doctor that he was a worrier and found it hard to relax. 他向医生承认他老是犯愁，很难放松下来。 my grandmother was always a worrier, and i take after her. 我祖母总是杞人忧天，我像她。 worrywart /ˈwʌriwɔːʳtǁˈwɜː-/ [countable noun] american informal someone who worries too much 【美，非正式】过分担心的人；无事烦恼的人 don't be such a worrywart! 别瞎操心！ the cast also included norman fell as the worrywart producer. 演员阵容还包括诺曼·费尔，他饰演一个自寻烦恼的制作人。 neurotic /njʊˈrɒtɪkǁnʊˈrɑː-/ [adjective] always very worried and nervous about unimportant things or about dangers that do not really exist 神经过敏的，神经质的 he was a shy, neurotic man who found it difficult to make friends. 他是个腼腆、神经质的人，觉得很难交朋友。 in many respects, mozart had a typically neurotic personality. 在很多方面，莫扎特是典型的神经质性格。 neurotic [countable noun] she is a complete neurotic - i don't think i've ever seen her sit down and relax. 她完全是个神经过敏的人，我从来没见过她坐下来休息一下。9. not worried 不担心的 not worried/concerned also unconcerned formal /nɒt ˈwʌrid, kənˈsɜːʳndǁ-ˈwɜːrid, ˌʌnkənˈsɜːʳnd/ [adjective] sam had stayed out late before, so we weren't particularly worried when he didn't return. 萨姆以前曾晚回家，因此他没回来我们不是很担心。 brian didn't seem at all concerned when the car broke down. 汽车抛锚了，布赖恩似乎一点都不在意。not worried/concerned about he insists that he is not worried about the poor showing his party made in the recent local elections. 他坚称他并不担心自己的政党在近期地方选举中表现欠佳。 for once, karen seemed unconcerned about the possibility of being late for class. 只有这一次，卡伦似乎不担心上课可能迟到。not in the least bit worried etc not at all worried 一点都不担心等 even after losing her job, she doesn't seem in the least bit worried. 即使丢了工作，她似乎也毫不担心。 relieved /rɪˈliːvd/ [adjective not before noun] feeling relaxed again because you do not need to worry about something that you worried about before 宽慰的，不再忧虑的 ‘oh,’ she said, relieved. ‘i'm so glad you're back.’ “噢，”她如释重负地说道，“很高兴你回来了。”seem/feel/look/appear relieved the hostages simply look relieved to be going home. 快要回家了，人质看起来轻松极了。relieved that i was relieved that john was there to help me explain. 有约翰在那儿帮我解释，使我松了口气。 the government will be relieved that a crisis has been averted. 政府可以放心，危机已经避免过去。relieved at sahlin appeared relieved at my news. 听到我的消息，萨林似乎放心了。relieved to know/hear/find/learn etc something i'm so relieved to see you! 见到你真让我松一口气！ polly was relieved to learn that her mother's illness was not a serious one. 波莉得知母亲的病不严重，感到宽慰。 andrew was relieved to discover that he was not himself under suspicion. 安德鲁发现被怀疑的不是自己，松了一口气。 be a weight off somebody's mind /biː ə ˌweɪt ɒf somebodyˈs ˈmaɪnd/ [verb phrase] spoken if something is a weight off your mind you do not have to worry any more because something has happened to make you feel happier about it 【口】如释重负，除去心理负担 be a great/big/enormous weight off somebody's mind no doubt the news will be a huge weight off his mind. 这个消息无疑会去掉他心里的一块大石头。take a weight off somebody's mind now that peter has passed all his exams, it's taken a great weight off my mind. 现在彼得已经通过了所有考试，我如释重负。 relief /rɪˈliːf/ [singular/uncountable noun] the pleasant feeling you have when you no longer have to worry about something ［忧虑的］解除，宽慰 a white envelope lay on the mat. holmes felt considerable relief. 垫子上有个白色的信封，福尔摩斯大大松了口气。a feeling/sense of relief edwards commented that the convictions give him a feeling of relief that he hopes the victim shares. 爱德华兹称判决令他宽慰，他希望受害人也有同感。with relief to her own surprise, she began sobbing with relief. 她自己都感到吃惊，她如释重负，开始抽噎起来。to somebody's relief making them feel relieved 令某人感到宽慰 to greg's relief, nobody asked to check his ticket. 格雷格松了口气，没人要检查他的票。 the rains came this weekend, much to the relief of tomato growers in florida. 这个周末下了雨，佛罗里达的番茄菜农大可放心了。breathe/heave a sigh of relief show by your behaviour that you are no longer worried about something 松了一口气 you could hear the students breathing a collective sigh of relief when the final bell rang. 放学的铃声一响起，可以听到全体学生都松了一口气。it is a relief to know/hear/see/find etc it was such a relief to see liz looking healthy again. 看到利兹恢复健康真令人宽慰。 mary says it's a relief to have someone to talk to at last. 玛丽说，终于有人谈谈舒心多了。come as a relief the decision, announced on thursday, came as a huge relief to the factory's 300 workers. 周四宣布的决定对于工厂300名工人来说是个莫大的宽慰。 not lose sleep over /nɒt ˌluːz ˈsliːp əʊvəʳ/ [verb phrase] to not be worried by a problem because you do not think it is important enough ［因认为某问题不够重要而］不为…忧虑，不为…操心 i tried my best, and i certainly won't be losing any sleep over the result. 我尽了全力，当然不会为结果操心。 it's not that serious. i wouldn't lose sleep over it if i were you. 它不是那么严重。如果我是你的话，我一点不会担心。 