| 词汇 | discomfited |
| 释义 | discomfited past simple and past participle ofdiscomfit discomfit verb[ T ] formaluk /dɪˈskʌm.fɪt/ us /dɪˈskʌm.fɪt/ to make someone feel uncomfortable, especially mentally（尤指在精神上）使感到不舒服，使不安 Synonyms disconcert upset Causing feelings of anger and displeasure aggravate aggrieve alienate anger annoy bend go too faridiom goat grate hack someone off harass joke nark nose rub someone up the wrong wayidiom ruffle ruffle someone's feathersidiom set someone's teeth on edgeidiom step/tread on someone's toesidiom tit Related worddiscomfiture Examples of discomfiteddiscomfited In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. It is this brevity, however, within the argument at large (where all of the artists save one are men) that leaves me a little discomfited. Heisenberg certainly did not, as discomfited reporters fairly frequently noted. Nevertheless, because the satisfaction of seeing knaves discomfited is psychologically reinforcing, this instrumental value is part of the explanation of why in fact he has it. Some critics remained discomfited or unpersuaded. There will, of course, be people who will be discomfited. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They rally with a view to putting that temporarily discomfited partner back on his feet. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I must say that, having asked for a straight answer, he looks very discomfited to have actually got one. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I saw only the part where he was most discomfited. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 No wonder he seems more than a little discomfited. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As regards small firms, there is no evidence at all that small firms' organisations seem to be discomfited by the evidence before us. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I can only hope that they are not too discomfited by what we are saying. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What does it matter who gets exposed or discomfited? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Young women with babies had to feed them by the normal, natural process in the open if the child was discomfited and needed feeding. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Look at the number of people who were discomfited—and why? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They withdrew discomfited and were followed by threats. 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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