disconcerts

英 [ˌdɪskənˈsɜːts]

美 [ˌdɪskənˈsɜːrts]

v.  使不安; 使困惑; 使尴尬
disconcert的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 使不安;使困惑;使尴尬
  If somethingdisconcertsyou, it makes you feel anxious, confused, or embarrassed.
  1. Antony's wry smile disconcerted Sutcliffe...
     安东尼的怪笑让萨克利夫不知所措。
  2. The ambassador was clearly disconcerted by the British reaction.
     显然，英国的反应让这位大使很不安。

双语例句

• Balk: Any deceptive movement that disconcerts an opponent before or during the serve; also called a "feint".
  假动作：在发球前或发球中，用虚假动作干扰对方，也称“虚晃”。
• That which emerges from the cemetery intimidates and disconcerts that which emerges from the cave; the ferocious fear the sinister; wolves recoil when they encounter a ghoul.
  从宅兆里出来的使从洞窟里出来的感到胆怯和张皇失措，凶猛的怕阴险的，狼群在碰到吃尸鬼时退缩了。
• My mother would release her disconcerts by sullen drones of complaints and scoldings, as befitted her role of the disciplinarian of the family.
  我母亲会通过絮絮叨叨地抱怨和斥责来排解她的不称心，正如她在家里所扮演的严格执行纪律的角色。