单词概述

bother 是一个多功能词汇，既可作为及物/不及物动词，也可作为名词使用，核心含义围绕"麻烦"展开。掌握其不同用法，能让你的英语表达更地道自然！

1. 及物动词用法

直接接人作宾语，表示"打扰"、"烦扰"：

Does my smoking bother you?

我吸烟打扰您吗？

Sorry to bother you.

对不起，打扰您一下。

He always bothers me for money.

他老是缠着我要钱。

What bothers you?

您有什么烦心事儿呀？

She can do what she likes, it doesn't bother me.

她爱做什么就做什么，我不介意。

2. 反身动词用法

三种常见结构表达"麻烦自己去做某事"，通常用于否定句（表示"懒得做"）：

❶ bother oneself to do

He doesn't bother himself to cook.

他懒得做烧饭这件麻烦事。

❷ bother oneself doing

He doesn't bother himself cooking.

他懒得做饭。

❸ bother oneself about doing

He doesn't bother himself about cooking.

他懒得操心做饭的事。

 注意：否定范围贯穿全句，不是"做某事不觉麻烦"的意思！

3. 省略反身代词的简化用法

三种结构中oneself都可省略，意思不变：

I didn't bother to get washed as I knew I would be working on the farm.

我知道我的工作地点是农场，也就懒得洗刷一番了。

No one bothered to visit him.

谁都懒得去探望他。

No one bothered visiting him.

没人费心去看他。

No one bothered about visiting him.

没人操心去探望他的事。

 高级用法小贴士

1. 口语强化：用"can't be bothered"加强懒得做的语气
   I can't be bothered to cook tonight.
   今晚我实在懒得做饭。

2. 名词用法：bother也可作名词表示"麻烦事"
   It's such a bother to get up early.
   早起真是件麻烦事。

3. 礼貌表达：用"not bother"委婉拒绝
   Don't bother getting up.
   不用麻烦您起身了。