disturb

英 [dɪ'stɜːb] 美[dɪ'stɝb]

vt. 打扰；妨碍；使不安；弄乱；使恼怒
vi. 打扰；妨碍

近义词 vex irritate bother annoy irk

反义词 adjust settle calm

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英英释义

1. move deeply;: "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought"

2. change the arrangement or position of

3. tamper with;: "Don't touch my CDs!"

4. destroy the peace or tranquility of;: "Don't interrupt me when I'm reading"

5. damage as if by shaking or jarring;: "Don't disturb the patient's wounds by moving him too rapidly!"

同义词辨析

bother, disturb, trouble, annoy, irritate, vex

这些动词均有"使人不安或烦恼"之意。

bother：指使人烦恼而引起的紧张不安或感到不耐烦。

disturb：较正式用词，多用被动态。指拢乱，使人不能平静或妨碍别人工作、思维或正常秩序，是程度较深的烦恼。

trouble：指给人在行动上带来不便或在身心上造成痛苦。

annoy：强调因被迫忍受令人不快、讨厌的事而失去平静或耐心，多指一时的打拢或恼怒。

irritate：语气比annoy强得多，指激怒，使发怒，多指一种短时间的反应。

vex：侧重指因不断的干扰而引起的烦恼，有时含激怒的意味。

upset, agitate, disturb, perturb

这些动词均有"使不安，使心烦意乱"之意。

upset：最普通，最通俗用词，侧重失去精神上的平静，心理上完全丧失平衡。

agitate：侧重指内心的焦虑，难于控制，表露于外。

disturb：指因某人的行动、扰乱、妨碍安静等而使人不得安宁。

perturb：书面语用词，指使人焦急烦恼，扰得心情不安。

考试真题

Some people regard professional change as an unpleasant experience that disturbs their stable careers.

We don't choose friends on the basis of how much money they have, of course, but lots of differences can be disturbing to both sides

minister of social security, quickly commissioned a study to determine the causes of and possible cures for this disturbing stale of affairs.

But you saw it disturbed the rest of the class.

Excuse yourself and let the person know you're busy so they can get the hint than when the door is closed, you're not to be disturbed.

However, I soon discover that much has changed since the days of disturbing reports of camps among tons of rubbish.

If you want to disturb the car industry, you'd better have a few billion dollars: mom-and-pop carmakers are unlikely to beat the biggest car companies.

The change in how coffee is grown from shade-grown production to full-sun production endangers the very existence of, certain animals and birds, and even disturbs the world's ecological balance.

TV Ears helps you listen to TV without disturbing others.

Under the plan, for example, the agency said it would not prosecute landowners or businesses that unintentionally kill, harm, or disturb the bird, as long as they had signed a range-wide management plan to restore prairie chicken habitat.

实用场景例句

Do not disturb (= a sign placed on the outside of the door of a hotel room, office, etc.): 请勿打扰（旅馆房间、办公室等门上的提示牌）

She awoke early after a disturbed night.: 她折腾了一夜，很早就醒了。

Don't disturb the papers on my desk.: 别把我写字台上的文件弄乱了。

The letter shocked and disturbed me.: 这封信使我感到震惊和不安。

It disturbed her to realize that she was alone.: 她意识到自己孤单一人，心里感到很不安。

If you get up early, try not to disturb everyone else.: 如果你起得早，尽量不要打扰别人。

I'm sorry to disturb you, but can I talk to you for a moment?: 对不起，打扰你一下，我能跟你谈一会儿吗？

I hope I'm not disturbing you.: 我希望没有打扰到你。

Find a quiet, warm, comfortable room where you won't be disturbed.: 找一个安静、温暖、舒适且不会被打扰到的房间。

I dream about him, dreams so vivid that they disturb me for days...: 我几次梦见了他，梦境如此逼真，我好几天都心神不宁。

He had been disturbed by the news of the attack on Hector Coyne.: 赫克托·科因受袭的消息让他焦虑不安。

He'd placed his notes in the brown envelope. They hadn't been disturbed...: 他将笔记放到那个棕色的信封里了，并没有人动过。

She patted Mona, taking care not to disturb her costume.: 她轻轻拍了拍莫娜，小心翼翼地，生怕弄乱她的戏服。

Neither Baker nor Levy seemed eager to disturb the cordial atmosphere by discussing more sensitive issues...: 贝克和利维似乎都不愿谈及更为敏感的话题而破坏了友好的氛围。

What could possibly disturb such tranquility?: 什么有可能会破坏这样的宁静呢？

Don't disturb the presents on the table.: 不要损坏桌上的礼物.

She told her boy not to stamp on the floor and disturb the sleeping baby.: 她叫她的男孩不要在地板上走得太响,以免惊扰睡着的婴孩.

This change does not disturb isotopic fractionation andthethe stalagmite able to keep environment information.: 转化作用不影响同位素分馏,石笋同时全面记录古气候环境信息.

He didn't want to disturb the quiet needed by patients.: 他不愿打扰病人需要的安静环境.

I am sorry to disturb you so early.: 这样早来打扰你真对不起.

During the period of don't disturb service, all phones coming will be answered by the Telecom.: 在免打扰服务期间, 所有来电将由电信公司代答.

Tell the servant not to disturb the papers on my desk.: 告诉佣人不要乱动我写字台上的文件.

She dislikes you to disturb her so often.: 她不喜欢你经常去打扰她.

No one can humiliate or disturb us unless we let him.: 没有任何人能侮辱我们、困拢我们,除非我们自己允许.

To be so strong that nothing can disturb pease of mind.: 要坚强,不让任何事物烦扰内心的平和.

中文词源

disturb 扰乱

dis-, 分开。-turb, 转，搅拌，词源同turn, turbid. 即转开，搅拌开，引申词义扰乱。

助记提示

1、dis- "completely" + turb-.

双语例句

1. The pictures were sensationalist and could seriously disturb younger readers.: 这些图片大肆渲染，会让一些比较年轻的读者们惶恐不安。

2. She patted Mona, taking care not to disturb her costume.: 她轻轻拍了拍莫娜，小心翼翼地，生怕弄乱她的戏服。

3. "I'm sorry to disturb you," Webb said gently.: “很抱歉打扰您。”韦布温和地说。

4. What could possibly disturb such tranquility?: 什么有可能会破坏这样的宁静呢？

5. I'm sorry to disturb you, but can I talk to you for a moment?: 对不起，打扰你一下，我能跟你谈一会儿吗？

英文词源

disturb: disturb: see trouble
disturb (v.): c. 1300, "to stop or hinder," from Old French destorber (Old North French distourber) and directly from Latin disturbare "throw into disorder," from dis- "completely" (see dis-) + turbare "to disorder, disturb," from turba "turmoil" (see turbid).

Meaning "to frighten" is late 13c.; that of "to stir up, agitate" is c. 1300. Related: Disturbed; disturbing; disturbingly. Middle English also had distourbler (n.) "one who disturbs or incites" (late 14c.).

词态变化

第三人称单数: disturbs;过去式: disturbed;过去分词: disturbed;现在分词: disturbing;