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- disturb [dɪ'st3ːb]
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1.
vt.
[tr]
to intrude on; interrupt
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2.
vt.
to destroy or interrupt the quietness or peace of
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3.
vt.
to disarrange; muddle
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4.
vt.
[often passive]
to upset or agitate; trouble
- I am disturbed at your bad news
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5.
vt.
to inconvenience; put out
- don't disturb yourself on my account
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6.
vt.
[Etymology]
C13: from Latin disturb
a re, fromdis- 1 + turba re to confuse
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1.
vt.
[tr]
to intrude on; interrupt
Examples
- Don't disturb the kids because they are studying.
- 不要打扰这些孩子，他们正在学习。 → disturb
- Stop shouting or you will disturb the baby.
- 不要喊了，你会吵到孩子的。 → disturb
- She doesn't like children because they always disturb her things.
- 她不喜欢孩子，因为孩子总是把她的东西弄得一团糟。 → disturb
- We need to fix our fence so as not to disturb our neighbors.
- 我们需要修好栅栏以免影响到邻居。 → fence
- sorry to disturb you
- 对不起，打扰您了 → disturb
- don't disturb yourself on my account → disturb
- 别吵他。
- Don't disturb him. → 吵
- 人家正在工作，别去打搅他了。
- He's working. Don't disturb him. → 打搅
- 叔叔忙着呢，你别捣乱。
- Uncle's busy. Don't disturb him. → 捣乱
- 把收音机开小点儿，别干扰人家。
- Turn down the radio, or you'll disturb people. → 干扰
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