discomfit sb/sth
The sudden question discomfited the speaker.
这个突然的问题打乱了演讲者的阵脚。
使不安;使窘迫
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使不安;使窘迫
cause to lose one's composure
The sudden question discomfited the speaker.
这个突然的问题打乱了演讲者的阵脚。
使(某人)极为尴尬;使困惑;使迷惑;使不安。
To embarrass (someone) greatly; to confuse; to perplex; to disconcert.
discomfit
Base
原形
discomfits
3rd person
第三人称单数
discomfiting
-ing
现在分词
discomfited
Past
过去式
discomfited
Past participle
过去分词
He discomfits his opponents.
他使对手困惑。
规则变化,注意拼写去掉e加ing?实际是加ing,无e
Her blunt reply discomfited the new intern, who had expected a warm welcome.
她生硬的回答令新来的实习生十分窘迫,因为对方原本期待的是热情的欢迎。
Don't let a minor mistake discomfit you during the presentation.
别让演示中的一个小错误使你局促不安。
The teacher's sudden question often discomfits the sleepy student.
老师突然的提问常常让那名昏昏欲睡的学生感到不安。
The sudden question discomfited the speaker.
这个突然的问题打乱了演讲者的阵脚。
She was discomfited by his unexpected arrival.
她被他突如其来的到来弄得不知所措。
表示因某具体事由而感到挫败或尴尬。
He was discomfited at the failure of his plan.
他因计划失败而感到沮丧。
Not this
He felt discomfit.
Use this
He felt discomfited.
把动词 discomfit 误当作名词使用。应使用过去分词 discomfited 表示‘感到尴尬/受挫’的状态。
Not this
The news discomforted me.
Use this
The news discomfited me.
混淆了 discomfit 与 discomfort。discomfort 作为动词不常见,而 discomfit 才是表示‘使困惑/使尴尬’的正确动词。
Not this
He was discomfitted by the question.
Use this
He was discomfited by the question.
过去式/过去分词拼写错误。discomfit 的过去分词应为 discomfited,只含一个 t,而非双写 t。
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