bother

bother, disturb, trouble, annoy, irritate, vex

名词 bother:

1. an angry disturbance
   同义词：fuss, trouble, hassle
2. something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness
   同义词：annoyance, botheration, pain, infliction, pain in the neck, pain in the ass

动词 bother:

1. take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
   同义词：trouble oneself, trouble, inconvenience oneself
2. cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
   同义词：annoy, rag, get to, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil
3. to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
   同义词：trouble, put out, inconvenience, disoblige, discommode, incommode
4. intrude or enter uninvited
5. make nervous or agitated
6. make confused or perplexed or puzzled

1. He could produce excellent work but usually he can't be bothered.
   他其实可以把工作做好，可他往往嫌费事而不干。
2. The problem has been bothering me for weeks.
   那问题已经困扰了我几个星期。
3. It bothers me that he can be so insensitive.
   他这样麻木不仁，我心里很不痛快。
4. Don't bother yourself about me; I am doing quite well.
   别为我操心，我一切都好。

both.er

v.（动词）
both.ered,both.er.ing,both.ers
v.tr.（及物动词）
To disturb or anger, especially by minor irritations; annoy.See Synonyms at annoy
烦扰，激怒：打扰或激怒，尤指通过令人烦躁的小事；打搅参见 annoy

To make agitated or nervous; fluster.
使紧张：使不安或紧张；使慌张
To make confused or perplexed; puzzle.
使迷惑：使混乱或迷惑；使窘困
To intrude on without invitation or warrant; disturb.
干扰：没有被邀请或授权而闯入；打扰
To give trouble to:
给…添麻烦：
例句：
a back condition that bothers her constantly.
一个不断给她添麻烦的不利条件

v.intr.（不及物动词）
To take the trouble; concern oneself.
烦；操心
To cause trouble.
使麻烦
n.（名词）
A cause or state of disturbance.
干扰：干扰的原因或状况
interj.（感叹词）
Used to express annoyance or mild irritation.
用于表达烦恼或轻度恼怒

来源：
Probably from dialectal bodder
可能源自 方言 bodder
[possibly of Celtic origin]
[可能源于凯尔特语]