fuss

S2 W1

in Vietnamese Quan tâm thái quá, lo lắng không cần thiết

BrE /fʌs/ AmE /fəs/

noun / verb en → vi

past fussed pp fussed ing fussing

1 WORRY/BOther [intransitive, T + obj] B1

Quan tâm thái quá, lo lắng không cần thiết

to worry or bother about something too much, especially when it is not important

  • fuss over/about sth/sb

Collocations fuss over a child · fuss about details

  • Don't fuss too much about the small things.

    Đừng lo lắng quá nhiều về những điều nhỏ nhặt.

2 EXTRA EFFORT [intransitive] B1

Làm quá lên, chú ý thái quá

to make a lot of extra effort or show a lot of attention to something that is not necessary

  • fuss over/about sth/sb

Collocations fuss over a guest · fuss about the food

  • She fusses too much over her appearance.

    Cô ấy chú ý thái quá đến vẻ ngoài của mình.

3 COMPLAIN [intransitive] B1

Khiếu nại thái quá, tỏ ra khó chịu không cần thiết

to complain or show that you are annoyed about something in a way that is not necessary

  • fuss about sth

Collocations fuss about the weather · fuss over a mistake

  • He fusses too much about his job.

    Anh ấy tỏ ra khó chịu thái quá về công việc của mình.

4 ATTENTION [countable] B1

Sự chú ý thái quá, sự chăm sóc không cần thiết

a lot of attention or effort that is given to something, often more than necessary

  • make a fuss over/about sth/sb

Collocations make a fuss over the children · a lot of fuss about nothing

  • There was a big fuss at work today.

    Hôm nay có nhiều sự chú ý thái quá ở nơi làm việc.