bother与annoy及其他相似词的用法?

问题描述:

bother与annoy及其他相似词的用法?

简单地说,bother 和annoy 皆有 “打扰”之意。两者区别是程度上的:annoy 比 bother 严重,甚至到惹恼的地步。
字典解释:
Bother
麻烦
及物动词
烦扰,打扰。
使迷惑,使糊涂,使伤脑筋。
不及物动词
烦恼;操心。 No one bothered to visit him. 没人想到去看他。 bother with trifles 为小事烦恼[操心]。 bother with sb. about sth. 为某事同某人发生纠纷。 bother about 为…操心(Don't bother about getting dinner for me. 别为我做饭麻烦了)。without bothering to reply 懒得回答。
名词
麻烦,操心,累赘,烦扰;吵闹。
讨厌的人,麻烦的事物。
感叹词
讨厌! Oh, bother ! 真讨厌!
Annoy
烦扰
及物动词
惹恼,打搅;使烦恼。
A fly keeps annoying me. 一个苍蝇老在打搅我。
I was much annoyed with him. 我被那家伙缠死了。

she is annoying since she keeps talking a lot. interrupt与disturb的用法相似,有个细微的区别是你加入到了被打扰方相似的谈话或者事情 bother/vt.

annoy 指由于干扰、不顺利或受不了某种外界情况等而“使烦恼、懊恼”,如:I was annoyed by his bad manners.他的无礼使我恼怒.bother 指不停地“扰乱”、“麻烦”,使人不能安宁,而产生烦恼的心理.如:Pardon me for b...