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烦扰,迷惑烦恼,操心麻烦,纠纷,讨厌的人
资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Bother \Both"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bothered} (?); p. pr. &
vb. n. {Bothering}.] [Cf. Ir. buaidhirt trouble, buaidhrim I
vex.]
To annoy; to trouble; to worry; to perplex. See {Pother}.
Note: The imperative is sometimes used as an exclamation
mildly imprecatory.
Bother \Both"er\, v. i.
To feel care or anxiety; to make or take trouble; to be
troublesome.
Without bothering about it. --H. James.
Bother \Both"er\, n.
One who, or that which, bothers; state of perplexity or
annoyance; embarrassment; worry; disturbance; petty trouble;
as, to be in a bother.
资料来源 : WordNet®
bother
n 1: an angry disturbance; "he didn't want to make a fuss"; "they
had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother" [syn: {fuss}, {trouble},
{hassle}]
2: something or someone that causes trouble; a source of
unhappiness; "washing dishes was a nuisance before we got
a dish washer"; "a bit of a bother"; "he's not a friend,
he's an infliction" [syn: {annoyance}, {botheration}, {pain},
{infliction}, {pain in the neck}, {pain in the ass}]
bother
v 1: take the trouble to do something; concern oneself; "He did
not trouble to call his mother on her birthday"; "Don't
bother, please" [syn: {trouble oneself}, {trouble}, {inconvenience
oneself}]
2: cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor
irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers
me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after
she leaves" [syn: {annoy}, {rag}, {get to}, {get at}, {irritate},
{rile}, {nark}, {nettle}, {gravel}, {vex}, {chafe}, {devil}]
3: to cause inconvenience or discomfort to; "Sorry to trouble
you, but..." [syn: {trouble}, {put out}, {inconvenience},
{disoblige}, {discommode}, {incommode}]
4: intrude or enter uninvited; "Don't bother the professor
while she is grading term papers"
5: make nervous or agitated; "The mere thought of her bothered
him and made his heart beat faster"
6: make confused or perplexed or puzzled