单词 | unsettle |
释义 | un·settle transitive verb 1. < a lusty shock … unsettled another rock up the mountain — Burtt Evans > 2. < the heavy diet unsettles his stomach > < this theory, though intended to strengthen the foundations of government, altogether unsettles them — T.B.Macaulay > < major strikes could unsettle 1959 economy — News Front > 3. a. < new trends unsettle old beliefs and opinions > < to unsettle the traditional notion — F.R.Leavis > < the cold war has unsettled the minds of men — M.B.Travis > b. < a clumsy driver had unsettled the horses — C.S.Forester > < his narratives unsettle us, force us to make comparisons in our own terms — E.R.May > < the impact of the momentary glamorous life could unsettle a woman — Herbert Mitgary > intransitive verb < the congregation unsettled, produced handkerchiefs, and knelt upon them — James Joyce > Synonyms: see disorder |
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