disturb
gb/dɪstˈɚb/ us/dɪstˈɚb/
B1
英語
~ 3000
語義
0件の語義
動詞
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.
用法パターン：
to disturb [someone]
よくある間違い：
Learners sometimes confuse 'disturb' with 'bother'. While similar, 'disturb' more strongly implies interrupting an action or state of rest.
類義語
interrupt (Implies breaking into an ongoing activity, often by speaking or acting suddenly.)
対義語
leave alone (Means not to bother or interfere with someone.)
コロケーション
disturb the peace
|disturb someone at work
|disturb a meeting
|disturb sleep
テーマ
daily life
|emotions
|communication
|core_vocabulary
例文
- 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.
学習者向け例文
- 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.
動詞
B2
action
2
Cause worry or upset
To make someone feel bad, scared, or worried.
用法パターン：
to disturb [someone]
よくある間違い：
Learners may overuse 'disturb' in casual contexts where 'worry' or 'make sad' is more natural.
類義語
upset (A general term for causing emotional distress, often softer than 'disturb'.)
対義語
reassure (Means to remove worry or fear from someone.)
コロケーション
deeply disturb
|emotionally disturb
|disturb the public
テーマ
emotions
|core_vocabulary
例文
- 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.
学習者向け例文
- The bad news disturbed him.
- The scary story disturbed her.
- Loud fights disturb me.
動詞
B2
action
3
Change normal order or position
To move something so it is not in its normal place or order.
用法パターン：
to disturb [something]
類義語
disrupt (Often used for systems or processes; 'disturb' can be more physical and small-scale.)
対義語
leave intact (Means not to alter or move something from its original state.)
コロケーション
disturb the arrangement
|disturb the surface
|disturb the soil
テーマ
daily life
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
例文
- 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.
学習者向け例文
- Do not disturb the books.
- The wind disturbed the water.
- He disturbed the sand with his foot.
文法
辞書形
disturb
IPA
GB/dɪstˈɚb/
US/dɪstˈɚb/
音節・強勢
dis - turb （2音節）
Stress on 2nd syllable (turb)
活用形
Verb
- Base: disturb
- 3rd Person Singular: disturbs
- Present Participle: disturbing
- Past: disturbed
関連語
Forms
disturbs
verb
disturbing
verb
disturbed
verb
Core family
disturbance
noun B1
Related words
disturbingly
adverb
Negative and opposite forms
undisturbed
adjective
表現
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.
例文
- 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.
例文
- I put a 'Do Not Disturb' sign on my hotel door.
- Please set your phone to 'Do Not Disturb' during the meeting.