单词 | perturb |
释义 | perturb[ per-turb ] / pərˈtɜrb / SEE SYNONYMS FOR perturb ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object)to disturb or disquiet greatly in mind; agitate. to throw into great disorder; derange. Astronomy. to cause perturbation in the orbit of (a celestial body). Origin of perturb1325–75; Middle English perturben (<Old French perturber) <Latin perturbāre to throw into confusion, equivalent to per-per- + turbāre to disturb; see turbid SYNONYMS FOR perturb1 trouble. 2 confuse, addle, muddle. SEE SYNONYMS FOR perturb ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR perturb1 pacify. SEE ANTONYMS FOR perturb ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM perturbWords nearby perturbPerthshire, pertinacious, pertinacity, pertinent, per tubam, perturb, perturbation, perturbation theory, perturbative, pertussis, pertussis immune globulin Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for perturbBritish Dictionary definitions for perturbperturb / (pəˈtɜːb) / verb (tr; often passive)to disturb the composure of; trouble to throw into disorder physics astronomy to cause (a planet, electron, etc) to undergo a perturbation Derived forms of perturbperturbable, adjectiveperturbably, adverbperturbing, adjectiveperturbingly, adverbWord Origin for perturbC14: from Old French pertourber, from Latin perturbāre to confuse, from per- (intensive) + turbāre to agitate, from turba confusion Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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