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  • Conjugation : past  worried ; ing  worrying ; pl  worries
  • Derivatives : n  worrier
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

worry ['w^rɪ]
  1. 1. noun [u] (feeling of anxiety) 忧虑
  2. 2. noun [c] (cause of anxiety) 担心
  3. 3. vt. 使担心
  4. 4. vi. 担心
    to worry about {or} over sth/sb
    担心某事/某人

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

worry [ˈwʌrɪ]
  1. 1. vi. 担心发愁焦虑
    I worry about my job.
    担心我的工作
  2. 2. vi. 关心在意
    I worry about my grades.
    担心我的成绩
  3. 3. vt. 使发愁,使担心
    I cannot sleep--my daughter's health is worrying me.
    我睡不着,我女儿健康状况让我担忧
  4. 4. verb 对……极其关注惦记
    I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift.
    我对第二德语辅音移动有些担心
  5. 5. vt. 撕咬
  6. 6. vt. 反复拨弄
  7. 7. n.[c] 令人发愁的人或事
    It's a major worry.
    这是个大烦恼。
  8. 8. n.[u] 担忧焦虑烦恼
    It is not work but worry that kills.
    工作无碍,忧虑伤身。

Collins English-English Dictionary

worry ['w^rɪ]
  1. 1. vb to be or cause to be anxious or uneasy, esp about something uncertain or potentially dangerous
  2. 2. vt. [tr] to disturb the peace of mind of; bother
    don't worry me with trivialities
  3. 3. vi. [intr; often foll by along or through] to proceed despite difficulties
  4. 4. vi. [intr; often foll by away] to struggle or work
    to worry away at a problem
  5. 5. vt. [tr] (of a dog, wolf, etc) to lacerate or kill by biting, shaking, etc
  6. 6. vt. [when intr, foll by at] to bite, tear, or gnaw (at) with the teeth
    a dog worrying a bone
  7. 7. vt. [tr] to move as specified, esp by repeated pushes
    they worried the log into the river
  8. 8. vt. [tr] to touch or poke repeatedly and idly
  9. 9. vt. [obsolete] to choke or cause to choke
  10. 10. n a state or feeling of anxiety
  11. 11. n a person or thing that causes anxiety
  12. 12. n an act of worrying
  13. 13. n [Etymology] Old English wyrgan; related to Old Frisian wergia to kill, Old High German wurgen (German (er)würgen to strangle), Old Norse virgill, urga rope

Examples

no need to worry
无需烦恼
Your worry is always triggered by some external event or happening.
你总是为一些外因或事情而烦恼。
Don't worry, he'll be alright.
别担心,他不会有事的。
You'll have a new love affair soon, don't worry.
别担心,你很快就会有一个新的恋情。
About the exam? Don't worry, it's about the same as last month.
是关于考试吗?别担心,它很可能和上个月考的一样。

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