disconcert

英 [ˌdɪskənˈsɜːt]

美 [ˌdɪskənˈsɜːrt]

v.  使不安; 使困惑; 使尴尬

过去式：disconcerted　过去分词：disconcerted　现在分词：disconcerting　第三人称单数：disconcerts　

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BNC.23723 / COCA.26384

牛津词典

verb

• 使不安；使困惑；使尴尬
  to make sb feel anxious, confused or embarrassed
  1. His answer rather disconcerted her.
     他的回答使她颇感难堪。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 使不安;使困惑;使尴尬
  If somethingdisconcertsyou, it makes you feel anxious, confused, or embarrassed.
  1. Antony's wry smile disconcerted Sutcliffe...
     安东尼的怪笑让萨克利夫不知所措。
  2. The ambassador was clearly disconcerted by the British reaction.
     显然，英国的反应让这位大使很不安。

英英释义

verb

• cause to lose one's composure
  Synonym:upsetdiscomposeuntunediscomfit
• cause to feel embarrassment
  1. The constant attention of the young man confused her
  Synonym:confuseflurryput off

双语例句

• The ambassador was clearly disconcerted by the British reaction.
  显然，英国的反应让这位大使很不安。
• To make uneasy or perplexed; disconcert.
  使窘迫；使困惑；使惊慌。
• The two women looked on without uttering a word, without a gesture, without a look which could disconcert the Bishop.
  那两个妇人没有说一个字、做一个手势或露一点神气去阻扰主教，她们瞧着他行动。
• But this did not disconcert the enthusiast, who proceeded with the story of Joseph Smith's bankruptcy in1837, and how his ruined creditors gave him a coat of tar and feathers;
  他依然罗里罗嗦地具体先容下往：史密斯在1837年如何破产，那些被他拖垮了的股东如何把他身上涂满了沥青然后强迫他在羽毛上打滚；
• I behaved with a politeness which seemed to disconcert him.
  我礼仪周到，这似乎使他不知所措。
• Antony's wry smile disconcerted Sutcliffe
  安东尼的怪笑让萨克利夫不知所措。
• In his clear glance, in his firm tone, in the robust movement of his shoulders, there was something calculated to disconcert death.
  他那明炯的目光、坚定的语气、两肩强健的动作，都足以使死神望而生畏。
• How could she face her parents, get back her box, and disconcert the whole scheme for the rehabilitation of her family on such sentimental grounds?
  她怎能这样感情用事打乱重振家业的全部计划呢？她怎样对她的父母说呢？怎样取回她的箱子呢？
• To make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert.
  使羞惭，使不安；使窘迫。