Tình trạng bị quấy rầy; sự lo lắng, sự lo nghĩ

worry and illness had made him prematurely old

lo nghĩ và bệnh tật đã làm cho ông ta già trước tuổi

Điều gây ra lo lắng, nguyên nhân gây ra lo nghĩ

forget your worries and enjoys yourself!

hãy quên đi các lo phiền và hãy vui lên!

Cái mà ai phải chịu trách nhiệm

Sự nhạy (của chó săn)

Làm cho lo lắng, làm cho bối rối

she was worried sick about her missing son

bà ta lo lắng về đứa con trai mất tích đến phát ốm

Quấy rầy, làm phiền; làm khó chịu

Don't worry her now; she's busy

Đừng quấy rầy bà ta lúc này; bà ấy đang bận

to worry someone with foolish questions

quấy rầy người nào bằng những câu hỏi ngớ ngẩn

Ngoạm (cái gì) bằng răng rồi nhay hoặc quăng đi quăng lại (nhất là về chó)

the dog was worrying a rat

con chó đang nhay một con chuột

not to worry

(thông tục) đừng lo

Lo lắng, lo nghĩ

to worry about little things

lo về những việc linh tinh

There's nothing to worry about

Chẳng có gì mà lo nghĩ cả

to worry along

vẫn tiến bước mặc dầu gặp khó khăn

to worry out

lo lắng để giải quyết bằng xong (một vấn đề)

I should worry

(từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ), (thông tục) điều đó chẳng phiền hà gì tôi chút nào

lo lắng

V.

Be anxious, be fearful, be concerned, fret, agonize, bedistressed, be vexed, Colloq stew, bite or chew (one's) nails,go or get grey, get grey hair, Slang sweat blood, US sweatbullets: I worry about you when you stay out so late.

Annoy,irk, pester, nettle, harry, harass, tease, bother, tantalize,torment, plague, hector, badger, nettle, gall, peeve, Colloqhassle: The police have been worrying me the way a dog worriesa bone.

N.

Concern, care, responsibility; problem, bother, trouble,affliction, irritation, annoyance, vexation: I cannot see whythat is your worry. I am sorry to hear about your financialworries. 4 anguish, anxiety, uneasiness, unease, nervousness,distress, apprehension, disquiet, perturbation, agitation,upset, misgiving: Your association with that crowd has causedyour mother and me a great deal of worry.

V. & n.

V. (-ies, -ied) 1 intr. give way to anxiety orunease; allow one's mind to dwell on difficulty or troubles.

Tr. harass, importune; be a trouble or anxiety to.

Tr. a (ofa dog etc.) shake or pull about with the teeth. b attackrepeatedly.

(as worried adj.) a uneasy, troubled in the mind.b suggesting worry (a worried look).

N. (pl. -ies) 1 athing that causes anxiety or disturbs a person's tranquillity.2 a disturbed state of mind; anxiety; a worried state.

Adog's worrying of its quarry.

Not to worry colloq. there isno need to worry. worry along (or through) manage to advance bypersistence in spite of obstacles. worry beads a string ofbeads manipulated with the fingers to occupy or calm oneself.worry-guts (or -wart) colloq. a person who habitually worriesunduly. worry oneself (usu. in neg.) take needless trouble.worry out obtain (the solution to a problem etc.) by doggedeffort.

Worriedly adv. worrier n. worryingly adv. [OEwyrgan strangle f. WG]