Word · Frequency #5532
disturbing
令人不安的；烦扰的
causing distress or worry; upsetting or unsettling
- 1.
Causing distress or worry; upsetting or unsettling.
引起痛苦或忧虑的；令人不安的。
引起痛苦或忧虑的；令人不安的。；引起烦恼的；令人不安的
In use
The disturbing news about the accident spread quickly through the town.
I found the movie's violent scenes too disturbing to watch.
The teacher noticed a disturbing change in the student's behavior.
be disturbing
The news is very disturbing.
这个消息非常令人不安。
find sth disturbing
I find his behavior disturbing.
我觉得他的行为令人不安。
It is disturbing that...
It is disturbing that no one helped her.
没有人帮助她，这令人不安。
disturbing + noun
She had a disturbing dream last night.
她昨晚做了一个令人不安的梦。
Common mistakes
I feel very disturbing about the situation.I feel very disturbed about the situation.
用形容词 'disturbing' 来描述人的感受是常见的错误。'disturbing' 用于描述事物本身令人不安，而人的感受应用 'disturbed'。因此，应使用过去分词形式 'disturbed' 表示‘感到不安’。
The news is very disturbed.The news is very disturbing.
'disturbed' 是过去分词，用于描述人感到不安；而 'disturbing' 是现在分词作形容词，描述事物令人不安。新闻本身是使人不安的，所以应该用 'disturbing'。
Connections
Collocations
- deeply disturbing
- 令人深感不安的
- The report contains deeply disturbing details about the accident.这份报告包含关于事故的令人深感不安的细节。
- most disturbing
- 最令人不安的
- The most disturbing part of the movie was the ending.电影最令人不安的部分是结局。
- disturbing trend
- 令人不安的趋势
- There is a disturbing trend of increasing violence in schools.学校暴力事件增加的趋势令人不安。
- disturbing news
- 令人不安的消息
- We received disturbing news about the company's financial situation.我们收到了关于公司财务状况的令人不安的消息。
- disturbing thought
- 令人不安的想法
- The disturbing thought kept him awake all night.那个令人不安的想法让他整晚无法入睡。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆：dis-（否定）+ turb（搅动）→ 搅乱平静，让人不安。
Context & Register
令人不安
Grammar Note
通常作定语或表语，例如 'a disturbing film' 或 'The news was disturbing.'
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
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