Word · Frequency #1537
worry
担心；忧虑；发愁
to feel anxious or concerned about something; to be troubled or uneasy
- 1.
To be troubled; to give way to mental anxiety or doubt.
感到困扰；产生心理焦虑或疑虑。
- 2.
Disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress; to exercise.
扰乱心神；使精神不安或苦恼；操心。
- 3.
To harass; to irritate or distress.
骚扰；激怒或使苦恼。
- 4.
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
担心；忧虑；不安
- 5.
To seize or shake by the throat, especially of a dog or wolf.
抓住或摇晃喉咙,尤其是狗或狼。
- 6.
To touch repeatedly; to fiddle with.
反复触碰；摆弄。
使担心；使忧虑；使不安；烦扰；骚扰；使苦恼；反复触碰；摆弄；拨弄；（尤指狗、狼等）咬住（喉咙）并晃动；撕咬；感到困扰；产生心理焦虑或疑虑。
In use
She tends to worry about her exam results even when she has studied hard.
Stop worrying and just enjoy the trip with your friends.
He worried that he might miss the last bus, so he left early.
I worry about my job
Verb forms
base worry · third person worries · -ing worrying · past worried · past participle worried
注意：过去式和过去分词为 worried，第三人称单数为 worries。
Connections
Collocations
- worry about something
- 担心某事；为某事担忧
- He worries about his job all the time.他一直担心他的工作。
- worry that
- 担心……；忧虑……
- I worry that we might be late.我担心我们可能会迟到。
- don't worry
- 别担心；不要紧
- Don't worry, we have plenty of time.别担心，我们有很多时间。
- worry unnecessarily
- 不必要地担心；瞎操心
- You shouldn't worry unnecessarily about things you can't control.你不应该为无法控制的事情不必要地担心。
- worry constantly
- 总是担心；不停地担心
- My mother worries constantly about me.我妈妈总是担心我。
- worry oneself sick
Learner notes
Memory Tip
worry（担心）里的'w'像两条皱起的眉毛，心里不安就一直皱着眉。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、书面文章、新闻报道 worry 作动词表示“担心/使不安”时是通用中性表达，日常口语和书面语都常见；正式语境下也常使用，如 worry about 表示“为……担心”。具体场景中可根据语气选择更正式或更口语的同义词，例如 be concerned 或 be anxious。
Grammar Note
后常接 about 或 over
Pronunciation & Spelling
worry /ˈwɒɹi/ rhymes with sorry and lorry. Beware lookalikes with -urry: hurry, curry, flurry, furry, which have different vowel sounds and do not rhyme.
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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