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unsettle

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++un·set·tle /ʌnˈsetl/ verb [transitive]  NERVOUSto make someone feel slightly nervous, worried, or upset 使心绪不宁;使担忧 The sudden changes unsettled Judy. 突如其来的变化弄得朱迪心神不宁。→ See Verb table
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unsettleShe was still recovering from the accident so he avoided any subjects which might unsettle her.The threat of war has been enough to unsettle international oil traders.His silence unsettled me.Still, it has been enough to unsettle oil traders.Fellows like him unsettle other patients.Ted's angry outbursts unsettled the whole family.
un·set·tle verbChineseSyllable
or slightly nervous, Corpus someone make worried, upset feel to


unsettle
unsettle /ʌnˈsetl/ verb [transitive]
to make someone feel slightly nervous, worried, or upset:
    The sudden changes unsettled Judy.


un·set·tleBrE /ˌʌnˈsetl/ 🔊NAmE /ˌʌnˈsetl/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they unsettle BrE /ˌʌnˈsetl/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌʌnˈsetl/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it unsettles BrE /ˌʌnˈsetlz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌʌnˈsetlz/ 🔊past simple unsettled BrE /ˌʌnˈsetld/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌʌnˈsetld/ 🔊past participle unsettled BrE /ˌʌnˈsetld/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌʌnˈsetld/ 🔊 -ing form unsettling BrE /ˌʌnˈsetlɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌʌnˈsetlɪŋ/ 🔊~ sb to make sb feel upset or worried, especially because a situation has changed 使心神不宁;扰乱;使担忧Changing schools might unsettle the kids. 转学可能会让孩子感到不安。🔊🔊