【精神動詞】Worry－Verb Master 動詞達人

【一天精通一單字】Worry

封面人物：比爾蓋茲如何用Worry About和Worry Over

Worry後面通常會接介係詞About或Over，都是擔心，但是擔心的程度是不同的：

比爾蓋茲「擔心」未來科技
Bill Gates worried about the super AI.
(比爾蓋茲擔心超級人工智慧 – 比爾蓋茲在Jan 28, 2015 發表)

worry about

比爾蓋茲「憂心」中東情勢
Bill Gates worried over Pakistan attacks on the polio teams.
(比爾蓋茲憂心巴基斯坦在許多城市對小兒麻痺防疫團隊的攻擊 – 比爾蓋茲Jan 23, 2014發表)

worry over

Worry Over「憂心」，比Worry About的「擔心」大一點、深入一點、想得多一點，從比爾蓋茲的表情可以看出來。

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【精神動詞】Worry

片語：Worry About, Be Worried About，動詞「擔心」
I worry about my weight.
(我擔心我的體重 – 體重快超標)

worry weight
I’m worried about my weight.
(我的體重讓我很擔心 – 體重已經超標)

worried weight

常用詞：Worry Someone
Worry someone，可以是擔心這個人，也可能是讓這個人擔心，要看上下文：
I will worry my parents if I tell them I lost my job
(如果我告訴父母我丟了工作，他們會很擔心)
I worry my parents – they are old.
(我擔心我父母，他們年紀大了)

worry someone

常用詞：worry yourself，自尋煩惱、庸人自擾
You are worrying yourself.
(你這是杞人憂天)

worry yourself

常用詞：worried sick，擔心得要命
I was worried sick.
(我擔心得要命)

worry sick

常用詞：getting worried，越來越擔心
I was getting worried.
(我越來愈擔心了)

worry getting

常用詞：had someone worried，白擔心一場
You had me worried for a moment there, Mei.
(小梅，你剛才讓我白擔心一場)

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【精神動詞】當Worry不再是Worry

片語：Worry something或Worry at something，不是「擔心」，而是不斷地「撕扯(骨頭)、追打(敵人)、糾結鑽研(問題)」，話說回來，骨頭、敵人、問題，都因此而「很擔心」被「撕扯、追打、糾結」

worry at

用牙齒「撕扯」，可加上介係詞at，也可不加
The cat was worrying (at) a mouth.
(貓吃老鼠)

worry at mouth

The squirrel was worrying (at) a nut.
(松鼠咬堅果)

worry at nut

The dog was worrying (at) a bone.
(狗啃骨頭)

worry at bone

Worry (at) the sheep – 追逐攻擊羊群
The wolves were worrying (at) the sheep.
(野狼不斷攻擊威脅羊群)

worry at sheep

Worry (at) a sheep – 不斷追打一艘船
They are worrying (at) a pirate ship.
(他們在追打一艘海盜船)

worry at ship

Worry(at) a teeth – 緊張地拔牙齒
The kid is nervously worrying (at) a loosen tooth.
(小朋友很緊張地拔他的牙齒)

worry at tooth

Worry (at) a problem – 不斷鑽研一個問題、糾結、死纏爛打
Dr. Indiana Jones has been worrying the problem for three decades.
(印第安那瓊斯博士三十年來不斷糾結這個問題)

worry problem

【精神動詞】當Worry後面沒有介係詞

常用詞：Whether that/when/whether...

worry that
Worry後面通常要加介係詞About或Over，如果後面直接接受詞，有三種情況

第一，Worry someone，「擔心某人」或「令某人擔心」，前面已經介紹過

第二，Worry something，不斷地「啃咬」「追打」「鑽研」，前面也介紹過

第三，Worry後面接關係子句，Worry that …, Worry when …, Worry whether…，擔心…、擔心到時候會…、擔心會不會…

I worry that she might break up with me.
(我擔心她會跟我分手)
I worry where she would break up with me.
(我擔心她是否會跟我分手)
I worry when she will break up with me.
(我擔心不知道什麼時候她會提分手)

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