「worry」主要指因潛在問題而感到焦慮不安，或持續煩擾某人。
感到憂慮
EN: to feel anxious or troubled about actual or potential problems.
翻譯: 對實際或潛在的問題感到焦慮或困擾。
使擔憂
EN: to cause someone to feel anxious or troubled.
翻譯: 使某人感到焦慮或困擾。
煩擾
EN: to annoy or bother someone persistently.
翻譯: 持續地惹惱或打擾某人。
撕咬（動物）
EN: (of an animal, especially a dog) to bite or tear at something repeatedly.
翻譯: （尤指狗等動物）反覆啃咬或撕扯某物。
小提醒：注意「worry about」和「worry over」常可互換，但「worry over」有時暗示更持續、反覆的憂慮。
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1. to feel anxious or troubled about actual or potential problems
擔心，憂慮
Don't worry about the exam; you've studied hard.
別擔心考試，你已經很用功了。
She worries too much about what other people think.
她太在意別人的想法了。
I worry that we might be late for the meeting.
我擔心我們開會可能會遲到。
2. to cause someone to feel anxious or troubled
使擔心，使憂慮
His constant cough worries his parents.
他不停的咳嗽讓他的父母很擔心。
It worries me that she hasn't called yet.
她還沒打電話來，這讓我很擔心。
3. to repeatedly pull, bite, or chew at something
（反覆地）咬，撕扯
The dog worries his toy until it falls apart.
那隻狗一直咬他的玩具，直到它散開。
Stop worrying at that loose thread on your sweater.
別再扯你毛衣上那根鬆掉的線了。
| Pattern | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| worry about + noun/pronoun | 擔心（某人或某事） | She worries about her son's health. (她擔心她兒子的健康。) |
| worry + that-clause | 擔心（某種情況） | I worry that we might be late. (我擔心我們可能會遲到。) |
| worry + over + noun | 為…憂慮、煩惱 | He worries over every small detail. (他為每一個小細節煩惱。) |
| Don't worry. | 別擔心。 | Don't worry, everything will be fine. (別擔心，一切都會好的。) |
| worry + oneself + adjective | 使自己處於某種擔憂的狀態 | Don't worry yourself sick over the exam. (別為了考試把自己擔心出病來。) |
| worry + at + problem/issue | 反覆思考、試圖解決（問題） | He kept worrying at the math problem until he solved it. (他反覆思考那道數學題，直到解出來為止。) |
EN:I would be too worried to invest all my savings in one stock.
翻譯:我會擔心到不敢把所有的積蓄都投資在一支股票上。
表達「擔心做某事」時，請統一使用 worry about doing 這個結構。
worry vs anxious
「worry」強調擔憂的行為或過程，是動詞；「anxious」描述擔憂的心理狀態，是形容詞。
worry vs concern
「worry」通常帶有更強烈、更個人化的負面情緒；「concern」則較為中性、客觀，可作名詞或動詞。
worry vs fret
「worry」是較通用的擔憂；「fret」則指為小事反覆、瑣碎地煩惱，語氣更口語化。
在轉述他人或自己的擔憂時，常用「worry」來開頭，語氣較為直接。 EN: I worry that we might be running late. 翻譯: 我擔心我們可能要遲到了。
EN:She worries that the project won't be finished on time.
翻譯:她擔心這個專案無法準時完成。
在口語中，常透過重複或與「always」、「constantly」等副詞連用，來加強擔憂的持續性或強烈程度。 EN: Don't worry, worry, worry about every little thing. 翻譯: 別為每一件小事擔心、擔心、擔心個不停。
EN:He's always worrying about something.
翻譯:他總是在擔心些什麼。
在思考或組織語句時，「worry」或其相關片語（如「the worry is...」）有時會用作短暫的停頓填充，引出後續要點。 EN: The plan is good, but—the worry is—the cost. 翻譯: 計畫是很好，但——令人擔心的是——成本問題。
EN:Well, my worry would be, do we have enough support?
翻譯:嗯，我的顧慮是，我們有足夠的支持嗎？
正式寫作注意：在學術或正式商業寫作中，應避免將「worry」用作停頓填充或過度口語化的強調。建議改用更精確的詞彙，如「concern」、「apprehension」或「anxiety」，並保持句子結構完整流暢。
worry about
verb + about + noun/pronoun/gerund
擔心（某人或某事）
worry over
verb + over + noun
為…憂慮、煩惱
not to worry
phrase (imperative/assuring)
別擔心（用於安慰）
worry unduly
verb + adverb
過度擔心
worry sick
verb + adjective (resultative)
擔心到生病、極為憂慮
worry excessively
verb + adverb
過分憂慮
worry that...
verb + that-clause
擔心…（接子句說明擔心的事）
×I worry for my exam.
✓I worry about my exam.
「worry」後應接介系詞「about」來表示擔憂的對象或主題，而非「for」。
×I am worry.
✓I am worried.
「worry」是動詞原形，在「be」動詞後應使用過去分詞「worried」來構成形容詞狀態，表示「感到擔憂的」。
×Don't worry for it.
✓Don't worry about it.
在祈使句或否定句中，表示「別擔心某事」時，固定使用「worry about」，而非「worry for」。
×It worries me the problem.
✓The problem worries me.
當「worry」作為及物動詞，主詞應是「令人擔憂的事物」，受詞是「被擔憂的人」。常見錯誤是將受詞與主詞位置顛倒，或誤用「it」作為形式主詞。
×I worry to lose my job.
✓I worry about losing my job.
表達「擔心做某事」時，應使用「worry about + V-ing」或名詞片語，而非不定詞「to + V」。
×You don't need to worry.
✓You don't need to worry. (Correct, but often misused with 'for')
此句本身正確，但學習者常誤在句尾加上「for me/about me」等受詞時，用錯介系詞。正確應為「You don't need to worry about me.」。此條目旨在提醒受詞與介系詞的搭配。