wor‧ried S2 W3 / wʌrid $ wɜrid / 形容词

1 unhappy because you keep thinking about a problem, or about something bad that might happen :

She gave me a worried look.

worried about

I’m really worried about my brother.

worried by

Local people are worried by the rise in crime.

worried (that)

I was worried we wouldn’t have enough money.

His parents must be worried sick (= extremely worried ) .

2 you had me worried spoken used to say that someone made you feel anxious because you did not properly understand what they said, or did not realize that it was a joke :

You had me worried there for a minute!

— worriedly 副词

COLLOCATIONS

副词

very/really worried We were really worried about him during the divorce.

increasingly worried The family became increasingly worried about her safety.

seriously/deeply worried Hazel was now seriously worried. Why hadn’t he come back?

desperately worried (= extremely worried ) All this time I was desperately worried about my family.

a little/slightly worried ( also a bit worried British English ) I was a bit worried about my exams.

not unduly worried (= not very worried ) Jerry did not sound unduly worried at the prospect of going to jail.

动词

be worried I was so worried!

get/become worried You should have called me. I was getting worried.

look worried Don’t look so worried! It’ll be fine.

短语

worried sick/stiff (= extremely worried ) Where have you been? We’ve been worried sick!

名词

a worried expression/look John came in with a worried look on his face.

a worried frown Her worried frown deepened.

THESAURUS

worried not feeling happy or relaxed because you keep thinking about a problem or something bad that might happen : I was worried that you had forgotten our date. | It’s awful if you are worried about money. | I was so worried that I couldn’t sleep at all.

anxious worried because you think something bad might happen or has happened. Anxious is more formal than worried , and is often used about a general feeling of worry, when you are not sure what has happened : A lot of employees are anxious about their jobs. | Anxious relatives waited for news.

nervous worried or frightened about something you are going to do or experience, and unable to relax : Everyone feels nervous before an exam. | The thought of going into hospital was making me nervous.

uneasy a little worried because you feel there may be something wrong and you are not sure what is going to happen : When she still wasn’t home by midnight, I began to feel uneasy. | The total silence was making me feel uneasy.

concerned formal worried, usually about a problem affecting someone else or affecting the country or the world : Many people are concerned about the current economic situation. | Police say that they are concerned for the safety of the missing girl.

bothered [名词前不用] worried by something that happens – often used in negative sentences : She didn’t seem particularly bothered by the news.

troubled very worried, so that you think about something a lot : She fell into a troubled sleep. | a troubled expression | ‘Are you okay, Ben? You look troubled.’

apprehensive especially written a little worried about something you are going to do, or about the future, because you are not sure what it will be like : I felt a bit apprehensive about seeing him again after so long.

stressed (out) informal very worried and tired because of problems, too much work etc, and unable to relax or enjoy life : He’d been working ten hours a day for ages and was stressed out. | an extremely stressed single mother