unnerve

英 [ˌʌnˈnɜːv]

美 [ˌʌnˈnɜːrv]

v.  使紧张; 使恐惧; 使丧失信心

过去分词：unnerved　现在分词：unnerving　过去式：unnerved　第三人称单数：unnerves　

TEM8医学

Collins.1 / BNC.12111 / COCA.12595

牛津词典

verb

• 使紧张；使恐惧；使丧失信心
  to make sb feel nervous or frightened or lose confidence
  1. His silence unnerved us.
     他的沉默令我们心里发慌。
  2. She appeared strained and a little unnerved.
     她看起来神色不安，有点心慌。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 使担忧；使烦恼
  If you say that somethingunnervesyou, you mean that it worries or troubles you.
  1. The news about Dermot had unnerved me...
     关于德莫特的消息让我很担心。
  2. Tony was unnerved by the uncanny familiarity of her face.
     托尼对她的样子异常熟悉，这很让他烦恼。

英英释义

verb

• disturb the composure of
  Synonym:fazeenervateunsettle

双语例句

• Global stock markets suffered heavy losses on Monday as concerns about a slowdown in the US economy and the fallout from the credit squeeze continued to unnerve investors.
  全球股市周一大幅下跌，对美国经济减速和信贷危机后续影响的担心继续惊扰投资者。
• That said, it would be a high-risk manoeuvre, liable to unnerve advertisers, while providing competitors with the opportunity to steal customers and key staff.
  但这可是高风险策略，既容易引起广告客户的不安，又为竞争对手提供了挖走客户和重要员工的机会。
• Brooklyn resident Jean McKenna said she did not let extensive media coverage unnerve her.
  布鲁克林区的居民简·麦肯纳说，她没有让铺天盖地的媒体报导使自己焦躁不安。
• To unnerve someone, often as a tactic to beat them in a game or deal.
  使对方丧失勇气，常作为一种策略，在比赛或交易中击败之。
• Tony was unnerved by the uncanny familiarity of her face.
  托尼对她的样子异常熟悉，这很让他烦恼。
• The prospect of a fiery death can unnerve even the bravest warrior.
  这种浑身焦黑，面目难辨的惨烈死状，即便最为悍勇的敌军亦会望而却步。
• This lack of clarity is starting to unnerve some connected with the deal, one of whom describes the process to date as "like sending a ball into a dark tunnel".
  这种缺乏清晰度的情况，正开始让某些涉及交易的人士感到不安，其中一位把迄今的过程形容为“就像把球投入一条黑暗的隧道”。
• The conversation then veered into a hilarious account of his golf game with Donald Trump, in which two flamboyant entrepreneurs vied to see who could most unnerve the other with unrepeatable wisecracks.
  随后，交谈的内容转到了他与唐纳德•特朗普之间有趣的高尔夫比赛，两位个性鲜明的企业家都力图用俏皮话来让对方退缩。
• The shift in its outlook could unnerve investors as it confirms the long held concerns of analysts that the group would be unable to sustain its fast pace of expansion without giving clear indications of where future growth would come from.
  富士康的前景发生变化，可能会让投资者紧张，因为这证实了分析师们长期抱有的忧虑，即该集团在不能明确说明未来增长将来自何处的情况下，将无法保持快速的扩张速度。
• He hoped to unnerve Kennedy and force him into concessions.
  他只希望动摇肯尼迪的信念，迫使他让步。