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0 We’re not too worried by these results, ^©7 A© 7_e o The police are

worried that the man may be armed. W A © 7 IP T A © fit © '© II A #§ o 0 Where have you been? I’ve been worried sick (= extremely worried). AT ?

#P©7£ET <> o I was worried you wouldn’t come. ©if© f'ffcTAT/tT o Try not to get worried.MfMliJ©ft₀ <> She gave me a worried look. Mf'¥MMilfelf7iic--|o ► wor-ried-ly adv._; He glanced worriedly at his father. 'fife tt 7 IT © life ^ T life 7 — il o i™ you had me 'worried {informal) used to tell sb that you were worried because you had not understood what they had said correctly ( A 7 ft! iM) IT it © /i © ~%i: You had me worried for a moment—I thought you were going to resign! 1/F©ih©©7 T~P$T, ©IK© A17WSI %! worrier /‘WAriefr); MArnE 'W3:r-/ noun a person who worries a lot about unpleasant things that have happened or that might happen M IS tt fill A; # A fin A

wor-ri-some /'WArisem; /MmE 'W3:r-/ ddy. (especially NAmE) that makes you worry A A TIT fill; fAAIMtt fill worry tHt/'wAri; A/AmE'W3:ri/ verb, noun mverb (wor ries, worry ing, wor ried, worried) 1 ~ (about/ over sb/sth) to keep thinking about unpleasant things that might happen or about problems that you have © A; ©tfc; k W.: [V] Don’t worry. We have plenty of time. 77©7₀ ^$]©©#Hfl©o 0 Don’t worry about me. I’ll be all right. |i] >J © fi tt „ © A &© fill ₀ 0 He’s always worrying about his weight, life & IIA ti„ 0 There’s no point in worrying over things you can’t change. filJ^tf ©7tfe&© ₀ 0 [V (that)]

I worry that I won’t get into college. ©©7 ft ©1ft-7 7 A 2 ~ sb/yourself (about sb/sth) to make sb/yourself anxious about sb/sth fg © 7; © tt; (MAS/' IVN]

What worries me is how I am going to get another job. f£© ASi fillJlinton© f'JIf© 0 [VN-ADJ] He’s worried himself sick (= become extremely anxious) about his daughter, lifefil) A)L©lEllfeSilpTo 0 [VN that] It worries me that he hasn’t come home yet. ilfelT^Wfs]^, ;&©© tAfrTTo [also VN to inf] 3 [VN] ~ sb (with sth) to annoy or disturb sb H©;; Mit; 1$7x: The noise never seems to worry her. IT # ^ f[XT M 7 it ftfe A 'Ji _Q 0 Don’t keep worrying him with a lot of silly questions. #ij © ifip 0 M It fill § @ if it life o 4 [VN] (of a dog ffij) to attack animals, especially sheep, by chasing and/or biting them ( Atf#7, MfaM ) n*17il ,not to ’worry

{informal, especially BrE) it is not important; it does not matter A¹]}! A; 77AfT AM7: Not to worry—lean soon fix it. gi] MM, © II 'IT fC ft IE 1/0 IfTo Not to worry—no harm done. Kl©7, Sift If ₀ S3I3B2’worry at sth 1 to bite sth and shake or pull it ; #r lit; IS ©tit: Rebecca worried at her lip. Hf Ho

0 He began to worry at the knot in the cord. flfeJFf&tffli T I fill M o 2 to think about a problem a lot and try and find a solution JS#, ( t?M©M ) unoun {pi -ies) 1 [U] the state of worrying about sth ©7; ttfg; ^ Si H77I anxiety : The threat of losing their jobs is a constant source of worry to them. A © I 17 ill' Hft A fg life in © 7 O to be frantic with

worry Si 1# fllip 2 [C] ~ (about/over sth) | ~ (for/to sb) something that worries you 4> A © tt fi ll ^; i± A A fill ♦ • family/financial worries A E 7 7j / M A t: W M t«i 0 worries about the future © A A (ft © fit 0 Mugging is a real worry for many old people. frF<l©Aj5l^Ai^^^A 7ft7Mo b My only worry is that ... ft — 4‘©©©fifJ A -- IT>T7n ¹ no worries! (AustralE, NZE, informal) it’s not a problem; it’s all right (often used as a reply when sb thanks you for sth) '& ft A, 7^7, 'AM 7 ( #©©0 ^I'JAfilJilitf )

