dis·turb
verb/dɪˈstɜːb/
/dɪˈstɜːrb/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they disturb | /dɪˈstɜːb/ /dɪˈstɜːrb/ |
| he / she / it disturbs | /dɪˈstɜːbz/ /dɪˈstɜːrbz/ |
| past simple disturbed | /dɪˈstɜːbd/ /dɪˈstɜːrbd/ |
| past participle disturbed | /dɪˈstɜːbd/ /dɪˈstɜːrbd/ |
| -ing form disturbing | /dɪˈstɜːbɪŋ/ /dɪˈstɜːrbɪŋ/ |
- disturb somebody/something to interrupt somebody when they are trying to work, sleep, etc.
打扰；干扰；妨碍 - I'm sorry to disturb you, but can I talk to you for a moment?
对不起，打扰你一下，我能跟你谈一会儿吗？ - If you get up early, try not to disturb everyone else.
如果你起得早，尽量不要打扰别人。 - Do not disturb (= a sign placed on the outside of the door of a hotel room, office, etc.)
请勿打扰（旅馆房间、办公室等门上的提示牌） - She awoke early after a disturbed night.
她被闹腾了一夜，很早就醒了。 - Only the cry of seabirds disturbed the silence.
只有海鸟的叫声打破了宁静。
Extra Examples- I'm sorry to disturb you, but could you sign this letter?
很抱歉打扰您，但是您可以在这封信上签名吗？ - Don't disturb her when she's working.
她工作时别打扰她。 - There's no point in disturbing him with something so trivial.
没必要为了这么小事去打扰他。
- I'm sorry to disturb you, but can I talk to you for a moment?
- to make somebody worry
使焦虑；使不安；使烦恼 - disturb somebody The letter shocked and disturbed me.
这封信使我感到震惊和不安。 - it disturbs somebody to do something It disturbed her to realize that she was alone.
她意识到自己孤单一人，心里感到很不安。 - It disturbed her to realize that she was missing him already.
她意识到自己已经在想念他，心里焦虑不安。
- disturb somebody The letter shocked and disturbed me.
- disturb something to move something or change its position
搅乱；弄乱；搞乱 - Don't disturb the papers on my desk.
别把我写字台上的文件弄乱了。
- Don't disturb the papers on my desk.
- disturb something to make something function differently from normal
干扰；破坏 - During a magnetic storm, the earth's magnetic field is disturbed.
在磁暴期间，地球磁场受到干扰。
- During a magnetic storm, the earth's magnetic field is disturbed.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French destourber, from Latin disturbare, from dis- ‘utterly’ + turbare ‘disturb’ (from turba ‘tumult’).