Word · Frequency #2132
bothering
打扰；烦扰；使恼怒
bothering is the present participle of bother.
核心释义
To annoy, disturb, or irritate someone; to cause trouble for someone.
- 1.
打扰、干扰、惹恼；给某人带来麻烦。
To annoy, to disturb, to irritate; to be troublesome to, to make trouble for.
- 2.
感到关心或担忧；因关心而给自己带来负担或不便。
To feel care or concern; to burden or inconvenience oneself out of concern.
费心；操心；麻烦自己；打扰、干扰、惹恼；给某人带来麻烦。；感到关心或担忧；因关心而给自己带来负担或不便。；烦扰；迷惑
用法In use
I didn't want to bother you while you were working.
用法提示：用作动词，表示打扰
Don't bother waiting for me; I'll catch up later.
用法提示：用作动词，表示费心做某事
The constant noise from the construction site bothered the residents.
用法提示：用作动词，表示使人烦扰
bother sb/sth
及物用法，宾语可以是人或事物，表示打扰、使恼怒。
The noise from upstairs bothered me all night.
楼上传来的噪音吵了我一整夜。
bother sb with sth
用 with 引出打扰别人的具体事情。
Don't bother your mother with such small problems.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- sorry to bother you
- 抱歉打扰你
- Sorry to bother you, but do you have a minute?抱歉打扰你，你有空吗？
- don't bother
- 别费心；不必麻烦
- Don't bother making dinner for me — I'll grab something on the way.别费心给我做晚饭了——我路上随便买点吃的。
- bother to do something
- 费心去做某事
- He didn't even bother to call his mother on her birthday.他母亲生日那天他甚至懒得打个电话。
- can't be bothered
- 懒得（做某事）；不想费劲
- I can't be bothered to cook tonight; let's order takeout.我今晚懒得做饭，咱们点外卖吧。
- it bothers someone that...
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆联想：bother 开头藏着 both，被它缠上，两边（both）都被打扰，不得安宁。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：礼貌请求、日常对话、客服沟通 bother 通常用于日常口语和较中性的书面语，语气比较随意；在非常正式的场合，更常见 disturb 或 trouble。表示‘打扰’时多用于礼貌请求，如 Sorry to bother you；表示‘费心’时，否定式 Don't bother 很常用。
语法说明Grammar Note
常用于否定句和疑问句，bother to do表示费心做某事
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这里采用通用美式发音：bother /ˈbɑːðər/。father /ˈfɑːðər/ 与之押韵；mother /ˈmʌðər/、brother /ˈbrʌðər/、another /əˈnʌðər/ 虽以 -other 结尾但元音为 /ʌ/，不押韵；gather /ˈɡæðər/、rather /ˈræðər/ 元音也不同。
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
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