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disturbing

UK //dɪˈstɜː.bɪŋ//US //dɪˈstɝː.bɪŋ//

词源

源自拉丁语 'disturbare',由 'dis-'(完全)和 'turbare'(搅乱)组成,14世纪通过古法语进入英语。

adjective

❶ 形容某事令人感到不安、困扰或心烦意乱,通常指引发负面情绪或心理不适的情况或信息。

“The documentary about climate change was deeply disturbing.”

(关于气候变化的纪录片令人深感不安。)

“She had a disturbing dream last night that she couldn't shake off.”

(她昨晚做了一个挥之不去的噩梦。)

同义词:upsetting, unsettling, troubling

常见短语

disturbing trend — 指一种令人担忧的发展趋势或模式,通常暗示需要关注或采取行动。

“There's a disturbing trend of increasing cyberbullying among teenagers.”

(青少年网络欺凌现象日益增多,这是一个令人担忧的趋势。)

disturbingly similar — 描述两件事物相似得令人不安,通常暗示潜在的问题或危险。

“The new policies are disturbingly similar to those of the previous dictatorship.”

(新政策与前独裁政权的政策相似得令人不安。)