‘worry beads noun [pi.] small beads on a string that you move and turn in order to keep calm If-Si7 JA A ttTf* (fflAMft/ii) worry ing o-w /'WAriiri; NAmE'W3:r-/ ody. that makes you worry 4- A © tie ffy ; 4" A A Si W : a worrying development 4\A © tt 6TA 11 0 It must be worrying for you not to know where he is. IIP TAB ii fife 7 M - /E II S A o 0 It is particularly worrying that

nobody seems to be in charge. #!i]4*A©tt$Jfl, IfelT WU If 1⁵J A A S o o It’s been a worrying time for us all. He 111 A M — i tt T' W '17 c ► worry-ing ly adv. _: worryingly high levels of radiation A A © tt IS f g T1 o Worryingly, the plan contains few details on how spending will be cut. 4* A©ttl$Ji, A

worry-wart /‘WAriwoit; A/ZmE 'w3:riwo:rt/ noun {NAmE, informal) a person who worries about unimportant things ft#f!WA; gA^^A wors /vo:s; A/^/r?E vo:rs/ noun [U] (SAfrE) sausage

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worse 0*w /ws:s; /V/4mE W3:rs/ ody., odv., noun m adj. (comparative of bad * bad |'/j tfe Wl) ~ (than sth/ doing sth) 1 of poorer quality or lower standard; less good or more unpleasant jg M g IT : The

rooms were awful and the food was worse. /^IbHIMII, fefFjMHo o The weather got worse during the day. 0 |b1AAA1#M M. A T o 0 The interview was much worse than he had expected. ITAffiiT tfellfe®0 I’ve been to far worse places. Ife M H M © % 10 Ife Ji o o There’s nothing worse than going out in the cold with wet hair. A M It f£ A <4 A AA M1 /h If M ® It T ₀ 2 more serious or severe Il/^uz it fft; ® f* IB W : They were trying to prevent an even worse tragedy, fife If] JH ft A A if AMA Tj .t; felj A To <> The crisis was getting worse and worse. HAIM T ₀ <> Don’t tell her

that—you’ll only make things worse. i M f I f ^ /ft ₀ 0 Never mind—it could be worse

. (= although the situation is bad, it is not as bad as it might have been). 'A/l, ® A © M if A ® W» 3 [not

before noun] more ill/sick or unhappy MS; MU7S If; MfvttM: If he gets any worse we’ll call the doctor. If H life Bfe 'If M it, © ll ] He if IS T o o He told her she’d let them down and she felt worse than ever, fife 5ft jUfeift, M ft life lit Si if , TSM)Aii©T₀ E5E5I come off ‘worse to lose a fight, competition, etc. or suffer more compared with others ( AT. btW$ ) MSA ItflMt# go from ,bad to ’worse (of a bad condition, situation, etc. TAfftTIf ;A_V to get even worse If/MT;

.worse ’luck! {BrE, informal) used to show that you are disappointed about sth ( A>7MM ) $\%, A ©'(b : 1 shall have to miss the party, worse luck!

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1 adv. (comparative of badly * badly (ft t£$$!§.) ~ (than sth)

0 less well Mff; MU; MU: I didn’t do it very well, but, if anything, he did it worse than I did. -fie 7 © 7 A if ; l§ M A life T # bt $c IT 11 o 2 more seriously or severely M © S; M ffj A: It’s raining worse than ever. M T l# fcfe © Qt A o 3 used to introduce a statement about sth that is more serious or unpleasant than things already mentioned jg ff fftH; M If] M W Ji: She’d lost her job. Even worse, she’d lost her house and her children, too. ftfeMTXff ₀ MfJS&Ti, TtfeSMMTMT

tT*m be .worse ’off to be poorer, unhappier, etc. than before or than sb else ( tt © ij ^c^flfeA ) M , MTli'M, M^: The increase in taxes means that we’ll be £30 a month worse off than before. iff IB

A© 30 lio you can/could do worse than do sth used to say that you think sth is a good idea fiijTTPiit # ®©: 01® 7 A hi T M © M: If you want a safe investment, you could do a lot worse than put your money in a building society. 17

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2 noun [U] more problems or bad news M^ fill fft ®; M JT fill if S: I’m afraid there is woYse to come. /AfOMW/JiT

niTfll be none the worse (for sth) to not

be harmed by sth &:W M 3\ ( • • • fill i T ft. B»!»]: The kids were none the worse for their adventure. I^TTlTAFiSiT IM^f^jo the .worse for ’wear {informal) 1 in a poor condition because of being used a lot © |0 £0; © IT fill

1 drunk nig?fill — more at better /?., change n. worsen /’W3isn; NAmE ’W3irsn/ verb to become or make

sth worse than it was before ( ) $1#MT, A1#M

fi, ;Slf‘ HEI deteriorate: [V] The political situation is steadily worsening. i$l ffl 1ft If ft Wii< M it ₀ 0 Her health has worsened considerably since we last saw her. |t} A Hein(itfefiU &lffATo o [VN] Staff