英汉词典

1. 操心；费力；麻烦
    If you do not bother to do something or if you do not bother with it, you do not do it, consider it, or use it because you think it is unnecessary or because you are too lazy.

bother的近义词

    e.g. Lots of people don't bother to go through a marriage ceremony these days...
           如今很多人不再费心思举行婚礼。
    e.g. Most of the papers didn't even bother reporting it...
           大多数报纸甚至懒得去报道这件事。

2. 麻烦；不便；麻烦事
    Bother means trouble or difficulty. You can also use bother to refer to an activity which causes this, especially when you would prefer not to do it or get involved with it.

    e.g. I usually buy sliced bread — it's less bother...
           我通常都买切片面包——比较省事。
    e.g. The courts take too long and going to the police is a bother...
           打官司耗时太久，去找警察也很麻烦。

3. 麻烦（用于淡化问题的严重性）
    You use bother to refer to serious trouble, usually when you want to make it sound less serious than it really is.

bother

    e.g. Vince is having a spot of bother with the law.
           文斯惹上了点儿官司。

4. （使）烦恼；（使）担忧；（使）不安
    If something bothers you, or if you bother about it, it worries, annoys, or upsets you.

    e.g. Is something bothering you?...
           你有什么烦心事吗？
    e.g. That kind of jealousy doesn't bother me...
           那种嫉妒我并不在意。