disturb

美 [dɪˈstɜːrb]英 [dɪˈstɜːb]
  • vt.打扰;使不安;干扰;妨碍;使烦恼;使焦虑;搅乱;弄乱;搞乱

过去式: disturbed 现在分词: disturbing 过去分词: disturbed 第三人称单数: disturbs

dis- 分开,分离 + turb 使骚动

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verb

1

打扰;干扰;妨碍
to interrupt sb when they are trying to work, sleep, etc.

I'm sorry to disturb you, but can I talk to you for a moment?

对不起,打扰你一下,我能跟你谈一会儿吗?

If you get up early, try not to disturb everyone else.

如果你起得早,尽量不要打扰别人。

Do not disturb (= a sign placed on the outside of the door of a hotel room, office, etc.)

请勿打扰(旅馆房间、办公室等门上的提示牌)

She awoke early after a disturbed night.

她折腾了一夜,很早就醒了。

2

搅乱;弄乱;搞乱
to move sth or change its position

Don't disturb the papers on my desk.

别把我写字台上的文件弄乱了。

3

使焦虑;使不安;使烦恼
to make sb worry

The letter shocked and disturbed me.

这封信使我感到震惊和不安。

It disturbed her to realize that she was alone.

她意识到自己孤单一人,心里感到很不安。

disturb

频次

  • 1
    VERB 打扰;干扰;妨碍
    If you disturb someone, you interrupt what they are doing and upset them.

    I hope I'm not disturbing you.

    我希望没有打扰到你。

  • 2
    VERB 使焦虑;使不安;使烦恼
    If something disturbs you, it makes you feel upset or worried.

    I dream about him, dreams so vivid that they disturb me for days...

    我几次梦见了他,梦境如此逼真,我好几天都心神不宁。

  • 3
    VERB 搅乱;弄乱;搞乱
    If something is disturbed, its position or shape is changed.

    He'd placed his notes in the brown envelope. They hadn't been disturbed...

    他将笔记放到那个棕色的信封里了,并没有人动过。

  • 4
    VERB 干扰,破坏(形势、氛围)
    If something disturbs a situation or atmosphere, it spoils it or causes trouble.

    Neither Baker nor Levy seemed eager to disturb the cordial atmosphere by discussing more sensitive issues...

    贝克和利维似乎都不愿谈及更为敏感的话题而破坏了友好的氛围。

  • 5
    PHRASE 扰乱治安
    If someone is accused of disturbing the peace, they are accused of behaving in a noisy and offensive way in public.

verb

1
damage as if by shaking or jarring
Don't disturb the patient's wounds by moving him too rapidly!
2
destroy the peace or tranquility of
Don't interrupt me when I'm reading
Synonym: interrupt
3
tamper with
Don't touch my CDs!
Synonym: touch
4
change the arrangement or position of
Synonym: agitate vex commove shake up stir up raise up
5
move deeply
This book upset me
A troubling thought
Synonym: upset trouble

数据来源:WordNet

  1. If you get up early , try not to disturb everyone else .

    如果你起得早,尽量不要打扰别人。

  2. Don 't disturb Jane , she 's studying for her exams .

    不要打扰简,她正在温习功课,准备考试呢。

  3. His wife 's death disturbed the balance of his mind .

    妻子的离世使他心神不宁。

  4. She was in a disturbed state of mind .

    她的脑子里一片混乱。

  5. It disturbed her to realize that she was alone .

    她意识到自己孤单一人,心里感到很不安。

  6. Tourists often disturb the delicate balance of nature on the island .

    观光客常常破坏岛上微妙的自然生态平衡。

  7. He knew an intimate little bar where they would not be disturbed .

    他知道一处适合幽会的小酒吧,他们在那里不会受到打扰。

  8. I didn 't like to disturb you .

    我本不愿打搅你。

  9. She left strict instructions that she was not to be disturbed .

    她严格指示不得打扰她。

  10. I was deeply disturbed and depressed by the news .

    这消息使我深感不安和沮丧。

  11. The killer had a disturbed family background .

    杀人凶手出身于一个坎坷不幸的家庭。

  12. They were deeply disturbed by the accident .

    这个事故使他们深感不安。

  13. He left the phone off the hook as he didn 't want to be disturbed .

    他不想被电话打扰,就把电话听筒摘下来了。

  14. He works with emotionally disturbed children .

    他从事跟精神异常儿童有关的工作。

  15. Don 't disturb the papers on my desk .

    别把我写字台上的文件弄乱了。

  16. I 'm sorry to disturb you , but can I talk to you for a moment ?

    对不起,打扰你一下,我能跟你谈一会儿吗?

