fluster
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 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
fluster• The 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
fluster• She 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.flus·ter1 verbfluster2 nounChineseSyllable
them hurry to and confused make or Corpus by nervous making someone
fluster
flus‧ter1 /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.
fluster2
noun British English
in a fluster nervous and confused because you are trying to do things quickly
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verb [transitive]to make someone nervous and confused by making them hurry or interrupting them:
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noun British Englishin a fluster nervous and confused because you are trying to do things quickly