单词	unnerving
释义	unnerveun‧nerve /ʌnˈnɜːv $ -ɜːrv/ verb [transitive] Verb Table VERB TABLE unnerve Simple Form Present I, you, we, they unnerve he, she, it unnerves Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they unnerved Present perfect I, you, we, they have unnerved he, she, it has unnerved Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had unnerved Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will unnerve Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have unnerved Continuous Form Present I am unnerving he, she, it is unnerving you, we, they are unnerving Past I, he, she, it was unnerving you, we, they were unnerving Present perfect I, you, we, they have been unnerving he, she, it has been unnerving Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been unnerving Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be unnerving Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been unnerving Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Moore had been extremely unnerved by the FBI's visit. Peggy's strange smile unnerved me slightly. The daily news stories of the worsening economy unnerved the nation. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Anna was unnerved by the attention that came her way after the Union-Tribune told her story four years ago. He was both eager to adopt the right stance and unnerved by the strangeness of it. If your organization is slap-happy it will unnerve candidates and may make them think twice before accepting a job with you. The interviewer was unnerved and changed the subject quickly. They were designed to unnerve you, to make you start jabbering indiscreetly. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorto make someone feel nervous► make somebody nervous · Have you seen the way he looks at people? He makes me nervous.· Don't watch me while I'm typing - it makes me really nervous.· Thunder and lightning always make the horses nervous. ► unsettle if something unsettles you, it makes you feel slightly nervous and unable to relax or concentrate completely: · Ted's angry outbursts unsettled the whole family.· The threat of war has been enough to unsettle international oil traders.· She was still recovering from the accident so he avoided any subjects which might unsettle her. ► unnerve to make someone very nervous, especially by shocking or surprising them : · Moore had been extremely unnerved by the FBI's visit.· The daily news stories of the worsening economy unnerved the nation. ► psych out to try to make someone, especially someone you are competing against in a game, lose their confidence and their ability to remain calm: psych out somebody: · McEnroe often used his bad behaviour in difficult tennis matches to psych out his opponent.psych somebody out: · Whenever we play chess Bill tries to psych me out by smirking every time I make a move. ► put somebody on edge to make someone feel very nervous so that they cannot relax: · Trying to keep the plan a secret put us all on edge.· Layoffs and work upheavals have put many employees on edge, both at work and at home. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► unnerving experience  an unnerving experience Word family WORD FAMILYadjectivenervousnervelessnerve-rackingnervyunnervingnounnervenervesnervousnessverbnerveunnerveadverbnervously to upset or frighten someone so that they lose their confidence or their ability to think clearly:  He was unnerved by the way Sylvia kept staring at him.—unnerving adjective:  an unnerving experience
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