bother /ˈbɔðə/ I. vt.& vi. 1.打扰；麻烦；难受: Excuse me for bothering you. 对不起，打扰您了。［考句］I’m very sorry to have bothered you with so many questions on such an occasion.我很抱歉，在这样的场合用这么多的问题打扰你。2. 费事，烦心 Don’t bother with/about it. 不要为此事烦恼。Don’t bother to get dinner for me; I’ll eat out. 不要操心给我做饭了，我在外面吃。‖II. n. 1.［u］麻烦，困难: cause a lot of bother 造成许多麻烦 2.［c］给人麻烦的人或事：His lazy son is quite a bother to him. 他的懒儿子是他的麻烦。 Doing the laundry every week is a terrible bother. 每周要洗衣服真是件太麻烦的事。
bothered adj. 焦虑，操心，烦心：He wasn’t too bothered about the slight leak.他对那道小裂缝并不很担心。They did not want to be bothered with her problems.他们不想为她的问题操心。
