词汇 | unnerved |
释义 | unnerved past simple and past participle ofunnerve unnerve verb[ T ] uk /ʌnˈnɜːv/ us /ʌnˈnɝːv/ to make someone feel less confident and slightly frightened: 使紧张;使缺乏信心;使恐惧 I think it unnerved me to be interviewed by so many people.这么多人来面试我,让我很紧张。 Synonym fazeinformal Causing anxiety and worry agitate alarming alarmingly bite catch up with someone come back to bite someoneidiom disturb frighten frighten someone/something away/off get/go beyond a jokeidiom give someone the jimjamsidiom give someone the jittersidiom oppressive rattle roost stressful stressfully suspenseful suspensefully suspensive Related wordsunnerving unnervingly Examples of unnervedunnerved In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. I do not know of one of my predominantly female students who would not be unnerved by being called a feminist. In fact, they were completely unnerved by the lack of information in the script and the absence of any kind of logic. I know of many normally excellent drivers who have been unnerved by the experience. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Little wonder, then, that agriculture has been so unnerved. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It would be a pity if these gentlemen were to be unnerved. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Sometimes they become unnerved and short-term considerations take over. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Probably all of us were unnerved to read about the problems which passengers had with doors. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Many patients were unnerved and deeply concerned and there is still concern at the current provision that a seven-day service may be reduced to five. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That combination of events has unnerved traders and that in turn has fuelled speculation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am just a touch unnerved by that well-structured approach and the notion that it should be very organised. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am slightly unnerved to see that the council will be free to accept gifts. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think that he was rather unnerved by the fact that we got rather more publicity than he did. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Rail, underground and bus operators have been unnerved by those events. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The people who want shelter will go there before an approaching air raid is announced because they are so unnerved that they cannot wait for the sounding of the siren. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They should not be unnerved. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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