Word · Frequency #32708
discomfit
使不安;使窘迫
核心释义
cause to lose one's composure
- 1.
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.
使(某人)极为尴尬;使困惑;使迷惑;使不安。;打乱;挫败;使破灭
用法In use
Her blunt reply discomfited the new intern, who had expected a warm welcome.
用法提示:discomfited 是 discomfit 的过去式,在句中作谓语,表示“使窘迫”。
Don't let a minor mistake discomfit you during the presentation.
用法提示:discomfit 为动词原形,在 let 后作宾语补足语,表示“使…局促不安”。
The teacher's sudden question often discomfits the sleepy student.
用法提示:discomfits 是 discomfit 的第三人称单数现在时,作谓语,表示“使…感到不安”。
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。
be discomfited by sth
相关词与表达Connections
易混词Confusing words
- discomfort
- 不适, 不安 · discomfit 是动词,意为‘使窘迫、挫败’,而 discomfort 是名词或动词,指‘不舒服、不安’
- disconcert
- 使惊慌失措, 使困惑 · discomfit 强调挫败计划或使尴尬,disconcert 则侧重使人心神不宁、慌乱
词族Word family
- discomfits
- third person singular
- discomfited
- past, past participle
学习提示Learner notes
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