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单词 unnerve
释义
unnerve
verb[T]
uk
/ʌnˈnɜːv/us
/ʌnˈnɝːv/
to make someonefeellessconfidentandslightlyfrightened:
使紧张；使缺乏信心；使恐惧
Ithinkit unnerved me to beinterviewedby so manypeople.这么多人来面试我，让我很紧张。
Synonym
fazeinformal
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Causing anxiety and worry
  • alarming
  • alarmingly
  • bite
  • catch up withsomeone
  • come back/home to roostidiom
  • disturb
  • dread
  • frighten
  • frightensomeone/somethingaway/off
  • get/go beyond a jokeidiom
  • givesomeonethe jimjamsidiom
  • givesomeonethe jittersidiom
  • rattle
  • roost
  • stresssomeoneout
  • stressful
  • suspenseful
  • swatting
  • tense
  • tenseness
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Related words

unnerving
unnervingly
(Definition ofunnervefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

unnerve| American Dictionary

unnerve
verb[T]
us
/ʌnˈnɜrv/
to make someonefeellessconfidentandslightlyfrightened:
Thelongsilenceunnerved him.

unnerving

adjectiveus
/ʌnˈnɜr·vɪŋ/
It’s the way that hestaresthat Ifindso unnerving.
(Definition ofunnervefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

unnerve| Business English

unnerve
verb[T]
uk
/ʌnˈnɜːv/us
to make someonefeelnervousor lessconfident:
Talk of aneconomicslowdownhas sofarfailedto unnerve Americanmarkets.
be unnerved by sthInvestors were unnerved byrecentprofitwarnings.
(Definition ofunnervefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofunnerve

unnerve
One, however, found that it was unnerving not to have a table of correspondences to consult.
From theCambridge English Corpus
But it is a rattling good read that shouldunnerveat least some within the political science community.
From theCambridge English Corpus
I do not know of one of my predominantly female students who would not be unnerved by being called a feminist.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In fact, they were completely unnerved by the lack of information in the script and the absence of any kind of logic.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Such correspondences are unnerving to many.
From theCambridge English Corpus
I know of many normally excellent drivers who have been unnerved by the experience.
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Hansard archive
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It is unnerving to sit on a train that does not have any staff that one can see.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
That is enough tounnervean old body.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Indeed, it is unnerving to find that only one-third of the domestic hearings in our magistrates' courts lasted for more than an hour.
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Hansard archive
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That combination of events has unnerved traders and that in turn has fuelled speculation.
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It willunnerveour allies because any breach makes them uncertain about the competence of our security services.
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There may, indeed, be a flirtation with nationalism, which will hypnotise the nationalists as much as it unnerves the other parties.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Rail, underground and bus operators have been unnerved by those events.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
All were too wrung out to celebrate and too unnerved by tragedy.
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Wikipedia
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It is the firing pin block that makes dropping the hammer with the decocker safe, albeit somewhat unnerving.
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