vt.

1. 煩擾，打攪
   I can't bother him with my little affairs.

   我不能因自己那點小事去打擾他。

2. 使惱怒
   The way my brother talked to Mother bothered me.

   我兄弟對母親說話的那副模樣惹我惱火。

3. 使困惑，使不安
   The complexities of interpersonal relations bothered her.

   人際關係的複雜情況使她困惑不已。

4. （用於命令式）讓……見鬼去

vi.

1. 煩惱，擔心[（+with/about）]
   Don't bother about that trifling matter.

   別為那件小事煩惱。

2. 麻煩，費心[（+with/about）][+to-v][+v-ing]
   You needn't bother to come to my office.

   你不必特地來我辦公室。

n.

1. 煩惱，麻煩[U]
   We had a lot of bother finding a vacant apartment.

   我們費了不少周折才找到一間空的公寓。

2. 使人煩惱的人（或事物）[S]
   Tom is a bother to his teacher.

   湯姆使他老師大傷腦筋。

3. 努力[U]

int.

1. 討厭！去你的！

v.

1. [with neg.] take the trouble to do something:
   he didn't bother to ask why.
2. worry, disturb, or upset (someone).
   ▸ [usu. with neg.] feel concern about or interest in.

n.

exclam.