0 to think about problems or unpleasant things that might happen in a way that makes you feel unhappy and frightened -- 擔心；憂慮；發愁
The continued lack of rain is starting to worry people. 持續少雨開始令人們擔憂起來。
[ + that ] It worries me that he hasn't phoned yet. 他還沒有打電話，這令我有些擔憂。
[ + (that) ] She's worried (that) she might not be able to find another job. 她擔心自己無法再找到一份工作。
It's silly worrying about things which are outside your control. 為自己無法掌控的事發愁是很愚蠢的。
Don't worry, she'll be all right. 別擔心，她會沒事的。
Try not to worry - there's nothing you can do to change the situation. 別發愁了——你沒法改變這種局面。
1 If a dog worries another animal, it chases and frightens it and might also bite it. -- （狗）追趕，撕咬（其他動物）
2 a problem that makes you feel unhappy and frightened -- 令人擔心（或發愁）的事
3 used to tell someone that a situation is acceptable, even if something has gone wrong -- （用以告訴某人）不必擔心，沒關係
However, there are other worries in the same vicinity.
Instead, education is needed so that public fears track the real risks, and people worry about only what they ought to be worried about.
Lending to a wife probably did not happen very often because it was too risky for lenders worried about delays in repayment.
Several relatives were worried by their poor understanding of the complexities of the local authority's policies and practices in respect to self-funded admissions.
Nineteenth-century commentators worried that museum-goers would go too far toward one or the other of these extremes.
This would mean that we would not have to worry about the extremes of this distribution.
Once we did not much worry about what the public brought with them to exhibits, but that is not the case anymore.
They also worried that the addition of the working poor would expand by millions the numbers of those eligible for assistance.
