"New York traffic is a constant concern" "it's a major worry"
"his worry over the prospect of being fired" "it is not work but worry that kills" "he wanted to die and end his troubles"
"I worry about my job"
"I worry about my grades"
"I cannot sleep--my daughter's health is worrying me"
"I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift"
"the dog worried his bone"
"The old man worried his beads"
误 They didn't have to worry for money.
正 They didn't have to worry about money.
析 表示“为…着急”或“为…发愁”,可以用worry about sth 的形式,这里的about不能用for代替。
她脸上充满了焦虑。误 She had a worrying look on her face.
正 She had a worried look on her face.
析 形容词worried具有被动意义, worrying具有主动意义, a worried look on her face是“她脸上焦虑的表情”的意思,即她的worried look是由别的事情引起的,所以用worried而不用worrying。
我担心他到哪里去了。误 I'm worried where he is.
正 I'm worried about where he is.
析 be worried about后接宾语从句时,介词about不能省略。
误 She has a lot of worry.
正 She has a lot of worries.
析 worry表示“烦心的事”时用复数。