"he didn't want to make a fuss" "they had labor trouble" "a spot of bother"
"washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer" "a bit of a bother" "he's not a friend, he's an infliction"
"He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday" "Don't bother, please"
"Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me" "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"
"Sorry to trouble you, but..."
"Don't bother the professor while she is grading term papers"
"The mere thought of her bothered him and made his heart beat faster"
误 I'm afraid I am causing you too many bothers.
正 I'm afraid I am causing you too much bother.
这真是件让我们伤脑筋的事。误 It is quite bother to us.
正 It is quite a bother to us.
析bother作“麻烦”“困难”解时,是不可数名词; 作“令人烦恼的事物”“讨厌的人”解时,是单数可数名词。