词典释义：
[no obj., with negative]take the trouble to do something
麻烦；烦心；尽力
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scientists rarely bother with such niceties 科学家们很少为这些细节问题操心
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the driver didn't bother to ask why .这司机没有费心去问为什么。
[with obj.](of a circumstance or event)worry, disturb, or upset (someone)
（环境，事件）使焦虑，使烦恼
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secrecy is an issue which bothers journalists 保密是令记者们感到烦恼的一个问题
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it bothered me that I hadn't done anything .我什么也没做，这使我不安。
[with obj.][usu. with negative]feel concern about or interest in
关心；对…感兴趣
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don't bother about me — I'll find my own way home 别管我，我自己能找到回家的路
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he wasn't to bother himself with day-to-day things 他根本不关心日常事务
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[as adj.
bothered ]I'm not particularly bothered about how I look .我并不特别在意自己的外表。
cause trouble or annoyance to (someone) by interrupting or otherwise inconveniencing them
打扰，烦扰，给（某人）添麻烦
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I'm sorry to bother you at this time of night .很抱歉，这么晚了打扰你。
effort, trouble, or difficulty
努力；麻烦；困难
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he saved me the bother of having to come up with a speech 他帮我避免了演讲的麻烦
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it may seem like too much bother to cook just for yourself 就为自己一个人做饭看起来好像太麻烦了点
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it's no bother, it's on my way home .不麻烦，我顺路回家。
〈英〉 麻烦（指大麻烦的一种轻描淡写的说法）
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I'm afraid there's been a bit of bother .我想有点麻烦了。
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讨厌的人（或事）
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I hope she hasn't been a bother .我希望她不要这么令人讨厌。
〈主英〉 讨厌（用于表达轻微的愤怒和不耐烦）
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Bother! ’she muttered .“讨厌！”她咕哝道。
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can't be bothered （to do something ） be unwilling to make the effort needed to do something 不愿找麻烦，不想出力they couldn't be bothered to look it up ． 他们根本不想花力气去查这件事 -
hot and bothered in a state of anxiety or physical discomfort, especially as a result of being pressured （因焦虑或身体不适而感到）心急火燎
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bother ... 打扰...；困扰...
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bother to do sth / bother doing sth 花费时间精力做...
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bother about (doing) sth 为(做)某事花费时间(或精力)
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can't be bothered (to do sth) 不想花时间精力做某事
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don't bother / why bother 别费事了/为什么要费心
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"late 17th cent． （as a noun in the dialect sense ‘noise, chatter’）： of Anglo-Irish origin； probably related to Irish
