concern

concern
verb
[with obj.]
  1. relate to; be about
    涉及,关于
    the story concerns a friend of mine.
    故事讲的是我的一个朋友。
    the report is mainly concerned with 1984 onwards.
    报告主要涉及自1984年开始的事。
    ■be relevant or important to; affect or involve
    与…有关;关系到;对…有重要性;影响
    she was prying into that which did not concern her.
    她在打听与她无关的事。
    many thanks to all concerned.
    谨向各界有关人士致谢。
    ■(be concerned)regard it as important or interesting to do something
    认为重要(或有趣);关心,关切
    I was mainly concerned with making something that children could enjoy.
    我关心的主要是做出孩子们喜欢的东西来。
    ■(be concerned in)(formal)have a specific connection with or responsibility for
    (正式)与…有关系;对…负有责任
    those concerned in industry, academia, and government.
    与工业界、学术界和政界有关系的人。
    ■(concern oneself with)interest or involve oneself in
    喜爱;关心;从事,忙于
    it is not necessary for us to concern ourselves with this point.
    我们不必管这一点。
  2. worry (someone); make anxious
    使担忧,使烦恼,使不安
    the roof of the barn concerns me because eventually it will fall in.
    谷仓的顶终究会塌下来,这让我担忧。
    ‘Don't concern yourself, old boy—my lips are sealed’.
    “别担心,老伙计,我的嘴很严”。
noun
  1. [mass noun]anxiety; worry
    担心;忧虑;烦恼
    such unsatisfactory work gives cause for concern.
    如此难以令人满意的工作引起了忧虑。
    ■[count noun]a cause of anxiety or worry
    忧虑(或烦恼)的原因
    environmental concerns.
    环境问题。
  2. a matter of interest or importance to someone
    关注的事;关系重大的事;关心之事
    housing is the concern of the Housing Executive.
    住房问题是住房经理管的事。
    [mass noun]the prospect should be of concern to us all.
    未来的情况如何应是我们大家都关心的事。
    ■(concerns)affairs; issues
    事务;问题
    public awareness of Aboriginal concerns.
    公众对土著问题的了解。
  3. a business; a firm
    商行;企业;公司
  4. (informal, dated)a complicated or awkward object or structure
    (非正式,旧)复杂(或使用不便)的物体(或建筑、结构)
常用词组
as (或 so) far as —— is concerned
  1. as regards the interests or case of ——
    至于;就…而言
    the measures are irrelevant as far as inflation is concerned.
    就通货膨胀而言,这些措施无关紧要。
have no concern with
  1. (formal)have nothing to do with
    (正式)与…无关
    drama seemed to have no concern with ‘truth’ at all.
    戏剧似乎与“事实”毫无关系。
to whom it may concern
  1. a formula placed at the beginning of a letter, notice, or testimonial when the identity of the reader or readers is unknown
    敬启者(读者身份不明时用在信件、通知和证明书开头的套语)
语源
  1. late Middle English: from French concerner or late Latin concernere (in medieval Latin 'be relevant to'), from con- (expressing intensive force) + cernere 'sift, discern'
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