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disturb 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Verb
/disˈtərb/,
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disturbed, past participle; disturbed, past tense; disturbs, 3rd person singular present; disturbing, present participle;
  1. Interfere with the normal arrangement or functioning of
    • - being sent to jail had apparently not disturbed his cheerfulness
    • - the site surface had been disturbed by bulldozer activity
  2. Destroy the sleep or relaxation of
    • - he crept in so as not to disturb his sleeping parents
  3. Cause to feel anxious
    • - I am disturbed by the document I have just read
  4. Interrupt or intrude on (someone) when they want privacy or secrecy
    • - I'll see my patient now and we are not to be disturbed
  1. move deeply; "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought"
  2. agitate: change the arrangement or position of
  3. touch: tamper with; "Don't touch my CDs!"
  4. interrupt: destroy the peace or tranquility of; "Don't interrupt me when I'm reading"
  5. damage as if by shaking or jarring; "Don't disturb the patient's wounds by moving him too rapidly!"
  6. (disturbed) having the place or position changed; "the disturbed books and papers on her desk"; "disturbed grass showed where the horse had passed"
  7. (disturbed) disquieted: afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief; "too upset to say anything"; "spent many disquieted moments"; "distressed about her son's leaving home"; "lapsed into disturbed sleep"; "worried parents"; "a worried frown"; "one last worried check of the ...
  8. (disturbed) emotionally unstable and having difficulty coping with personal relationships
  9. (disturbed) brainsick: affected with madness or insanity; "a man who had gone mad"
  10. (Disturbed (band)) Disturbed is an American rock band from Chicago, Illinois, formed in 1996 when musicians Dan Donegan, Steve "Fuzz" Kmak, and Mike Wengren hired David Draiman as their singer. ...
  11. (Disturbed (Numb3rs)) "Disturbed" is the 21st episode of the fifth season of the American television show Numb3rs. ...
  12. (Disturbs) Disturbing the peace is a crime generally defined as the unsettling of proper order in a public space through one's actions. ...
  13. to confuse a quiet, constant state or a calm, continuous flow, in particular: thoughts, actions or liquids; to divert, redirect, or alter by disturbing; to have a negative emotional impact; to cause emotional distress or confusion
  14. (disturbed) Showing symptoms of mental illness, severe psychosis, or neurosis; Extremely surprised; shocked
  15. (Disturbed) To be experiencing emotions and exhibiting behaviours that deviate from the accepted norm as a result of mental ill health.
  16. (disturbed (adj.)) A habitat impacted by people.
  17. (disturbed) What is it that really disturbs us deeply while we are in this separated ego state? The Course tells us we are not really all that afraid of fear, and that we are not seriously disturbed by our hostility. ...