perturb

英[pə'tɜːb] 美[pər'tɜːrb]
  • vt. 使烦恼;使不安
perturbable perturbed perturbed perturbing perturbs
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星级词汇:
  • pert adj.鲁莽的;活泼的;别致的
Verb:
  1. disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed;

    "She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill"

  2. disturb or interfere with the usual path of an electron or atom;

    "The electrons were perturbed by the passing ion"

  3. cause a celestial body to deviate from a theoretically regular orbital motion, especially as a result of interposed or extraordinary gravitational pull;

    "The orbits of these stars were perturbed by the passings of a comet"

  4. throw into great confusion or disorder;

    "Fundamental Islamicists threaten to perturb the social order in Algeria and Egypt"

1. Her sudden appearance did not seem to perturb him in the least.
她的突然出现似乎一点也没有令他不安。

来自《权威词典》

2. Venus, Earth, and other planets also perturb Mercury's motion.
金星, 地球和其他行星也使水星的运动受到摄动.

来自辞典例句

3. Stellar passings can perturb the orbits of comets.
行星的运行会使彗星的轨道发生扰动.

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    1. King Herod was greatly perturbed when he heard this;and so was the whole of Jerusalem.
      希律王听后异常惊恐,耶路撒冷的全城居民也感到非常不安。
    2. The state of being perturbed; agitation.
      搅乱,混乱处于不安的状态; 动荡

perturb的详细讲解:

upset,agitate,disturb,perturb
  • 这些动词均有“使不安,使心烦意乱”之意。
  • upset最普通,最通俗用词,侧重失去精神上的平静,心理上完全丧失平衡。
  • agitate侧重指内心的焦虑,难于控制,表露于外。
  • disturb指因某人的行动、扰乱、妨碍安静等而使人不得安宁。
  • perturb书面语用词,指使人焦急烦恼,扰得心情不安。