have no qualms /hæv ˌnəʊ ˈkwɑːmz/ [verb phrase] if you have no qualms about something, you are not worried about it, especially because you are sure it is the right thing to do 心安理得，不会觉得不安［尤因肯定所做的事正确］ have no qualms about one protestor said he would have no qualms about bombing the clinic. 一位抗议者称，他对炸毁诊所不会觉得不安。 he was a man who had no qualms about preaching one thing and practising another in his private life. 他就是这种人，人前说一套，背地里又做一套，而且还心安理得。 carefree /ˈkeəʳfriː/ [adjective] cheerful and not worried about anything, because you do not have any real problems or responsibilities in your life 无忧无虑的，无牵挂的，轻松愉快的 i felt carefree for the first time in my life. 我平生第一次感到轻松愉快。 they both laughed, feeling like two carefree schoolgirls. 她们俩都笑了，感觉就像两个无忧无虑的小女生。 without a care in the world/not have a care in the world /wɪðaʊt ə ˌkeər ɪn ðə ˈwɜːʳld, nɒt hæv ə ˌkeər ɪn ðə wɜːʳld/ [adverb] if someone is without a care in the world, they are not worried about anything at all and are happy 什么都不担心，无牵无挂，无忧无虑 i was just sixteen, young, confident and without a care in the world. 我那时才16岁，年轻、自信、无忧无虑。 he puffed away on his pipe as if he didn't have a care in the world. 他抽着烟斗，似乎什么都不担心。 laugh off /ˌlɑːf ˈɒfǁˌlæf-/ [transitive phrasal verb] to laugh and refuse to worry or be serious about a problem, when someone is trying to talk to you about it 对…一笑置之 laugh off something venables laughed off suggestions that he will be asked to retire. 维纳布尔斯对于要求他退休的猜测付之一笑。 she took praise with delight, and laughed off any criticisms with good humour. 对于表扬，她愉快地接受；对于批评她不会生气，只是一笑置之。laugh it off she was genuinely angry, but luke just tried to laugh it off. 她真生气了，但是卢克就试图一笑置之。10. to make someone feel less worried 使某人宽心 reassure /ˌriːəˈʃʊəʳ/ [transitive verb] to make someone feel less worried, especially by saying something to comfort them ［尤指用说话］安慰，使放心 i tried to reassure her by saying that the police would arrive soon. 我试图安慰她，说警察很快就会到来。 ‘no one can ever take your spirit away from you,’ my mother reassured me. “没有人能夺走你的勇气。”妈妈安慰我说。reassure that the company has reassured its workers that there will be no job losses this year. 公司让工人放心，称今年不会有人被解雇。 she returned to her motel, reassured by the nurses that her husband would be quite all right. 护士说她丈夫会好的，让她放心，于是她回到了汽车旅馆。 reassuring [adjective] he stroked her hand and murmured reassuring words. 他轻抚她的手，喃喃地说着安慰的话。 there was something very reassuring about jacob's voice. 雅各布的声音让人有种很放心的感觉。find something reassuring i saw a sign reading ‘welcome visitors’, which i found reassuring. 我看到标牌上写着“欢迎光临”几个字，感到很安心。 set/put somebody's mind at rest also set/put somebody's mind at ease /ˌset, ˌpʊt somebodyˈs ˈmaɪnd ət ˌrest, ˌset, ˌpʊt somebodyˈs ˈmaɪnd ət ˌiːz/ [verb phrase] to make someone feel less worried, especially by giving them information that shows they do not need to worry ［尤指提供资料］让某人安心 the doctor set my mind at rest by explaining exactly what effect the drug would have on me. 医生向我确切地解释这种药物对我的影响，让我放了心。 just to put your mind at ease, we will get a second opinion from a cardiac specialist. 为了让你放心，我们会再征询心脏专家的意见。 put somebody out of their misery /ˌpʊt somebody aʊt əv ðeəʳ ˈmɪzəri/ [verb phrase] informal to tell someone something that they have been waiting anxiously to find out 【非正式】消除某人的忧虑［把某人焦急地等待的某事告知他］ come on robyn, put me out of my misery. who won? 快点吧，罗宾，别让我忐忑不安了。谁赢了？ eventually, we put him out of his misery and told him he'd passed. 最后，我们告诉他他考试通过了，让他放了心。11. what you say to tell someone not to worry 告诉某人不要担心时所说的话 don't worry /ˌdəʊnt ˈwʌriǁ-ˈwɜːri/ ‘don't worry, there's plenty of food for anyone who wants to come.’ “别担心，想来的都有东西吃，多着呢。”don't worry about ‘don't worry about me -- i'll be fine,’ said billie. “别担心我—我会没事的，”比利说。 don't worry about it. you can pay me back tomorrow. 别发愁，你可以明天还钱给我。 it's/everything's all right also it's/everything's ok /ɪts, ˌevriθɪŋz ɔːl ˈraɪt, ɪts, ˌevriθɪŋz əʊˈkeɪ/ use this to try to make someone feel better when they are worrying 没事的，不要紧，没有什么［用于安慰忧心忡忡的人］ it's all right, honey, don't cry. 没有什么，亲爱的，别哭了。 it'll all be over soon, and everything's going to be ok. 很快就要结束了，一切都会没事的。 nothing to worry about /ˌnʌθɪŋ tə ˈwʌri əbaʊtǁ-ˈwɜːri-/ use this to tell someone that there is no reason to worry 没什么可担心的 there's/it's nothing to worry about it's just a simple check-up. there's nothing to worry about. 这只是个简单检查，没有什么可担心的。somebody has nothing to worry about you're a bright girl, and you've got nothing to worry about, as long as you finish all your assignments. 你是个聪明的女孩子，只要完成所有作业就没什么可担心的了。 |
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