一worry可作及物动词,意为“使烦恼”,“使焦虑”,常接sb.作宾语。如:What worried you so much? 什么事使你这么着急?His bad health worried his parents greatly. 你身体不好使他的父母很发愁。二worry也可作不及物动词,意为“烦恼”、“担心”、“发愁”,常跟介词about。如:Tell them not to worry. 告诉他们不要担心。They are worrying about the coming exam. 他们正在为即将到来的考试而发愁。三worry about和be worried about都表示“对担心,忧虑”。(个人认为如果有be的话,表示一种状态)如:Dont worry/be worried about John. Hell be back soon.不必为约翰担忧,他马上就回来。Theres nothing to worry about. 没有什么要担心的。四worry后接从句时,也表示“为担心”,