disturb
gb/dɪstˈɚb/ us/dɪstˈɚb/
B1
Anglų
~ 3000
Reikšmės
0 reikšmių
Veiksmažodis
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.
Vartosenos šablonas:
to disturb [someone]
Dažna klaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'disturb' with 'bother'. While similar, 'disturb' more strongly implies interrupting an action or state of rest.
Sinonimai
interrupt (Implies breaking into an ongoing activity, often by speaking or acting suddenly.)
Antonimai
leave alone (Means not to bother or interfere with someone.)
Kolokacijos
disturb the peace
|disturb someone at work
|disturb a meeting
|disturb sleep
Temos
daily life
|emotions
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Veiksmažodis
B2
action
2
Cause worry or upset
To make someone feel bad, scared, or worried.
Vartosenos šablonas:
to disturb [someone]
Dažna klaida:
Learners may overuse 'disturb' in casual contexts where 'worry' or 'make sad' is more natural.
Sinonimai
upset (A general term for causing emotional distress, often softer than 'disturb'.)
Antonimai
reassure (Means to remove worry or fear from someone.)
Kolokacijos
deeply disturb
|emotionally disturb
|disturb the public
Temos
emotions
|core_vocabulary
Pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
- The bad news disturbed him.
- The scary story disturbed her.
- Loud fights disturb me.
Veiksmažodis
B2
action
3
Change normal order or position
To move something so it is not in its normal place or order.
Vartosenos šablonas:
to disturb [something]
Sinonimai
disrupt (Often used for systems or processes; 'disturb' can be more physical and small-scale.)
Antonimai
leave intact (Means not to alter or move something from its original state.)
Kolokacijos
disturb the arrangement
|disturb the surface
|disturb the soil
Temos
daily life
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
- Do not disturb the books.
- The wind disturbed the water.
- He disturbed the sand with his foot.
Gramatika
Pagrindinė forma
disturb
IPA
GB/dɪstˈɚb/
US/dɪstˈɚb/
Skiemenys ir kirčiavimas
dis - turb (2 skiemenys)
Stress on 2nd syllable (turb)
Žodžio formos
Verb
- Base: disturb
- 3rd Person Singular: disturbs
- Present Participle: disturbing
- Past: disturbed
Žodžių šeima
Forms
disturbs
verb
disturbing
verb
disturbed
verb
Core family
disturbance
noun B1
Related words
disturbingly
adverb
Negative and opposite forms
undisturbed
adjective
Posakiai
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.
Pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Pavyzdžiai
- I put a 'Do Not Disturb' sign on my hotel door.
- Please set your phone to 'Do Not Disturb' during the meeting.