unnerve

英 [ˌʌnˈnɜːv]

美 [ˌʌnˈnɜːrv]

v.  使紧张; 使恐惧; 使丧失信心

过去分词：unnerved　现在分词：unnerving　过去式：unnerved　第三人称单数：unnerves　

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Collins.1 / BNC.12111 / COCA.12595

牛津词典

verb

• 使紧张；使恐惧；使丧失信心
  to make sb feel nervous or frightened or lose confidence
  1. His silence unnerved us.
     他的沉默令我们心里发慌。
  2. She appeared strained and a little unnerved.
     她看起来神色不安，有点心慌。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 使担忧；使烦恼
  If you say that somethingunnervesyou, you mean that it worries or troubles you.
  1. The news about Dermot had unnerved me...
     关于德莫特的消息让我很担心。
  2. Tony was unnerved by the uncanny familiarity of her face.
     托尼对她的样子异常熟悉，这很让他烦恼。

英英释义

verb

• disturb the composure of
  Synonym:fazeenervateunsettle

双语例句

• The news about Dermot had unnerved me
  关于德莫特的消息让我很担心。
• The conversation then veered into a hilarious account of his golf game with Donald Trump, in which two flamboyant entrepreneurs vied to see who could most unnerve the other with unrepeatable wisecracks.
  随后，交谈的内容转到了他与唐纳德•特朗普之间有趣的高尔夫比赛，两位个性鲜明的企业家都力图用俏皮话来让对方退缩。
• Brooklyn resident Jean McKenna said she did not let extensive media coverage unnerve her.
  布鲁克林区的居民简·麦肯纳说，她没有让铺天盖地的媒体报导使自己焦躁不安。
• He hoped to unnerve Kennedy and force him into concessions.
  他只希望动摇肯尼迪的信念，迫使他让步。
• Whenever Chelsea, Liverpool and the European Cup are discussed, the question is always how Jose Mourinho's side will cope with an Anfield crowd that appeared to unnerve them two years ago.
  无论何时，人们讨论切尔西、利物浦和欧冠时，争论焦点总在于何赛·穆里尼奥的穆家军如何对付两年前让他们心力交瘁的安菲尔德红军。
• The large increase in Chinese inventories has coincided with a wave of broader macroeconomic concerns and a fresh bout of fears over Europe to unnerve investors.
  在中国库存大幅上升的同时，对于宏观经济的更广泛担忧以及新的一波对欧洲形势的担忧困扰着投资者。
• But gloomy data should retain the power to unnerve.
  但惨淡的经济数据应仍有震慑力。
• Lou felt that they were wandering from the point, and that in digression Alexandra might unnerve him.
  娄感到他们离开了话题，而在闲扯中，亚历山德拉可能使他遭受挫折。
• While the situation showed signs of stabilising on Sunday as engineers succeeded in restoring power to two of the reactor buildings, there are now growing fears of food contamination from the radiation leaks to further unnerve investors.
  尽管随着工程人员成功恢复向该核电站的两座反应堆供电，局势在周日出现趋稳迹象，但现在食品受到辐射泄漏污染问题引发了人们越来越大的担心，这进一步打击了投资者的信心。
• Tony was unnerved by the uncanny familiarity of her face.
  托尼对她的样子异常熟悉，这很让他烦恼。