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烦恼,忧虑,苦恼,猎狗撕咬猎物使烦恼,使焦虑,使苦恼,困扰,折磨
资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Worry \Wor"ry\, v. i.
To feel or express undue care and anxiety; to manifest
disquietude or pain; to be fretful; to chafe; as, the child
worries; the horse worries.
Worry \Wor"ry\, n.; pl. {Worries}.
A state of undue solicitude; a state of disturbance from care
and anxiety; vexation; anxiety; fret; as, to be in a worry.
``The whir and worry of spindle and of loom.'' --Sir T.
Browne.
Worry \Wor"ry\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Worried}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Worrying}.] [OE. worowen, wirien, to strangle, AS. wyrgan in
[=a]wyrgan; akin to D. worgen, wurgen, to strangle, OHG.
wurgen, G. w["u]rgen, Lith. verszti, and perhaps to E.
wring.]
1. To harass by pursuit and barking; to attack repeatedly;
also, to tear or mangle with the teeth.
A hellhound that doth hunt us all to death; That dog
that had his teeth before his eyes, To worry lambs
and lap their gentle blood. --Shak.
2. To harass or beset with importunity, or with care an
anxiety; to vex; to annoy; to torment; to tease; to fret;
to trouble; to plague. ``A church worried with
reformation.'' --South.
Let them rail, And worry one another at their
pleasure. --Rowe.
Worry him out till he gives consent. --Swift.
3. To harass with labor; to fatigue. [Colloq.]
资料来源 : WordNet®
worry
n 1: something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of
unhappiness; "New York traffic is a constant concern";
"it's a major worry" [syn: {concern}, {headache}, {vexation}]
2: a strong feeling of anxiety; "his worry over the prospect of
being fired"; "it is not work but worry that kills"; "he
wanted to die and end his troubles" [syn: {trouble}]
v 1: be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy; "I
worry about my job"
2: be concerned with; "I worry about my grades" [syn: {care}]
3: disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation
or distress; "I cannot sleep--my daughter's health is
worrying me" [syn: {vex}] [ant: {reassure}]
4: be on the mind of; "I worry about the second Germanic
consonant" [syn: {concern}, {interest}, {occupy}]
5: lacerate by biting; "the dog worried his bone"
6: touch or rub constantly; "The old man worried his beads"
[also: {worried}]