2 CONJ You use the structure both…and when you are giving two facts or alternatives and emphasizing that each of them is true or possible. □ Now women work both before and after having their children. □ Any such action would have to be approved by both American and Saudi leaders.
both|er ◆◇◇ /bɒ ðə r / (bothers , bothering , bothered )
1 VERB 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. □ [V to-inf] Lots of people don't bother to go through a marriage ceremony these days. □ [V v-ing] Most of the papers didn't even bother reporting it. □ [V ] Nothing I do makes any difference anyway, so why bother? □ [V + with/about ] …and he does not bother with a helmet either.
2 N‑UNCOUNT [oft a N ] 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. □ I usually buy sliced bread–it's less bother. □ Most men hate the bother of shaving.
3 VERB If something bothers you, or if you bother about it, it worries, annoys, or upsets you. □ [V n] Is something bothering you? □ [V n] That kind of jealousy doesn't bother me. □ [V n that] It bothered me that boys weren't interested in me. □ [V + about ] Never bother about people's opinions. [Also V n wh] ● both|ered ADJ [v-link ADJ ] □ [+ about ] I was bothered about the blister on my hand. □ I'm not bothered if he has another child.
4 VERB If someone bothers you, they talk to you when you want to be left alone or interrupt you when you are busy. □ [V n] We are playing a trick on a man who keeps bothering me. □ [V n + with/about ] I don't know why he bothers me with this kind of rubbish.
5 PHRASE If you say that you can't be bothered to do something, you mean that you are not going to do it because you think it is unnecessary or because you are too lazy. □ I just can't be bothered to look after the house.
6 hot and bothered → see hot SYNONYMS bother NOUN 2
trouble: You've caused us a lot of trouble.
problem: …the economic problems of the inner city.
difficulty: …the difficulty of getting accurate information.
nuisance: Sorry to be a nuisance. VERB 4
worry: I'm still in the early days of my recovery and that worries me.
trouble: Is anything troubling you?
concern: It concerned her that Bess was developing a crush on Max.
upset: She warned me not to say anything to upset him.
both|er|some /bɒ ðə r səm/ ADJ Someone or something that is bothersome is annoying or irritating. [OLD-FASHIONED ]
Bo|tox /boʊ tɒks/ N‑UNCOUNT [oft N n] Botox is a substance that is injected into the face in order to make the skin look smoother. [TRADEMARK ] □ …Botox injections.
bot|tle ◆◆◇ /bɒ t ə l/ (bottles , bottling , bottled )
1 N‑COUNT A bottle is a glass or plastic container in which drinks and other liquids are kept. Bottles are usually round with straight sides and a narrow top. □ There were two empty bottles on the table. □ He was pulling the cork from a bottle of wine. □ …Victorian scent bottles. ● N‑COUNT A bottle of something is an amount of it contained in a bottle. □ [+ of ] Drink a bottle of water an hour - more if it's hot .
2 VERB To bottle a drink or other liquid means to put it into bottles after it has been made. □ [V n] This is a large truck which has equipment to automatically bottle the wine. □ [V -ed] …bottled water.
3 N‑COUNT A bottle is a drinking container used by babies. It has a special rubber part at the top through which they can suck their drink.
4 → see also bottled , feeding bottle , hot-water bottle , water bottle
▸ bottle up PHRASAL VERB If you bottle up strong feelings, you do not express them or show them, especially when this makes you tense or angry. [DISAPPROVAL ] □ [V n P ] Tension in the home increases if you bottle things up. □ [V P n] Be assertive rather than bottle up your anger.
bo t|tle bank (bottle banks ) N‑COUNT A bottle bank is a large container into which people can put empty bottles so that the glass can be used again. [BRIT ]
bot|tled /bɒ t ə ld/
1 ADJ [usu ADJ n] Bottled gas is kept under pressure in special metal cylinders which can be moved from one place to another.
2 → see also bottle