disturb /dis'tә:b/

Meaning

English definition

• (v.) move deeply
• (v.) damage as if by shaking or jarring

Chinese translation

• vt. 扰乱, 妨碍, 使不安
• [法] 滋扰, 扰乱

Word details

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

/dis'tә:b/

Syllables

2

Exam levels

Middle-school · Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS

Frequency

Zipf 3.56 · Rare

Word forms

disturbed, disturbing, disturbs

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disturbing · district · distance · distribution · distinct · distinguished · distant · distinction

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