  17. I am sorry if I disturbed you .

    很抱歉,打搅您了。

  18. He was a disturbed child who needed mothering .

    他是个心理失常的孩子,需要悉心照顾。

  19. The newspaper has unearthed some disturbing facts .

    报纸揭发了一些令人不安的真相。

  20. The letter shocked and disturbed me .

    这封信使我感到震惊和不安。

  21. The thought did not disturb her unduly .

    这个想法并没有让她过分烦恼。

  22. We crept around on tiptoes so as not to disturb him .

    我们蹑手蹑脚地在周围走动,以免惊动他。

  23. Doctors were disturbed that less than 30 percent of the patients were women

    医生们焦虑不安,因为患者中有不到30%为女性。

  24. Too often children are witness to a disturbing amount of violence .

    孩子们经常会目睹暴力事件,其数量之多令人不安。

  25. There was something about him she found disturbing

    他身上有某种东西使她不安。

  26. She 'd been working in her room till a noise had disturbed her .

    她一直在房间里工作,直到有声响打扰了她。

  27. There are disturbing reports of killings at the two centres .

    对这两个中心发生的谋杀的报道令人不安。

  28. A lot of people wake up every day with a sense of being unsettled and disturbed

    很多人每天起床的时候都感到无法集中精力、心烦意乱。

  29. Find a quiet , warm , comfortable room where you won 't be disturbed .

    找一个安静、温暖、舒适且不会被打扰到的房间。

  30. Joe forced a smile , but underneath he was a little disturbed

    乔强颜欢笑,但内心里感到有些不安。

前缀
e-分开,分离

discuss vt. 讨论

dis- 分开,分离 + cuss 击打,摇

sport n. 运动

dis- 分开,分离 + port 港口

discard v. 丢弃

dis- 分开,分离 + card 纸片

discipline n. 训练

dis- 分开,分离 + cip 拿,抓住,获取 + -l- + -ine 表名词

display v. 陈列

dis- 分开,分离 + ply 重叠,折叠

dispose vt. 处置

dis- 分开,分离 + pos 放置 + -e

distribute vt. 分配

dis- 分开,分离 + tribut 给予 + -e

displace vt. 置换

dis- 分开,分离 + place n.地点

discern vt. 辨别

dis- 分开,分离 + cern 观察

discount n. 折扣

dis- 分开,分离 + count 计算

discourse n. 论文

dis- 分开,分离 + cours 跑,流动 + -e

discrepancy n. 差异

dis- 分开,分离 + crep- 爆裂;破裂声 + -ancy 性质,状况

discriminate v. 区分,辨别

dis- 分开,分离 + crimin 分开 + -ate 做,造成

discreet adj. (言行)谨慎的

dis- 分开,分离 + creet 观察,筛选

distract vt. 分散(思想)

dis- 分开,分离 + tract 拉,拖

provoke anger annoy badger bother disturb hound irritate pester 【导航词义:使生气,烦扰】
provoke v. 激怒,使恼火
〔辨析〕

尤指故意激怒某人,含有挑衅之意。

〔例证〕

He would not have scolded you if he hadn't been provoked.

如果不是被惹恼了,他是不会责骂你的。

Paul insisted that he was provoked into fighting.

保罗坚持说他是因为被激怒才打架的。

anger v. 使生气,激怒
〔辨析〕

指激怒某人,其程度通常高于 annoy。

〔例证〕

What angered her most was his total lack of apology.

最让她生气的是他居然一句道歉的话都没有。

The teacher was angered by his lies.

老师对他的谎话感到愤怒。

annoy v. 使烦恼,使生气
〔辨析〕

普通用词,程度较轻,强调不断地烦扰,尤指以重复性的行为让人心烦或恼火。

〔例证〕

We were annoyed by mosquitoes.

蚊子真让我们恼火。

His words annoyed me.

他的话惹恼了我。

She was annoyed by his repeated questions.

他翻来覆去的发问让她非常生气。

badger v. 纠缠,烦扰
〔辨析〕

强调没完没了的发问、噪音等惹人生气。

〔例证〕

Don't badger me with your silly questions.

请不要问些傻问题来烦我。

I was badgered with sirens.

汽笛声让我心烦意乱。

bother v. 打扰,打搅
〔辨析〕

主要侧重于动作、客观事物对人的搅扰,而不强调人的心理及思维方面。

〔例证〕

She is very busy; please don't bother her.

她很忙,请不要打扰她。

I'm sorry to bother you, can you tell me the way to the station?

对不起打扰你一下,到火车站怎么走?

disturb v. 妨碍,干扰,打扰
〔辨析〕

常指打断他人的睡眠、工作等,语气较强。

〔例证〕

The noise outside disturbed my sleep.

外面的嘈杂声让我睡不好觉。

Do not disturb.

请勿打扰。

hound v. 烦扰,骚扰
〔辨析〕

尤指为获得某种东西(如信息、隐情等)而不停地追着骚扰某人。

〔例证〕

The reporters wouldn't stop hounding him.

记者们不停地烦扰他。

irritate v. 激怒,使烦躁
〔辨析〕

指因重复或长时间做某事而使人不快。

〔例证〕

It really irritates me when he gets up at noon at weekends.

他周末总是中午才起床,真让我恼火。

pester v. 不断烦扰,纠缠
〔辨析〕

尤指不断地要求某人做某事,强调纠缠至其难以忍受的地步。

〔例证〕

Journalists pestered him for information.

记者缠着他打听消息。

He was pestered with complaints from his wife.

妻子没完没了的抱怨真让他烦恼不已。

  • 词语搭配

disturb与以下词性连用

v.

do not disturb

不要打扰

be sorry to disturb

很抱歉打扰(或烦扰、破坏)了

be careful not to disturb

小心不要打扰(或搞乱)

n.

disturb the neighbours

打扰邻居

disturb the peace

破坏和平