1 to interrupt sb while he/she is doing sth or sleeping; to spoil a peaceful situation 打扰;扰乱:
I'm sorry to disturb you but there's a phone call for you.对不起,有你的电话。Their sleep was disturbed by a loud crash.一声巨响把他们从睡梦中惊醒。
2 to cause sb to worry 使不安:
It disturbed her to think that he might be unhappy.她一想到他可能不高兴便不安起来。
3 to move sth or change its position 弄乱:
I noticed a number of things had been disturbed and realized that there had been a burglary.我注意到屋里有些东西被动过,才知道有窃贼光顾。
disturb/dIˋstɝb; dIˈstɜːb/v [T]1 to interrupt someone so that they cannot continue what they are doing 打扰﹐妨碍: Sorry to disturb you , but it's urgent. 很抱歉打扰你了﹐但这事很急。Noise from the street disturbed her sleep. 街上的吵闹声打扰她睡觉。2 to make someone feel worried or upset 使焦虑﹔使烦恼: Something about the situation disturbed him. 当前局势有点儿让他不安。3 to move something 搅乱﹐弄乱: If you go into my office, please don’t disturb anything. 如果你进了我的办公室﹐请不要把东西弄乱。
disturbdisturbdisturbsdisturbeddisturbingverb (disturbs, disturbing, disturbed)1to stop somebody doing something, for example thinking, working or sleeping: I'm sorry to disturb you, but there's a phone call for you. Do not disturb (= a notice that you put on a door to tell people not to come in).2to worry somebody: We were disturbed by the news that John was ill.