词汇 | worry wart |
释义 | worry wart n. someone who worries all the time.Don't be such a worry wart.I'm sorry I'm such a worry wart. worry wart n. someone who worries all the time. Don’t be such a worry wart. worry wartA person who agonizes unduly, anticipating failure or disaster or other misfortune. This slangy term, also spelled worrywart, dates from about 1930. For example, “‘So who’s alarmed?’ I asked. . . . ‘You were, Mr. Worrywart. You saw the Health truck outside and what did you think? Sickness’” (James Patterson, London Bridges, 2004). See also nervous Nellie. |
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