"worry about" 是表示某人在做担忧的动作，而 "be worried about" 是用来描述某人的担忧状态。
大家可以先看下面的表格了解一下 worry about 和 be worried about 吧：
worry about 和 be worried about 的区别：
区别1：用法不同
- "Worry about" 是一个动词短语，后面通常跟着一个名词或代词，表示担忧、忧虑或关心某事物或情况。
例子1：She is worrying about her upcoming exam. (她正在为即将到来的考试担忧。)
例子2：He always worries about his family's safety. (他总是担心家人的安全。)
- "Be worried about" 是一个形容词短语，后面通常跟着名词或代词，表示被困扰、忧虑或担心某事物或情况。
例子1：She is worried about her upcoming exam. (她对即将到来的考试感到担忧。)
例子2：He is worried about his family's safety. (他对家人的安全感到担忧。)
区别2：句法结构
- "Worry about" 后面通常接名词或代词作宾语。
例子1：I worry about my grades. (我担心我的成绩。)
例子2：They worry about the economy. (他们担心经济状况。)
- "Be worried about" 后面通常接名词或代词作宾语，但它使用了 "be + 过去分词" 结构，表示被动或状态。
例子1：The students are worried about the test results. (学生们对考试结果感到担忧。)
例子2：He is worried about his mother's health. (他对母亲的健康感到担忧。)
区别3：时态使用
- "Worry about" 可以用于各种时态，表示不同时间点的担忧。
例子1：I worried about the presentation yesterday. (昨天我为演示感到担忧。)
例子2：She will worry about the outcome tomorrow. (明天她会为结果担忧。)
- "Be worried about" 通常用于现在进行时或一般现在时，表示当前或长期的担忧状态。
例子1：He is worried about the job interview. (他对面试感到担忧。)
例子2：They are worried about the climate change. (他们对气候变化感到担忧。)
区别4：情感状态
- "Worry about" 更强调行为动作，即担忧的行为。
例子1：Stop worrying about the future and focus on the present. (停止担忧未来，专注于现在。)
例子2：She often worries about things that are beyond her control. (她经常为那些超出她控制范围的事情担忧。)
- "Be worried about" 更强调感情状态，即处于担忧的状态。
例子1：He is constantly worried about his financial situation. (他一直为自己的财务状况担忧。)
例子2：The parents were worried about their missing child. (父母对失踪的孩子感到担忧。)