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sth unnerves sb
主动结构，主语是令人不安的事物。
The constant noise unnerves me.
持续的噪音使我感到不安。
使紧张；使不安；使惊慌；使丧失信心
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使紧张；使不安；使惊慌；使丧失信心
make someone feel nervous, upset, or less confident
The constant noise unnerves me.
持续的噪音使我感到不安。
使丧失勇气、力气或力量；使衰弱；使无力。
To deprive of nerve, force, or strength; to weaken; to enfeeble. Compare enervate.
使紧张、不安、惊恐,动摇决心。
To make somebody nervous, upset, alarm, shake the resolve of.
unnerve
Base
原形
unnerves
3rd person
第三人称单数
unnerving
-ing
现在分词
unnerved
Past
过去式
unnerved
Past participle
过去分词
The news unnerves me.
这消息让我不安。
The experience unnerved him.
那次经历使他胆怯。
I have been unnerved by the silence.
我被寂静搞得不安。
常用于被动语态
The sudden loud noise unnerved the children during the exam.
考试中突然的巨响让孩子们紧张不安。
Waiting for the interview results really unnerved me; I couldn't sit still.
等待面试结果真的让我心神不宁，我坐立不安。
Her calm stare unnerved him more than any angry words would have.
她平静的注视比任何愤怒的话语都更让他感到慌乱。
主动结构，主语是令人不安的事物。
The constant noise unnerves me.
持续的噪音使我感到不安。
被动结构，强调承受者。
She was unnerved by the sudden silence.
突然的寂静让她惊慌失措。
后接不定式，表示做某事时感到不安。
He was unnerved to see his name on the list.
看到自己的名字在名单上，他感到不安。
Not this
I feel unnerve when I speak in public.
Use this
I feel unnerved when I speak in public.
错误：将动词'unnerve'误用作形容词。'unnerve'是及物动词，其过去分词'unnerved'可用作形容词表示'感到不安的'。应使用过去分词形式'unnerved'来修饰主语的情感状态。
Not this
She was unnerved about the result of the exam.
Use this
She was unnerved by the result of the exam.
错误：介词搭配错误。'unnerved'常与'by'搭配表示'被……弄得不安'，而不是'about'。'by'引出导致不安的原因。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
因某事而心神不宁
He was unnerved by the long silence.
长时间的沉默让他心神不宁。
让投资者感到不安
The scandal unnerved investors.
这起丑闻让投资者感到不安。
让对手胆怯
Her quiet confidence unnerved her opponents.
她沉着自信，令对手胆怯。
令人不安的经历
Flying in a storm can be an unnerving experience.
在暴风雨中飞行可能是一次令人不安的经历。
令人深感不安的
The whole ordeal was deeply unnerving.
整个磨难令人深感不安。
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拆成 un- + nerve（神经/勇气）：勇气像根神经被抽走，人顿时慌张、失去底气。
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、news reporting、literary works 通常多用于正式或书面语境，表示“使不安、使失去信心”；日常口语中较少直接使用，可用 make someone nervous 等说法替代。
以下单词都与 unnerve 的重读部分 /nɜːv/ 押韵：nerve、serve、swerve、curve、deserve、conserve。注意拼写相似的 nervous /ˈnɜːvəs/ 和 universe /ˈjuːnɪvɜːs/ 并不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.