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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionarydis·turb \di-ˈstərb\ verb ETYMOLOGY Middle English disturben, destourben, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French destorber, from Latin disturbare,from dis- + turbare to throw into disorder, from turba disorder — more at turbid DATE 14th centurytransitive verb1. a. to interfere with : interrupt disturbing the flow of traffic b. to alter the position or arrangement of the items on her desk had been disturbed c. to upset the natural and especially the ecological balance or relations of wetlands disturbed by development2. a. to destroy the tranquillity or composure of the noisy lawnmower disturbed their sleep b. to throw into disorder c. alarm d. to put to inconvenience sorry to disturb you at such a late hourintransitive verb: to cause disturbanceSynonyms: see discompose• dis·turb·er noun• dis·turb·ing·ly \-ˈstər-biŋ-lē\ adverbEnglish Etymologydisturb early 13c., from L. disturbare "throw into disorder," from dis-"completely" + turbare "to disorder, disturb," from turba "turmoil." Disturbed "emotionally or mentally unstable" is from 1904. Related: Disturbing.Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7☞ disturbdis·turb / di5stE:b; NAmE -5stE:rb / verb1. [VN] to interrupt sb when they are trying to work, sleep, etc. 打扰；干扰；妨碍: I'm sorry to disturb you, but can I talk to you for a moment? 对不起,打扰你一下,我能跟你谈一会儿吗？ If you get up early, try not to disturb everyone else. 如果你起得早,尽量不要打扰别人。 Do not disturb (= a sign placed on the outside of the door of a hotel room, office, etc.) 请勿打扰(旅馆房间、办公室等门上的提示牌) She awoke early after a disturbed night. 她折腾了一夜,很早就醒了。 2. [VN] to move sth or change its position 搅乱；弄乱；搞乱: Don't disturb the papers on my desk. 别把我写字枱上的文件弄乱了。 3. to make sb worry 使焦虑；使不安；使烦恼: ▪ [VN] The letter shocked and disturbed me. 这封信使我感到震惊和不安。 ▪ [VN to inf] It disturbed her to realize that she was alone. 她意识到自己孤单一人,心里感到很不安。 OLTdisturb verb⇨ interrupt (Sorry to disturb you.)⇨ worry 2 (The letter disturbed me.)Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgeddis·turbI. \də̇ˈstərb, -tə̄b, -təib\ verb(-ed/-ing/-s)Etymology: Middle English disturben, destourben, from Old French & Latin; Old French destorber, destourber, from Latin disturbare, from dis- dis- (I) + turbare to throw into disorder, disturb, make turbid — more at turbidtransitive verb1. a. obsolete : to turn or distract (a person) by disturbance b. : to interfere with (as by hindering or causing to turn from a course or to stop) < disturb the sequence of events > < disturb a man's reflections by shouting > < a synthetic plant hormone which disturbs plant growth and eventually destroys it — Collier's Year Book > < he failed to disturb the dominant current of thought — A.N.Whitehead > < another factor was beginning to disturb the tenor of life in their curious household — T.B.Costain > specifically : to interfere with in the lawful enjoyment of a right c. (1) : to break into the preoccupations of or command the attention of especially annoyingly or disquietingly < she had disturbed an antique god in his sylvan haunt — G.B.Shaw > < she sat outside his door, and none of us dared disturb her — George Meredith > (2) : to alter the position or arrangement of : move from place < he found that the papers on his desk had been disturbed > : cause to move, wave, bend, or otherwise change position < the wind disturbing the grass > < the coal seams were later disturbed by the crushing of the valley — L.D.Stamp > < no bone was broken and no joint was disturbed — Arthur Morrison > < how is my relation to the environment disturbed — John Dewey >2. a. : to destroy the rest, tranquillity, or settled state of : stir up :agitate, trouble < strikes and war talk disturbing the country > < that fact poisons me, disturbs my serenity — John Reed > < the most calculated, among contemporary writings, to disturbthe reader, to startle and excite him — Wallace Fowlie > < a few passages of verse … have still the power to disturb our hearts — Edward Sapir > < the disturbed state of the country — Americana Annual > b. : to upset the mental or emotional composure of : deprive of mental or emotional peace : disquiet < his passion for his cause disturbed me — W.A.White > < the times are too upset and disturbing — Louis Bromfield > c. : to throw into confusion or disorder < his incompetence disturbed the once smoothly running system > d. : to rouse especially from thought or sleep < disturb a scholar in his study > : alarm < afraid of disturbing the sleeping animal > e. : to put to inconvenience < do not disturb yourself to get supper for us >intransitive verb: to cause disturbanceSynonyms: see discompose, disorderII. noun(-s)obsolete : disturbance

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