disturb
gb/dɪstˈɚb/ us/dɪstˈɚb/
B1
英语
~ 3000
义项
0 个义项
动词
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.
用法模式：
to disturb [someone]
常见错误：
Learners sometimes confuse 'disturb' with 'bother'. While similar, 'disturb' more strongly implies interrupting an action or state of rest.
近义词
interrupt (Implies breaking into an ongoing activity, often by speaking or acting suddenly.)
反义词
leave alone (Means not to bother or interfere with someone.)
搭配
disturb the peace
|disturb someone at work
|disturb a meeting
|disturb sleep
主题
daily life
|emotions
|communication
|core_vocabulary
例句
- 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.
学习者例句
- 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.
动词
B2
action
2
Cause worry or upset
To make someone feel bad, scared, or worried.
用法模式：
to disturb [someone]
常见错误：
Learners may overuse 'disturb' in casual contexts where 'worry' or 'make sad' is more natural.
近义词
upset (A general term for causing emotional distress, often softer than 'disturb'.)
反义词
reassure (Means to remove worry or fear from someone.)
搭配
deeply disturb
|emotionally disturb
|disturb the public
主题
emotions
|core_vocabulary
例句
- 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.
学习者例句
- The bad news disturbed him.
- The scary story disturbed her.
- Loud fights disturb me.
动词
B2
action
3
Change normal order or position
To move something so it is not in its normal place or order.
用法模式：
to disturb [something]
近义词
disrupt (Often used for systems or processes; 'disturb' can be more physical and small-scale.)
反义词
leave intact (Means not to alter or move something from its original state.)
搭配
disturb the arrangement
|disturb the surface
|disturb the soil
主题
daily life
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
例句
- 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.
学习者例句
- Do not disturb the books.
- The wind disturbed the water.
- He disturbed the sand with his foot.
语法
词典原形
disturb
IPA
GB/dɪstˈɚb/
US/dɪstˈɚb/
音节与重音
dis - turb （2 个音节）
Stress on 2nd syllable (turb)
词形变化
Verb
- Base: disturb
- 3rd Person Singular: disturbs
- Present Participle: disturbing
- Past: disturbed
词族
Forms
disturbs
verb
disturbing
verb
disturbed
verb
Core family
disturbance
noun B1
Related words
disturbingly
adverb
Negative and opposite forms
undisturbed
adjective
相关表达
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.
例句
- 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.
例句
- I put a 'Do Not Disturb' sign on my hotel door.
- Please set your phone to 'Do Not Disturb' during the meeting.