分析词义
"Worry"是一个动词，具有以下几种含义：
- 感到忧虑，不安：When a person worry about something, he/she feels anxious or troubled about it.
- 使......忧虑，使......痛苦：This word can be also used as a verb in a way 'to make sb feel anxious or unpleasant'.
- 用力撕咬，撕扯：In a more rare and colloquial use, it might show sb continuously 'biting and pulling with violent movement'.
列举例句
- I always worry about leaving the stove on when I leave the house. 我总是担心离开房子时炉子还开着。
- His behavior worries his father. 他的行为让他的父亲烦心。
- The dog worried the bone. 狗狠命地咬那块骨头。
词根分析
"Worry"来自古英语词"worgian"，表示"扼杀、勒死"的意思，您可以联想到狗狠命咬骨头的场景。其他衍生词包括"worrywart"（愁眉苦脸的人）、"worrisome"（令人烦恼的）等。
词缀分析
"Worry"没有前缀或后缀，是一个根词。相似构词的单词有"hurry"（急忙）、"bury"（埋葬）等。
发展历史和文化背景
早在公元825年，当"worrian"（现在的"worry"）首次在英语中使用时，它的含义是 咬，撕，扼杀等暴力动作。这个词的发展印证了人们对忧虑和恐惧的感知，用一个具有暴力意味的词来描述内心的不安。
单词变形
作为动词，它的过去式和过去分词是"worried"，现在分词是"worrying"，比较级为"more worrying"，最高级为"most worrying"，反义词为"relax"。"Worry"还可以作为名词，表示"忧虑、烦恼"的意思。
记忆辅助
单词"worry"在记忆上可以联想成急忙（hurry），两者都是在面临问题时的反应状态，这样就可以帮助您记忆。
小故事
Tom had been worrying about his final exam. He studied day and night, reread his notes over and over until a single word couldn't escape from his mind. He stopped every other activities just to focus on this. The worry disappeared right at the moment he knew that he had passed it with flying colours.
汤姆一直在为他的期末考试担忧。他昼夜学习，反复阅读他的笔记，直到头脑中硬是记住了每一个单词。他停止了所有其他的活动，只为了专注于此。而当他知道自己顺利通过并取得骄人的成绩时，忧虑在那一刻消失了。
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