| 单词 | disturbing |
| 释义 | disturbing (once / 676 pages) adj When something really worries or upsets you, you can describe it as disturbing. War photography is usually disturbing. It can be disturbing to see people be hurt, or a child going hungry: it troubles the person who is witnessing such difficulties. Some strange things are also often described as disturbing, such as bizarre clown art or people who walk around dressed in animal costumes. If it bothers and distresses you, it's disturbing. The Latin root, disturbare, combines dis, "completely," with turbare, "to disorder." WORD FAMILYdisturbing: disturbingly+/disturb: disturbance, disturbed, disturber, disturbing, disturbs/disturbance: disturbances/disturbed: disturbedly, undisturbed/disturber: disturbers/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) adj causing distress or worry or anxiety a disturbing amount of crime Syn distressful, distressing, perturbing, troubling, worrisome, worrying heavy marked by great psychological weight; weighted down especially with sadness or troubles or weariness |
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