disturb
gb/dɪstˈɚb/ us/dɪstˈɚb/
B1
Αγγλικά
~ 3000
Σημασίες
0 σημασίες
Ρήμα
B1
action
1
Interrupt someone's activity or peace
To stop someone from working, resting, or thinking by making them pay attention to you or something else.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to disturb [someone]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'disturb' with 'bother'. While similar, 'disturb' more strongly implies interrupting an action or state of rest.
Συνώνυμα
interrupt (Implies breaking into an ongoing activity, often by speaking or acting suddenly.)
Αντώνυμα
leave alone (Means not to bother or interfere with someone.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
disturb the peace
|disturb someone at work
|disturb a meeting
|disturb sleep
Θέματα
daily life
|emotions
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- Please don't disturb me while I'm studying.
- The noise from the street disturbed her concentration.
- I hope I'm not disturbing you by calling so late.
- He didn't want to disturb the sleeping baby.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- Please do not disturb me now.
- The loud music disturbed him.
- I don't want to disturb your work.
- She disturbed me while I was reading.
Ρήμα
B2
action
2
Cause worry or upset
To make someone feel bad, scared, or worried.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to disturb [someone]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may overuse 'disturb' in casual contexts where 'worry' or 'make sad' is more natural.
Συνώνυμα
upset (A general term for causing emotional distress, often softer than 'disturb'.)
Αντώνυμα
reassure (Means to remove worry or fear from someone.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
deeply disturb
|emotionally disturb
|disturb the public
Θέματα
emotions
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- The news of the accident disturbed her greatly.
- Some scenes in the movie may disturb younger viewers.
- It disturbed me to hear about the violence.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- The bad news disturbed him.
- The scary story disturbed her.
- Loud fights disturb me.
Ρήμα
B2
action
3
Change normal order or position
To move something so it is not in its normal place or order.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to disturb [something]
Συνώνυμα
disrupt (Often used for systems or processes; 'disturb' can be more physical and small-scale.)
Αντώνυμα
leave intact (Means not to alter or move something from its original state.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
disturb the arrangement
|disturb the surface
|disturb the soil
Θέματα
daily life
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- Don't disturb the papers on my desk.
- The wind disturbed the calm surface of the lake.
- She carefully closed the box so as not to disturb its contents.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- Do not disturb the books.
- The wind disturbed the water.
- He disturbed the sand with his foot.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
disturb
IPA
GB/dɪstˈɚb/
US/dɪstˈɚb/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
dis - turb (2 συλλαβές)
Stress on 2nd syllable (turb)
Τύποι λέξης
Verb
- Base: disturb
- 3rd Person Singular: disturbs
- Present Participle: disturbing
- Past: disturbed
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Forms
disturbs
verb
disturbing
verb
disturbed
verb
Core family
disturbance
noun B1
Related words
disturbingly
adverb
Negative and opposite forms
undisturbed
adjective
Εκφράσεις
disturb the peace
1/dɪstˈɚb ðə pˈis/
fixed phrase
Make noise or trouble in public places
To make loud noise or cause trouble in a public place, breaking the law or rules.
Παραδείγματα
- He was arrested for disturbing the peace after shouting in the street.
- The neighbors complained that they were disturbing the peace with their party.
do not disturb
1/dˈu nˈɑt dɪstˈɚb/
fixed phrase
Instruction to not interrupt someone
A sign or message telling people not to interrupt you.
Παραδείγματα
- I put a 'Do Not Disturb' sign on my hotel door.
- Please set your phone to 'Do Not Disturb' during the meeting.