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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

bother ['bɔðər]
  1. 1. vt. (worry) 烦扰
  2. 2. vt. (disturb) 打扰
  3. 3. vi. 在乎
  4. 4. noun [u] (trouble) 麻烦
  5. 5. noun [u] (difficulty) 费力
  6. 6. noun [s] (nuisance) 麻烦事
  7. 7. int [esp BRIT] [o.f.] (also: bother it) 真讨厌
    to bother doing sth {or} to do sth
    费心做某事
    I can't be bothered to go
    我没必要
  8. 8. int (I'm too lazy) 我没劲
    don't bother
    不用
    it's no bother
    麻烦
    it's a bother
    是件麻烦事

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

bother [ˈbɒðər]
  1. 1. vi. 费心做,不辞辛劳
    I am surprised anybody bothers supporting the club.
    居然有人费心支持俱乐部,这很让我吃惊
    Don't bother, please.
    请别费心了。
  2. 2. vt. 惹恼激怒烦扰
    If traffic bothers you stay away from coastal roads.
    如果交通拥堵让你心烦,那就远离滨海道路。
    Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me.
    在耳边嗡嗡直叫的蚊子让我恼火
  3. 3. vt. 给……添麻烦
    Although I can certainly find a chair if this bothers you.
    如果这给你带来不便的话,我可以找把椅子
  4. 4. vt. 打扰叨扰不请自来
    If all you want to do is sit under a palm tree and never be bothered by anyone, you're in luck.
    如果你最心仪事情是不受打扰地坐在棕榈树下,那么,你算找对地方了。
    Don't bother the professor while she is grading term papers.
    教授正在批改期末试卷时候不要打扰他。
  5. 5. vt. 使焦急,使忧虑
    The mere thought of her bothered him and made his heart beat faster.
    仅仅想她一下就令他感到心烦意乱心跳加快
  6. 6. vt. 使困惑,使迷惑,使糊涂
    Strange weather has been causing members of the public to bothered and bewildered.
    怪异天气普通大众感到困惑不已
  7. 7. noun [Person Name] 伯特
  8. 8. n.[c] 烦恼焦急忧虑
    I'm sorry to have caused you such a bother.
    打扰你了,非常抱歉
  9. 9. n.[u] 苦恼原因,令人烦恼事物
    One eye seems to be swelling up, and getting the contact lens out is a bother.
    一只眼睛似乎起来了,而取出隐形眼镜又是件很麻烦事情
  10. 10. n.[u] 努力工作劳神
  11. 11. interjection [British English] 讨厌

Collins English-English Dictionary

bother ['bɒðə]
  1. 1. vt. [tr] to give annoyance, pain, or trouble to; irritate
    his bad leg is bothering him again
  2. 2. vt. [tr] to trouble (a person) by repeatedly disturbing; pester
    stop bothering your father!
  3. 3. vi. [intr] to take the time or trouble; concern oneself
    don't bother to come with me
  4. 4. vt. [tr] to make (a person) alarmed or confused
    the thought of her husband's return clearly bothered her
  5. 5. n a state of worry, trouble, or confusion
  6. 6. n a person or thing that causes fuss, trouble, or annoyance
  7. 7. n [Spoken] a disturbance or fight; trouble (esp in the phrase a spot of bother)
  8. 8. interj [chiefly Brit] an exclamation of slight annoyance
  9. 9. interj [Etymology] C18: perhaps from Irish Gaelic bodhar deaf, vexed; compare Irish Gaelic buairim I vex

Examples

Don't need to thank me, Lilly wasn't any bother.
不用谢我,莉莉挺让人省心的。
I didn't want to go and now I have the bother of buying also the present.
我那时真不想去,现在又得为买礼物犯愁。
It's not such a big problem, don't let it bother you too much.
这不是什么大问题,不必为此太烦心。
Does it bother you if I turn on the radio?
你不介意我把收音机打开吧?
to bother doing sth {or} to do sth
费心做某事

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