Perturb



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v.打扰
• ［英］ v.打扰 ( disturb or trouble greatly)

Webster Collegiate

transitive verb

• Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French perturber, from Latin perturbare to throw into confusion, from per- + turbare to disturb — more at turbid
• Date: 14th century
• 1. to disturb greatly in mind ; disquiet
• 2. to throw into confusion ; disorder
• 3. to cause to experience a perturbation
• Synonyms: see discompose
• ? perturbable adjective

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