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flustered

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++flus·tered /ˈflʌstəd $ -ərd/ adjective  NERVOUSconfused and nervous 慌乱的,紧张的 Paul was looking flustered and embarrassed. 保罗看上去神情慌乱,一脸窘迫。 I always get flustered in interviews. 我面试时老是紧张。
Examples from the Corpus
flusteredFor a moment, the professor looked flustered.If you do get flustered after a mistake then you're likely to make another one.When she tried to be cheerful she ended up flustered and red-faced, clammy all over.There was a flustered conference on the tarmac between two groups of officials.Glancing in, he saw a tall, flustered figure turning away in disgust from the counter.He entered the house by the front door and was confronted by a flustered maidservant.
Origin flustered (1600-1700) Probably from a Scandinavian language
flus·tered adjectiveChineseSyllable
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flustered
flustered /ˈflʌstəd $ -ərd/ adjective
 Date: 1600-1700
 Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language
confused and nervous:
    Paul was looking flustered and embarrassed.
    I always get flustered in interviews.


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