unsettle

英 [ʌn'set(ə)l] 美[,ʌn'sɛtl]
  • vt. 使动摇;使不安定;使心神不宁
  • vi. 不安;动荡不定

词态变化


第三人称单数: unsettles;过去式: unsettled;过去分词: unsettled;现在分词: unsettling;

英文词源


unsettle (v.)
1590s, "undo from a fixed position," from un- (2) "reverse, opposite of" + settle (v.). Of the mind, feelings, etc., attested from 1640s. Related: Unsettled; unsettling.

双语例句


1. Changing schools might unsettle the kids.
转学会让孩子心情不能安稳。

来自《权威词典》

2. Will a change of schools unsettle the child?
转学会扰乱孩子的情绪 吗 ?

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. Nothing can unsettle his resolution.
什么也动摇不了他的决心.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

4. That tea will unsettle varnish on a table.
那样的茶能把桌上的漆都烫坏了.

来自辞典例句

5. This strike may unsettle the economy.
这次罢工可能会使经济不安定.

来自辞典例句