bother

Phá rối, làm phiền

to disturb or annoy someone

• bother sb with sth

Collocations bother someone with questions · bother the neighbors

• Don't bother me while I'm working.

  Đừng làm phiền tôi khi tôi đang làm việc.

Cố gắng, vất vả làm gì đó

to make an effort to do something, even though it is not necessary or easy

• bother to do sth

Collocations bother to clean up · bother to explain

• I didn't bother to check the weather forecast.

  Tôi không cần phải kiểm tra dự báo thời tiết.

Quan tâm, lo lắng về điều gì đó hoặc ai đó

to worry about something or someone

• bother about sth/sb

Collocations bother about the details · bother about someone's health

• Don't bother about me, I'm fine.

  Đừng lo lắng về tôi, tôi ổn.

Làm phân tâm, làm xao lạc

to distract someone from what they are doing or thinking about

• bother sb with sth

Collocations bother someone with small talk · bother the children with homework

• The noise bothered her while she was studying.

  Tiếng ồn đã làm phân tâm cô ấy khi đang học.