bother

名词 n. 动词 v. 感叹词 intj.
中文释义
英 /ˈbɒðə(ɹ)/    美 /ˈbɔðə(ɹ)/|/ˈbɑðɚ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Fuss, ado. countable,uncountable
    — There was a bit of bother at the hairdresser's when they couldn't find my appointment in the book.
  2. Trouble, inconvenience. countable,uncountable
    — Yes, I can do that for you—it’s no bother.
动词 v.
  1. To annoy, to disturb, to irritate; to be troublesome to, to make trouble for. transitive
    — Would it bother you if I smoked?
  2. To annoy, to disturb, to irritate; to be troublesome to, to make trouble for.; Damn; curse. euphemistic,imperative,transitive
  3. To feel care or concern; to burden or inconvenience oneself out of concern. intransitive,reflexive
    — I never bother about such trivialities.
  4. To take the trouble, to trouble oneself (to do something). catenative,intransitive
    — Why do I even bother to try?
  5. To take the trouble, to trouble oneself (to do something).; To do something which is of negligible inconvenience. catenative,intransitive
    — You didn’t even bother to close the door.
感叹词 intj.
  1. A mild expression of annoyance. dated,euphemistic
    — She flung off her sealskin paletot and the beautiful felt hat, not heeding that they rolled off the untidy bed upon the floor. / “Sarah,” whispered Mrs. Malone, “what you goin’ to do? Look at your elegant clothes on the floor.” / “Oh, bother!” retorted Sarah.

词形变化

bothers present,singular,third-person bothering participle,present bothered participle,past bothered past bothers plural bother! canonical

词源

词源 1
Borrowed from Scots bauther, bather (“to bother”). Origin unknown. Perhaps related to Scots pother (“to make a stir or commotion, bustle”), also of unknown origin. Compare English pother (“to poke, prod”), variant of potter (“to poke”). More at potter. Perhaps related to Irish bodhaire (“noise”), Irish bodhraim (“to deafen, annoy”).
词源 2
Borrowed from Scots bauther, bather (“to bother”). Origin unknown. Perhaps related to Scots pother (“to make a stir or commotion, bustle”), also of unknown origin. Compare English pother (“to poke, prod”), variant of potter (“to poke”). More at potter. Perhaps related to Irish bodhaire (“noise”), Irish bodhraim (“to deafen, annoy”).
词源 3
Borrowed from Scots bauther, bather (“to bother”). Origin unknown. Perhaps related to Scots pother (“to make a stir or commotion, bustle”), also of unknown origin. Compare English pother (“to poke, prod”), variant of potter (“to poke”). More at potter. Perhaps related to Irish bodhaire (“noise”), Irish bodhraim (“to deafen, annoy”).
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