Dictionary Workbench Ondict

fluster

Dictionary entry view. Switch to definition mode above when you know the meaning but not the word.

fluster

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++flus·ter1 /ˈflʌstə $ -ər/ verb [transitive]  NERVOUSto make someone nervous and confused by making them hurry or interrupting them 〔通过催促或打断某人〕使紧张,使慌乱 Don’t fluster me, or I’ll never be ready on time. 别扰得我心神不宁,要不到时候我准备不好。→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
flusterThe zone blitz can fluster an offense because it looks nothing like a conventional blitz.But enough influential parishioners were angry to fluster the Parish Council and jeopardize the existence of the groups.
fluster2 noun British English  in a fluster nervous and confused because you are trying to do things quickly 〔因想快速做某事而〕慌乱的,紧张困惑的
Examples from the Corpus
flusterShe watched him seeing it all, feeling it all, assimilating his surroundings with no fidget or fluster.But the fluster and the harassment were largely wasted, because Josie didn't return at all.
them hurry to and confused make or Corpus by nervous making someone


fluster
I
fluster1 /ˈflʌstə $ -ər/ verb [transitive]
to make someone nervous and confused by making them hurry or interrupting them:
    Don’t fluster me, or I’ll never be ready on time.

II
fluster2 noun British English
in a fluster nervous and confused because you are trying to do things quickly


flus·terBrE /ˈflʌstə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈflʌstər/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they fluster BrE /ˈflʌstə(r)/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈflʌstər/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it flusters BrE /ˈflʌstəz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈflʌstərz/ 🔊past simple flustered BrE /ˈflʌstəd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈflʌstərd/ 🔊past participle flustered BrE /ˈflʌstəd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈflʌstərd/ 🔊 -ing form flustering BrE /ˈflʌstərɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈflʌstərɪŋ/ 🔊 [often passive] ~ sb to make sb nervous and/or confused, especially by giving them a lot to do or by making them hurry 使忙乱;使慌乱;使紧张 flus·tered BrE /ˈflʌstəd/ 🔊NAmE /ˈflʌstərd/ 🔊 adjective SYN flurried She arrived late, looking hot and flustered. 她迟到了,显得火急火燎,局促不安。🔊🔊
flus·terBrE /ˈflʌstə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈflʌstər/ 🔊 noun [singular] (BrE) a state of being nervous and confused 慌乱;慌张