bother

A：Do you know what we’re supposed to wear to the party this evening?
      你知道今晚我们应该穿什么衣服去参加聚会吗?

B：I don’t know. I was just going to go in a pair of shorts and my blue Hawaiian shirt. What were you going to wear?
      我不知道。我原来打算穿一条短裤和我的蓝色夏威夷衬衣。你准备穿什么呀？

A：I was going to wear my new suit that I bought last week.
      我原打算穿上星期买的套装。

B：That’s a little dressy, isn’t it?
      那太正式了吧？

A：Your outfit is a little too casual, isn’t it?
      你的衣服太过休闲吧？

B：I don’t know. I thought it was an outdoor barbeque.
      我不知道。我想这是一次户外烧烤。

bother的翻译

A：Well, it is, but it’s for a special occasion.
      是的，但是个特别场合。

bother的近义词

B：Surely they wouldn’t expect us to dress up if we were going to be outside.
      既然我们是在户外，他们当然不会要求我们穿得太正式。

bother的意思

A：I think it’s a catered barbeque though. I think it’s going to be quite fancy.
      我想尽管这是个事先定制好的烤肉晚餐，我认为它仍然会很特别。

B：Well, if you think we should dress up, I’ll dress up.
      如果你认为我们应该打扮，我就打扮。

bother在线翻译

A：I don’t know. I don’t want to be overdressed.
      我不知道。我也不想穿得过于正式。

B：Do you think we should call to ask about the dress code?
      你认为我们是不是应该打电话问一下着装的要求呢？

A：I don’t want to bother them with our silly questions.
      我不想用这些愚蠢的问题去打搅他们。

B：Why don’t we call some of the other people who are going? We can ask them what they’re going to wear.
      为什么我们不问一下去参加聚会的其他人呢？我们可以问问他们穿什么去。

A：Ok. You talk to the guys and I’ll talk to the women.
      好。你问男士，我问女士。

bother什么意思

B：How about you talk to the women for both of us and I’ll go take a quick nap?
      你问女士我们俩个要穿什么，我打个盹怎么样？

A：OK!
      好吧。

1. 操心；费力；麻烦
    If you do not bother to do something or if you do not bother with it, you do not do it, consider it, or use it because you think it is unnecessary or because you are too lazy.

bother的近义词

    e.g. Lots of people don't bother to go through a marriage ceremony these days...
           如今很多人不再费心思举行婚礼。
    e.g. Most of the papers didn't even bother reporting it...
           大多数报纸甚至懒得去报道这件事。

2. 麻烦；不便；麻烦事
    Bother means trouble or difficulty. You can also use bother to refer to an activity which causes this, especially when you would prefer not to do it or get involved with it.

    e.g. I usually buy sliced bread — it's less bother...
           我通常都买切片面包——比较省事。
    e.g. The courts take too long and going to the police is a bother...
           打官司耗时太久，去找警察也很麻烦。

3. 麻烦（用于淡化问题的严重性）
    You use bother to refer to serious trouble, usually when you want to make it sound less serious than it really is.

bother

    e.g. Vince is having a spot of bother with the law.
           文斯惹上了点儿官司。

4. （使）烦恼；（使）担忧；（使）不安
    If something bothers you, or if you bother about it, it worries, annoys, or upsets you.

    e.g. Is something bothering you?...
           你有什么烦心事吗？
    e.g. That kind of jealousy doesn't bother me...
           那种嫉妒我并不在意。

5. 打扰；烦扰
    If someone bothers you, they talk to you when you want to be left alone or interrupt you when you are busy.

    e.g. We are playing a trick on a man who keeps bothering me...
           我们在捉弄一个总是来烦我的人。
    e.g. I don't know why he bothers me with this kind of rubbish.
           我不明白他为何用这种烂事来烦我。

6. 见鬼；真讨厌
    Some people say 'bother' or 'bother it' when they are annoyed about something.

bother在线翻译

7. 不愿找麻烦；不想出力
    If you say that you can't be bothered to do something, you mean that you are not going to do it because you think it is unnecessary or because you are too lazy.

    e.g. I just can't be bothered to look after the house...
           我就是不想费事照看这所房子。
    e.g. Doctors cannot be bothered to explain what they do.
           医生们才懒得解释他们所做的事情。

8. 这不麻烦；不费事；没什么
    If you say 'it's no bother' after offering to do something for someone, you are emphasizing that you really want to do it and that it will take very little effort.

bother的翻译

    e.g. I'll drive you back to your hotel later. It's no bother.
           我一会儿会开车把你送回宾馆，举手之劳。

9. hot and bothered -> see hot