bother
/ˈbɑðɚ/KK
bɑ·ðɚ
變化形
bothers
bothered
bothered
bothering
1.
打擾；麻煩
使某人無法自在地做事，或讓對方得額外花時間、精力處理某事。
用法：可作及物動詞，後接受影響的人或事物。否定式「不打擾」常說 not bother someone。
I do not want to bother my parents while they are working from home.
我不想在父母在家工作時打擾他們。
Sorry to bother you, but could you tell me which bus goes to the night market?
不好意思打擾你，請問哪一班公車會到夜市？
2.
使煩惱；使困擾；讓人在意
使人感到不安、煩躁或憂慮。
用法：常見句型為 something bothers someone。問句「Does it bother you...?」是在問某事是否令對方介意或不舒服。
The loud noise from the house next door bothers me when I am trying to study.
我想讀書時，隔壁房子的噪音讓我很困擾。
Does it bother you if I open the window?
如果我把窗戶打開，你會介意嗎？
3.
費心；特地去做
花時間或精力做某事，通常用於否定句、問句，或表示某人覺得某事不值得做。
用法：後面可接不定詞，如 bother to call，也可接動名詞，如 bother asking。can't be bothered 後面常接不定詞或 with 加名詞。
Don't bother to cook tonight; we can pick up dinner on the way home.
今晚不用特地煮飯，我們回家路上可以買晚餐。
He could not be bothered to check when the train would leave, so he missed the last train.
他懶得查看火車什麼時候開，所以錯過了末班火車。
4.
麻煩；困擾；令人費事的事
指麻煩、困擾，或需要額外處理的麻煩事。
用法：通常為不可數名詞。常說 cause someone bother、go to the bother of doing something；在美式英語中，go to the trouble of doing something 更常見。
Filling out the form was more bother than I expected.
填那份表格比我原本預期的還要麻煩。
Please don't bother making another meal for me.
請不要特地再為我做另一份餐點。
常見錯誤
I am very bother by the noise.
I am very bothered by the noise.
Please don't bother to me.
Please don't bother me.
This problem makes me bother.
This problem bothers me.
I can't bother to do my homework.
I can't be bothered to do my homework.
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學習提示
・「Sorry to bother you」是禮貌地開口請人協助時很實用的說法，後面常接 but 再說明請求。
・「Don't bother」依語氣可表示貼心的「不用麻煩了」，也可能顯得不耐煩。若要更客氣，可說「You do not need to bother」。
・「be bothered by」表示「受到……困擾」，而「bother about」常表示「為……擔心或在意」。