| 单词 | disturb |
| 释义 | disturb (once / 85 pages) v To disturb is to bother. If you hang a "Do not disturb" sign on the outside of your hotel room door, you want to be left alone. Disturb comes from the Latin prefix dis-, meaning "completely" and turbare, meaning "to disorder." To disturb is, in a sense, to completely disorder. When you disturb something, you interfere with its normal function. Along those lines, it's also a word used to describe the interruption of sleep or relaxation. Your alarm disturbs you from sleep every morning. When something disturbs you, it can also cause you emotional anxiety. A horror movie might disturb you with its goriness. WORD FAMILYdisturb: disturbance, disturbed, disturber, disturbing, disturbs+/disturbance: disturbances/disturbed: disturbedly, undisturbed/disturber: disturbers/disturbing: disturbingly/undisturbed: undisturbedly USAGE EXAMPLESHe cited drug dealing and other “disturbing behavior” in or near playgrounds. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) And then there is his disturbing belittling of possible Russian interference in the election. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) That’s not to deny the genuinely disturbing racism manifesting in the US and across Europe. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) 1v move deeply Syn|Hypo|Hyper trouble, upset agitate, charge, charge up, commove, excite, rouse, turn on cause to be agitated, excited, or roused joltdisturb (someone's) composure cark, disorder, disquiet, distract, perturb, trouble, unhingedisturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed distresscause mental pain to hype up, psych upget excited or stimulated vex, worrydisturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress bothermake nervous or agitated besiegecause to feel distressed or worried pothermake upset or troubled electrifyexcite suddenly and intensely affect, impress, move, strike have an emotional or cognitive impact upon 2v tamper with Syn|Hypo|Hyper touch upset disturb the balance or stability of violatedestroy alter, change, modify cause to change; make different; cause a transformation 3v change the arrangement or position of Syn|Hypo|Hyper agitate, commove, raise up, shake up, stir up, vex beat, scramble stir vigorously tossagitate rile, roilmake turbid by stirring up the sediments of pokestir by poking tumbleput clothes in a tumbling barrel, where they are whirled about in hot air, usually with the purpose of drying whip, whiskwhip with or as if with a wire whisk creammake creamy by beating muddle, puddlemake into a puddle displace, move cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense 4v destroy the peace or tranquility of Syn|Hyper interrupt act, move perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) 5v damage as if by shaking or jarring Don't disturb the patient's wounds by moving him too rapidly! Hyper damage inflict damage upon |
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