bother

bother
BOTHER, ANNOY
Bother имеет переходное значение 'беспокоить, мешать, отрывать от дела': Don't bother your mother! и непереходное 'беспокоиться, суетиться' и часто употребляется в повелительном наклонении (в отрицательной форме). В непереходном значении bother сочетается с инфинитивным оборотом или с предложным дополнением, имеющим предлог about: Don't bother about it! Don't bother to do it! Annoy имеет только переходное значение 'беспокоить, раздражать, нервировать', причем в качестве подлежащего в предложениях с глаголом annoy, как правило, не употребляется существительное, обозначающее лицо: numerous mistakes annoyed the teacher; his absence (his lack of sense of humour) annoyed me. Annoy часто употребляется в пассивной конструкции: I felt annoyed; I was annoyed with her.

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