对可能发生的事或不确定的情况感到焦虑、不安或担心。
一直想着可能发生的坏事，因此感到害怕或紧张。
共 4 个含义，从最常见到最少见，按 CEFR 等级色彩标注。
持续对可能的问题、危险或坏结果感到焦虑或害怕。
"She worries about her son every time he drives home late at night."
I tell my kids, don't worry about failure — you only have to be right once.
— Drew Houston, founder of Dropbox; MIT Commencement Address (2013)
用于否定祈使句（'don't worry about'），表示叫别人不要为某事烦恼，因为它不重要或已经处理好了。
"Don't worry about the dishes — I'll clean up after you leave."
Don't worry about a thing, 'cause every little thing gonna be alright.
— Bob Marley, Three Little Birds (1977)
过度为某事操心，以至于影响自己的身心状态或判断。
"He worries so much about what other people think that he never says what he really feels."
You can't be that kid standing at the top of the waterslide, overthinking it. You have to go down the chute.
— Tina Fey, Bossypants (2011) — illustrating the cost of excessive worry about outcomes
（非正式）为某件本来不属于自己关心或负责范围的事操心——常带有不耐烦的语气。
"You just focus on your own work and don't worry about what your colleagues are doing."
严格来说它是动词加介词的组合，不是典型的短语动词，但在实际使用中像一个固定单位。也可用于安慰别人：'Don't worry about it.' 还常用于祈使句来表示“不必担心”：'Don't worry about the cost.' 在各种英语变体和语体中都很常见。动名词形式 'worrying about' 也常作主语或补语。
母语者最常搭配使用的单词。
最常用的五种时态形式。
来自 YouTube 真实视频中 "worry about" 的用法片段 — 点击可在 Looplines 上观看。
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